4. REPORTS › 4.1 SMS Applications

4.1 SMS Applications

This section presents each StorageMate report title with a
brief description of its SMS-related applications.  This
section is organized to reflect panel flow within CA MICS
StorageMate.  Detailed information on each report is found in
Section 4.3 of this guide; reports are listed alphabetically.


STORAGE ADMINISTRATION

 PROBLEM MANAGEMENT

 - Unmanageable Data Sets

   Helps you identify data sets that cannot be managed by
   SMS.

 - Volume Problems

   Calculates actual and estimated VVDS sizes.

 - Allocation Problems

   After SMS is implemented, this report can be used to make
   sure abends are not occurring for managed users, and to
   alter SMS parameters if necessary.

 - New Data Set Allocation

   Allocation patterns detected by this report are useful
   when designing storage groups.  After SMS is implemented,
   this report can be used to monitor new allocations based
   on storage class, management class, or storage group.

 - Non-VSAM Wasted Space
 - VSAM Wasted Space

   Identifies groups with the worst space usage values, and
   helps determine efficient allocation values.

 - DASD/HSM Data Movement

   Allows the establishment and tuning of management class
   parameters relating to the migration of unused data sets.

 DATA SET STANDARDS

 - Data Set Names

   Identifies common data set name patterns to assist in
   classifying the data sets into logical groups.

 - Non-VSAM Attributes

 - VSAM Attributes

   Identifies and defines similar data sets that can be
   managed as one data class, and reveals patterns that can
   be used in ACS routines to make class assignments.  Also
   helps determine the default space values for SMS data
   classes.

 - GDG Management and Retention

   Determines the number of generations of a GDG that are
   kept online and helps determine when to "roll off" old
   generations.

 VOLUME GROUPING

 - Volume Group Configuration

   Plans and simulates SMS storage groups prior to SMS
   implementation; monitors those groups after
   implementation.

 - Volume Group Activity by Workload

   Simulates storage groups prior to SMS implementation,
   ensuring that I/O activity against those groups is
   distributed as expected; monitors those groups after
   implementation.

 - Volume Group Allocations by User

   Simulates storage groups prior to SMS implementation,
   ensuring that volumes with similar allocation patterns are
   grouped together; and monitors those groups after
   implementation.

 SPACE AVAILABILITY

 - Deletion/Migration/Release Thresholds

   Monitors data to ensure that the volumes specified in the
   management classes are working as expected.

 - Space Management Function Simulation

   Helps ensure the values you specify in your management
   class definition will achieve the desired result.

 - Daily DASD Resource Usage

   Permits short-term monitoring of various capacity and
   performance statistics for SMS storage groups.

 - Daily Application Resource Usage

   Permits short-term monitoring of various capacity and
   usage statistics for each SMS storage class or management
   class.

 - Daily HSM DASD Usage

   Presents several statistics that measure the effectiveness
   of various HSM space management functions against SMS
   storage groups.

SMS MIGRATION AND TRACKING

 - ACS Routine Definition

   Identifies the data set pattern masks that should be coded
   in SMS ACS routines for the purpose of assigning class and
   group names for new data sets.

 - ACS Test Case Creation

   Allows faster and easier creation of test data used to
   validate the operation of the installation's ACS
   routines.

 - ACS Testing Results

   Allows quick, easy, and accurate evaluation of the test
   results from your ACS testing.

 - SMS Class Usage

   During SMS implementation, ensures that your SMS ACS
   routines assign class names as intended.

 - SMS Implementation

   Monitors the DFSMS conversion efforts made by individual
   departments, groups, volumes, or systems.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 - Data Set Performance

   Monitors response times for related groups of data sets
   and assists in planning storage classes.

 - Volume Configuration

   Helps define SMS storage classes and storage groups.

 - I/O Activity by Workload

   Groups volumes with similar workloads, which avoids
   performance problems caused by conflicting users.

 - Daily ASTEX Cache Statistics

   Identifies cache usage patterns helpful when defining
   Storage Classes and Storage Groups.

 - ASTEX / Top Resource Consumers

   Identifies the primary users of I/O resources, allowing
   for the definition of well-balanced Storage Groups.

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT

 - DASD-to-Tape Candidates

 - Tape-to-DASD Candidates

   Identifies data sets that are candidates to be moved to
   more efficient storage locations based on their size and
   usage patterns.

 - Space Allocation by User

   Helps you group volumes with similar allocation
   patterns.

 - Monthly DASD Resource Usage

 - Monthly Application Resource Usage

   Provides long-term capacity and performance information
   for the critical resources managed by SMS.

 - DASD/HSM Usage Snapshot

   Allows the monitoring of SMS class usage across both
   primary and HSM storage platforms.