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4.2 Non-SMS Applications

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

STORAGE ADMINISTRATION

 PROBLEM MANAGEMENT

 - Unmanageable Data Sets

   Identifies data sets that may not be supported by
   automated storage management products until modified or
   converted.

 - Volume Problems

   Identifies problems with DASD volumes that could cause
   poor performance or availability.

 - Allocation Problems

   Identifies conditions that cause batch job abends related
   to DASD space shortages.  Also reports the amount of CPU
   time expended in recovering from job abends related to
   DASD space shortages.

 - New Data Set Allocation

   Monitors the regular allocation of new data sets, and
   helps identify potential capacity and usage problems
   before they occur.

 - Non-VSAM Wasted Space

 - VSAM Wasted Space

   Identifies users or departments that are wasting DASD
   storage space due to poor allocation practices.

 - DASD/HSM Data Movement

   Monitors the movement of data between primary DASD and
   HSM, identifying potential problems or abuses.

 DATA SET STANDARDS

 - Data Set Names

   Reports the most common patterns in your data set names.

 - Non-VSAM Attributes

 - VSAM Attributes

   Identifies common patterns of data set attributes, and
   provides a data set name node report and a space
   allocation range report for the data sets within a common
   group.

 - GDG Management And Retention

   Monitors your users' allocation and use of Generation Data
   Groups (GDGs).

   The report allows analysis of generation data set
   allocation and usage patterns, and detects potential
   problems, such as duplicate or missing generations.

 VOLUME GROUPING

 - Volume Group Configuration

   Summarizes performance and capacity information at the
   volume group level.

 - Volume Group Activity by Workload

    Monitors the I/O activity of each DASD volume group based
    on the EXCP counts stored by CA MICS in the BATWDA and
    HARDVA files.

 - Volume Group Allocations by User

   Summarizes how each DASD volume group is allocated by
   using account fields, data set name nodes, or a
   user-defined table.

 SPACE AVAILABILITY

 - Deletion/Migration/Release Thresholds

   Identifies the age patterns of data sets by volume.

 - Space Management Function Simulation

   Represents the effect of space management actions on DASD
   volumes.

 - Daily DASD Resource Usage

   Permits the daily monitoring of storage resource usage at
   the volume, volume group, device type, or system level.

 - Daily Application Resource Usage

   Permits the daily monitoring of storage resource usage
   at the application level.

 - Daily HSM DASD Usage

   Displays information related to the effectiveness of HSM
   space management operations.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

 - Data Set Performance

   Estimates the average response time being received by each
   department or group.

 - Volume Configuration

   Summarizes performance and capacity information at the
   volume or device type level.  Information may be reported
   based on the volume, device type, string or system.

 - I/O Activity by Workload

   Profiles the I/O activity of each DASD volume based on the
   workload EXCP counts stored by CA MICS in the BATWDA file.

 - Daily ASTEX Cache Statistics

   Allows the daily monitoring and tuning of DASD cache
   resources.

 - ASTEX / Top Resource Consumers

   Identifies the primary users of your critical storage
   resources, and isolates potential performance problems.

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

   Summarizes DASD volume allocation by account field, data
   set node name, or by use of a user-defined table.

 - Monthly DASD Resource Usage

 - Monthly Application Resource Usage

   Provides long-term capacity and performance information
   concerning your critical storage resources.

 - DASD/HSM Usage Snapshot

 Allows the monitoring of data distribution across both the
 primary and HSM storage platforms.