DFSMS Implementation

This is an intermediate course is for personnel responsible for developing and implementing effective storage management techniques using DFSMS.

• Establish a DFSMS configuration to automatically enforce your installation's storage management policies
• Convert service level requirements into appropriate parameters for data class, storage class, management class, and storage groups
• Create and test automatic class selection (ACS) routines
• Convert volumes and move data to system-managed volumes with data
• facility data set services (DFSMSdss)
• Specify appropriate management class and storage group parameters for
• DFSMShsm processing of system-managed data sets
• Establish procedures to control, manage, and recover the storage management subsystem with ISMF and operator commands
• Develop a DFSMS implementation plan

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 - Course introduction and DFSMS overview Lab 1 - ISMF
• Lab 1 - Review
• Unit 2 - Activating SMS

Day 2

• Lab 2 - Activating SMS with minimal configuration
• Lab 2 - Review
• Unit 3 - Writing ACS routines
• Unit 4 - Managing temporary data sets Lab 3 - Managing temporary data sets

Day 3

• Lab 3 - Review
• Unit 5 - Exploiting DFSMS
• Unit 6 - Managing permanent data sets Lab 4 - Managing permanent data sets

Day 4

• Lab 4 - Review
• Unit 7 - Using NaviQuest
• Unit 8 - Device preparation and data movement Lab 5 - Volume and data set conversion to SMS Lab 5 - Review
• Unit 9 - Controlling DFSMS Lab 6 - System operations
• Unit 10 - Additional considerations

You should take the following courses or quivalent knowledge may be substituted for these courses.

• An Introduction to Data Storage Subsystems (SS05G)
• Storage Management Fundamentals (SS06G) or Storage Management Fundamentals (SK06G)

It is recommended that the student have programming experience which will aid in the writing of the ACS routines.

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