Thanks for that LISTPRT pointer. I used it to create data sets with that data. That will make it easier to include in my documentation. Of course, doing so will almost guarantee that the documentation will become obsolete. We're not too good on keeping our documentation up to date.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of retired mainframer > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Documenting SMS environment & ACS routines. > > ISMF options 3, 4, 5, and 6 have the LSTPRT command to document the > properties of every data class, management class, storage class, and > storage > group. > > Option 7 can identify from where each of the ACS routines was compiled > so > you can find the source if it still exists. It can also identify any > test > cases your storage admin used when he developed the system. > > The D SMS system command can display the status of each storage group > and > the volumes in that group. > > Unfortunately, none of this will give you the philosophy or rationale > of why > things are this way. You will have to infer that based on your > understanding of your business environment and anything you know about > the > admin himself. > > :>: -----Original Message----- > :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM- > [email protected]] On > :>: Behalf Of McKown, John > :>: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:35 AM > :>: To: [email protected] > :>: Subject: Documenting SMS environment & ACS routines. > :>: > :>: We have a rather "fragile" SMS environment at present. It has > basically > :>: grown "ad hoc" over the course of almost 2 decades. I really need > to > :>: document it very well. Once documented, I would like to use that in > :>: order to reengineer the environment. Any pointers would be greatly > :>: appreciated. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
