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ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 3 - IBM Redbooks

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5.3 Goals and benefits <strong>of</strong> system-managed storage<br />

Simplified data allocation<br />

Improved allocation control<br />

Improved I/O performance management<br />

Automated DASD space management<br />

Automated tape/optical space management<br />

Improved data availability management<br />

Simplified conversion <strong>of</strong> data to different device types<br />

Figure 5-3 Benefits <strong>of</strong> system-managed storage<br />

Benefits <strong>of</strong> system-managed storage<br />

With the Storage Management Subsystem (SMS), you can define performance goals and<br />

data availability requirements, create model data definitions for typical data sets, and<br />

automate data backup. Based on installation policies, SMS can automatically assign those<br />

services and data definition attributes to data sets when they are created. <strong>IBM</strong> storage<br />

management-related products determine data placement, manage data backup, control<br />

space usage, and provide data security.<br />

Goals <strong>of</strong> system-managed storage<br />

The goals <strong>of</strong> system-managed storage are:<br />

► To improve the use <strong>of</strong> the storage media (for example, by reducing out-<strong>of</strong>-space abends<br />

and providing a way to set a free-space requirement).<br />

► To reduce the labor involved in storage management by centralizing control, automating<br />

tasks, and providing interactive controls for storage administrators.<br />

► To reduce the user's need to be concerned with the physical details, performance, space,<br />

and device management. Users can focus on using data, instead <strong>of</strong> on managing data.<br />

Simplified data allocation<br />

<strong>System</strong>-managed storage enables users to simplify their data allocations. For example,<br />

without using the Storage Management Subsystem, a z/<strong>OS</strong> user has to specify the unit and<br />

volume on which the system is to allocate the data set. The user also has to calculate the<br />

242 <strong>ABCs</strong> <strong>of</strong> z/<strong>OS</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Programming</strong> <strong>Volume</strong> 3

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