Document Outline

• User Guide
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1 Overview of Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • About Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Overview of the Smart Manager for Mainframe functionality
  • Concepts of terms used in Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • About tiering policy groups
    • About tiering policies
    • About tiering policy levels
    • About the new-page assignment tier
  • Prerequisites for Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • System configuration of Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • About files used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Overview of files used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Workflow for files used in Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Workflow for using Smart Manager for Mainframe
• 2 Installation and setup
  • Overview of installation and setup
  • Installing Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Workflow for during installation
    • Transferring the load module to a host machine
    • Performing an installation using SMP/E
    • Installing directly from the provided datasets in the target library
    • Library datasets to be registered after the installation
  • Settings required for using CLI commands (registration for authentication)
    • Registering the load library for LINKLIB and the KTQRYSMS command for authentication
    • Example of dynamically linking the LINKLIB load library to LNKLST
  • Setting RACF security for CLI commands
  • Settings for using environment configuration commands
  • Registering a user SVC
    • Registering a user SVC using the KTALCSVC command
    • Registering a user SVC using the IEASVCxx parmlib member
  • Setting the operating environment for Smart Manager for Mainframe (setting environment variables or system symbols)
    • About the operating environment for Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • List of operating environment setting items for Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Setting the operating environment by using environment variables
    • Setting the operating environment by using system symbols
  • Settings required to use Smart Manager for Mainframe on the ISPF panel
    • Using DD names to concatenate the libraries required for executing the KTSTART command
    • Using the ALTLIB command and LIBDEF service to concatenate the libraries required for executing the KTSTART command
  • Registering licenses
    • Workflow for registering a license
    • Creating a license information dataset
    • Registering a license by using a license key file
    • Registering a license by entering a license key
  • Verifying the setup information
    • Overview of verifying the setup information
    • Verifying the setup information
  • Preparing to use Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Calculating required memory
    • Settings required for collecting event logs
    • Backing up Smart Manager for Mainframe to the distribution library
  • Notes on setting up Smart Manager for Mainframe when Business Continuity Manager is already installed
    • Notes on registering a user SVC if Business Continuity Manager is installed
    • Notes on setting environment variables or system symbols if Business Continuity Manager is installed
  • Prerequisite user SVC versions for Smart Manager for Mainframe
• 3 Smart Manager for Mainframe operations when using the ISPF panel
  • Operation description method for the ISPF panels
  • Workflow for when defining and checking tiering policy groups when using the ISPF panel
  • Starting Smart Manager for Mainframe and displaying the main panel
  • Basic ISPF panel settings of Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Defining tiering policy groups when using the ISPF panel
    • Scanning storage systems when using the ISPF panel
    • Creating a tiering policy information CSV file when using the ISPF panel
    • Defining tiering policy groups when using the ISPF panel
    • Applying tiering policies when using the ISPF panel
  • Verification after scanning storage systems when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking volume information for the scanned storage system when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking pool information for the scanned storage system when using the ISPF panel
  • Verification after defining a tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Verifying definition information for the tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Verifying storage system information (summary) for the tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking SMS storage groups belonging to a tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Verifying volume information for the tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Verifying pool information for the tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
  • Frequently used checking methods when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking whether the tiering policies are applied to the storage system when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking the tier relocation status for volumes when using the ISPF panel
    • Checking whether the usage of any pool exceeds the threshold when using the ISPF panel
  • About changing tiering policy groups when using the ISPF panel
    • Changing a tiering policy when using the ISPF panel
    • Adding a volume to a tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Deleting a specific volume from a tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
    • Modifying the tiering policy information CSV file when using the ISPF panel
  • Convenient use of list panels
    • Sorting items
    • Filtering displayed information
    • Searching character strings
    • Positioning the cursor at a specific line in a sorted field
    • Setting an action in multiple AC fields
  • Customizing the ISPF panels
    • Setting the command line location
    • Setting the number of displayed function keys
    • Highlighting available point-and-shoot fields
• 4 Smart Manager for Mainframe operations when using the CLI
  • Defining and verifying a tiering policy group when using the CLI commands
  • Defining tiering policy groups when using the CLI commands
    • Checking volume information when using the CLI commands
    • Scanning the storage system when using the CLI commands
    • Creating a tiering policy information CSV file when using the CLI commands
    • Defining tiering policy groups when using the CLI commands
    • Applying tiering policies when using the CLI commands
  • Verification after defining a tiering policy group when using the CLI commands
    • Verifying tiering policies when using the CLI commands
    • Checking the progress of tier relocation when using the CLI commands
    • Checking volume I/O performance
  • About changing tiering policy groups when using the CLI commands
    • Changing a tiering policy when using the CLI commands
    • Adding a volume to a tiering policy group when using the CLI commands
    • Deleting a specific volume from a tiering policy group when using the CLI commands
• 5 ISPF panels
  • Panel relationships of Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Common items in the panel
    • About the layout of the panels
    • About the action bar
    • About the AC and COMMAND fields
