•  using Interactive Storage Management Facility (ISMF)
• activating System Managed Storage (SMS) with a minimal configuration
• managing data temporary data sets
• managing permanent data sets
• volume and data set conversion to SMS
• system operations

Hands-on lab projects may be done in teams depending on the number of attendees and location.

• 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 DFSMS Data Set Services (DFSMSdss)
• Specify appropriate management class and storage group parameters for DFSMS Hierarchical Storage Management (DFSMShsm) processing of system-managed data sets
• Plan to maintain your DFSMS environment using Naviquest
• Establish procedures to control, manage, and recover the storage management subsystem with ISMF and operator commands
• Develop a DFSMS implementation plan

• specify the storage administration functions that can be automatically performed by the system
• identify the types of data set services that need to be established by negotiating service level agreements
• correlate data set service requirements to the SMS configuration components: data class, storage class, management class, storage group, and automatic class selection routines

Activating SMS

• identify the functions eligible for exploitation with the installation of DFSMS Data Facility Product (DFSMSdfp) and the activation of SMS
• create SMS control data sets
• code SYS1.PARMLIB operands necessary to bring up SMS
• create a minimal configuration
• activate a configuration

Writing ACS routines

• identify the purpose of the ACS routines
• develop an understanding of the statements
• differentiate between literals and masks
• describe the read variables available in the ACS routines

Managing temporary data sets

• create/alter storage classes and storage groups
• identify steps to install and use the starter set
• write ACS routines to handle temporary data sets
• activate a system to manage temporary data sets
• code commands to change volume/group SMS status
• issue operator commands to display current status

Exploiting DFSMS

• describe the purpose of the data class
• identify the features that the data class can exploit
• create data sets using the space parameter
• define Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) and volume attributes for data class
• identify special data sets and their exploitation through the data class

Managing permanent data sets

• create/alter data classes, storage classes, management classes, and storage groups
• translate current (DFSMShsm) service level agreements to management class parameters
• identify alternatives and concerns for standard naming conventions
• establish the controls for automatic backup of data sets
• establish the controls for automatic volume dump
• write ACS routines to manage permanent data
• create a configuration that manages permanent data sets
• create a new managed data set
• identify function of storage class exit provided by Custom-Built Installation Process Offering (CBIPO) and resulting System Management Facility (SMF) records

Using Naviquest

• create test cases using Naviquest
• perform storage administration tasks in batch
• create online DFSMS reports
• create model commands using Naviquest
• use the COPYFILT macro

Device preparation and data movement

• initialize volumes as system-managed
• move data into/out from system-managed control
• convert volumes to/from system-managed
• move data to utilize new hardware capabilities

Controlling DFSMS

• code commands to change SMS volume/group status
• issue commands to save configurations and use alternate Active Control Data Set (ACDS)
• issue command to use alternate Communication Data Set (COMMDS)
• issue VARY SMS commands
• communicate with the security administrator about storage management requirements

Additional considerations

• establish a plan for implementing SMS
• locate sources of implementation planning checklists
• identify the tools available to document the current system
• identify multiple site considerations for recovery and exploitation

• An Introduction to Data Storage Subsystems (UN050)
• Fundamentals of Storage Management (UN060)
• or have equivalent knowledge

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