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The amount of information retained in data centers on magnetic or electronic media is growing at an astronomical rate. There are two major reasons for this growth. As the number of online applications increases, so does the amount of data available to the interactive user. Also, new technology in the image processing area is adding to the amount of data that needs to be stored online. As a result, your role as storage administrator has become more critical to the success of your installation. Complicating matters, the online availability of mission critical applications limits the amount of downtime available to you in which to perform the necessary maintenance on storage resources. The StorageMate product allows you to identify problems in a timely manner, identify and verify solutions, assist in storage group planning, and simulate the effects of proposed changes on the storage configuration. The product offers a number of facilities that enable you to perform these functions, not just generate reports. As shown in Figure 1-1, the CA MICS StorageMate product uses the data integration and processing capabilities of the CA MICS DASD Space Collector, CA MICS DASD Space Analyzer, CA MICS MVS Batch and Operations Analyzer, CA MICS MVS Hardware and SCP Analyzer, and CA MICS Application Extension for ASTEX. Data from IBM's Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager (DFHSM) can also be processed if you have implemented the HSM Inventory option of the CA MICS DASD Space Analyzer. These products populate information areas in the CA MICS database that StorageMate then uses. Information about your tape library can also be read from an external source for some reports. The StorageMate product is an online interactive tool you can use to access and analyze information and produce results via graphic or tabular reports.
Originating CA MICS Data Management
Data Integration CA MICS Database Support
Products Information Areas Applications Output
_____________ _________ +-----------+
|DASD Space | | | | MICF | ___________
______ |Analyzer and | | VCA | | _________| | |
| | |Collector; | | | | | | | Reports |
| DASD |----->|Batch and | | HAR | | | |-----> |___________|
| Data | |Ops Analyzer;| | | | | CA MICS | ___________
|______| |Hardware |---->| SCP |------->| | Storage | | Graphics |
|and SCP | | | | | Mate |-----> |___________|
______ |Analyzer; | | BAT | | | | |___________|
| | |HSM | | | | | | ___________
| HSM |----->|Inventory | | HSM | | | |-----> / Output: |
| Data | |Option of | | | |_|_________| | jobstreams|
|______| |DASD Space | | HSB | | | & tables |
|Analyzer; | | | | |___________|
______ |Application | | AST | |
| | |Extension | |_________| /----------\
| ASTEX|----->|for ASTEX | | External |
| Data | | | | tape |
|______| |_____________| | interface|
\__________/
Figure 1-1. CA MICS StorageMate Data Flow
This section contains the following topics:
1.1 Primary Areas of Application
1.2 Reporting and Inquiry Facilities
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