    • About point-and-shoot field
    • About the display unit
  • Device Scan Scope panel
  • Edit Defaults panel
  • Error Code Help panel
  • Exception Message List panel
  • Main panel
    • Main panel (common)
    • Installation Management area
    • Set Defaults area
    • Storage System List area
    • Policy CSV List area
    • Tiering Policy Group List area
  • Manage Licenses panel
  • Policy ID Entry panel
  • Pool Selection List panel
  • Pool Status Detail panel
  • Setting Information panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Definition panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Pool List panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Pool Status Detail panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Storage Group List panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Summary panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Volume List panel
  • Tiering Policy Group Volume Status Detail panel
  • Volume Selection List panel
  • Volume Status Detail panel
• 6 CLI commands
  • List of CLI Commands
  • CLI command coding format
    • REXX external routine coding format
    • TSO/E command coding format
    • OS console command coding format
  • REXX external routine details
    • KTACTTPG
    • KTDCTDEV
    • KTDCTTPG
    • KTGETHDA
    • KTIMPORT
    • KTLOAD
    • KTQRYDEV
    • KTQRYRLC
    • KTQRYTPG
    • KTQSTATS
    • KTSCAN
    • KTSTORE
    • KTWTOMSG
  • TSO/E command details
    • KTCONMSG
    • KTENV
    • KTERCODE
    • KTINSCHK
    • KTSLEEP
  • OS console command details
    • KTALCSVC
    • KTDSPENV
    • KTSETENV
• 7 Files used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • File naming conventions used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Format of datasets used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Disk space requirements of configuration files
  • Format of tiering policy information CSV files
    • Descriptive conventions of tiering policy information CSV files
    • Syntax of tiering policy information CSV files
    • Configuration example of tiering policy groups and example of specifications in the corresponding tiering policy information CSV file
    • Examples of changing a tiering policy information CSV file
• 8 REXX variable structures
  • List of REXX variable structures
  • Message structure
  • Host-discovered array index structure
  • Host-discovered array structure
  • Tiering policy group structure
  • Device information structure
• 9 Collecting trace information and logs
  • Information that can be used for troubleshooting
  • Collecting trace information
    • Collecting trace information when using scripts
    • Collecting trace information when using TSO/E
  • Log types for Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Collecting event logs
    • How to collect event logs
    • About event log output datasets
  • Collecting event logs by using the system logger service
    • Settings for collecting event logs when using the system logger service
    • Setting LOGR couple data sets
    • Defining the SMS for the system logger service
    • Defining a log stream
    • Setting access privileges for system logger resources
    • Starting the system logger service
    • Parameters specified when a log stream is defined
    • JCL example for confirming a log stream
    • JCL example for deleting a log stream
    • Preventing the event log from becoming full when the system logger service is used
    • Re-defining the log stream when the event log is full
    • Restarting the system logger service and re-defining the log stream when the event log is full
    • Disk space requirements for the event log when the system logger service is used
    • Overview of the event log data output tool
    • Outputting logs by using the event log data output tool
    • Control statements for the event log data output tool
    • Output format of the event log data output tool
  • Collecting event logs without using the system logger service
    • Allocating log datasets without using the system logger service
    • Writing to a log dataset without using the system logger service
    • Disk space requirements for the event log when the system logger service is not used
  • Collecting ISPF logs
    • Checking ISPF logs
    • Preventing the ISPF log dataset from becoming full
  • Collecting the CLI command-execution log
    • Extracting CLI command-execution logs by using an ISPF editor
    • Extracting CLI command-execution logs by using an extraction script
• 10 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • HP technical support
    • Subscription service
    • Documentation feedback
  • Related information
  • Conventions
• A XML document type definitions for configuration files
  • Elements common to configuration files
    • APIInfo element
    • DiskDevice element
  • Elements in the disk configuration definition file
    • HostDiscoveredArray element
    • SoftwareKeys element
    • POOL element
    • PoolTier element
    • HostAddressedDisk element
  • Elements in the tiering policy group definition file
    • TieringPolicyGroup element
    • TieringPolicy element
  • Example of files used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Example of the specifications in a tiering policy information CSV file
    • Example of a disk configuration definition file that is generated
    • Example of a tiering policy group definition file that is generated
• B Commands that can be used in the ISPF panels
  • ERRCODE
  • FILTER
  • FIND
  • LOCATE
  • RFIND
  • SELECT
  • SORT
  • How to specify the search or filter conditions in ISPF panels
• C Sample scripts
  • List of sample scripts
  • Details about sample scripts
    • KTDEMO00 (Create a disk configuration definition file)
    • KTDEMO01 (Display the contents of the disk configuration definition file)
    • KTDEMO02 (Create a tiering policy group definition file)
    • KTDEMO03 (Display the contents of the tiering policy group definition file)
    • KTDEMO04 (Display the volume information)
    • KTDEMO05 (Change the tiering policy of a volume back to the default)
    • KTDEMO10 (Apply the tiering policy)
    • KTDEMO11 (Check the tiering policy)
    • KTDEMO12 (Check the page relocation status)
    • KTDEMO13 (Check the relocation progress)
    • KTDEMO14 (Check I/O performance information)
• D Upgrading Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Workflow for upgrading Smart Manager for Mainframe
  • Preparation for upgrading Smart Manager for Mainframe
    • Checking the setting values of the operating environment
    • Creating a backup
    • Deleting the user SVC by using the KTALCSVC environment setup command
    • Deleting the user SVC from the IEASVCxx parmlib member
    • Removing the library linkage
  • Upgrading Smart Manager for Mainframe
• E Modifying the sample JCL
  • Values used in the sample JCL modification examples
  • ALLOUPLD (creating datasets used for transfers)
  • RECVUPLD (TSO/E RECEIVE processing)
  • HPQKTSIN (performing installation without using SMP/E)
  • SMPALLOC (allocating SMP/E datasets)
  • HPQKT1AL (allocating the distribution library and target library)
  • HPQKT2DF (defining the distribution library and target library)
  • HPQKT3RC (SMP/E RECEIVE processing)
  • HPQKT4AP (creating target libraries)
  • HPQKT5AC (creating distribution libraries)
• F Command syntax descriptions
  • Command syntax descriptions
• Glossary
• Index