On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:48:26 +0000, Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello Lizette, > >Thanks for the suggestion. We have CA GMI in place. >I prefer a REXX-based solution here because it'll be plugged in to solve a >bigger puzzle. > >Totals, Used, and Free data are obtained from ISMF and fed into a Spreadsheet >frequently to capture the growth/decline in usage of disks by storage groups. >And then estimate future growth. >I'm trying to achieve this via WPS and MXG and save a bunch of manual entry. > >- Vignesh >Mainframe Admin > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Lizette Koehler >Sent: 29 April 2014 14:21 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: ISMF data in batch using REXX > >If you have CA Product(s) like > > > CA 1 > CA ASTEX > CA CREWS > CA Datacom/DB > CA Disk > CA Encryption Key Manager > CA IDMS/DB > CA MasterCat > CA PDSMAN > CA SYSVIEW > CA Tape Encryption > CA TLMS > CA Vtape > >Then you can install the "lite" version of SRM or Vantage called GMI. This is >fully supported by CA. > >CA Graphical Management Interface (CA GMI). > >Several CA products support CA GMI. These are referred to as CA GMI qualified >products. If you have a license for one of the CA GMI qualifying products, >then you can order and install CA Vantage GMI on the host and its >user-interface clients separately, free of charge. CA Vantage GMI cannot be >ordered separately unless you have a license for one of the CA GMI qualifying >products. > > >This may be more helpful to your storage admins than ISMF. > >Lizette > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh >> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:23 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: ISMF data in batch using REXX >> >> Hi, >> >> We're using the "totals" REXX to provide a summary for a storage group >opened up >> in ISMF. Example output is as follows: >> >> Totals for 1 volumes: (15 volumes had missing info.) >> Capacity: 8.31 GB Allocated: 5.69 GB (68%) Free: 2.63 GB (32%) >> *** >> >> I'm also trying to get the same information using NaviQuest - >> ISMF.11.7.1, >and then >> "Create Storage Group List and Generate Report". Example output >(formatted >> visually) for same storage group: >> >> SG TOTAL FREE >USED >> PERC >> ------------- >> D1SOLVE 8.12 GB 2.568 GB 5.552 GB >31 >> NAVI MB >> >> >> The difference in results increase as the number of volumes increase. >> I've tried RXSMS - http://gsf-soft.com/Freeware/RXSMS.html >> It lists volume information (output lines) for even just the entries >> in >ISMF. Needs >> some REXX to process this output ... >> >> >> How do I work around this please? >> >> >> - Vignesh >> Mainframe Admin >> >> >> MARKSANDSPENCER.COM Consider exploring IDCAMS / DCOLLECT measurement data, and also DFSORT (sites not having WPS|SAS, MXG available) provides detail/summary reporting examples for the DCOLLECT data source. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
