On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:27:24 -0500, Dave Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need some SMS help. I've never had to mess with it before, and don't have a clue. If there is a quick and dirty way to get what I need done, I'd appreciate someone givimg me some help. > I've just migrated from a 1.6 Flex-es system to IBM's RDP system. Running 1.9. SMS is active. I've got 8, 3390 volumes defined that I want to use. Questions. How do I tell SMS to use those volumes for non-specific dasd allocations? And, how do I tell SMS to leave some other volumes alone? > Give me the steps I have to go through. I tried hitting the manuals, but really don't know where to start. TIA. > > --Dave Day First question: Do you really want to use SMS? It does make most things nicer, but it is not required. You could just use the volumes "as is" by allocating your datasets using UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=volser or via ISPF 3.2. If you need to allocate without specifying a specific volser, you can use the MOUNT command to mount one or more volumes as STORAGE. (M /dev,VOL=(SL,volser),USE=STORAGE). There is not any "quick and dirty" way that I am aware of. First, you must define some ACS routines (DATACLAS, MGMTCLAS, STORCLAS, and STORGRP). These are kept in a standard FB/80 type PDS as source. You must then use the ISMF dialog to create one or more DATACLAS definitions, one or more MGMTCLAS definitions, or or more STORCLAS definations, and one or more STORGRP definations. The DATACLAS ACS routine should assign a DATACLAS to every dataset. The MGMTCLAS ACS routine must assign a MGMTCLAS to every SMS managed dataset. The STORCLAS ACS routine must assign a STORCLAS to every SMS managed dataset. The STORGRP ACS routine must assign a STORGRP for every STORCLAS. Once that is done, then you define each volser that you want to be SMS managed to a single STORGRP. This, again, is done via the ISMF application. Once you have entered all of that, and "translated" your ACS routines (ISMF application again). You must ACTIVATE your new SMS configuration. There is not really a "quick and dirty" way to do this. Again, do you really want SMS for some reason? -- John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
