Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe User Guide

Version: 9.8.x
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-92HC207-08

Overview of Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
About Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Overview of the Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe functionality
Concepts of terms used in Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
About tiering policy groups
About tiering policies
About tiering policy levels
About custom policies
About the new-page assignment tier
About relocation priority
About Non Gen'ed volumes
About I/O destination devices
Prerequisites for Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
System configuration of Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Configuration files used by Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
About configuration files
Workflow for using configuration files (when I/O destination devices are not used)
Workflow for using configuration files (when an I/O destination device is used)
Notes when updating the microprogram of the storage system
Workflow for using Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Installation and setup
Workflow of installation and setup
Installing Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Installation workflow
Transferring the load module to a host machine
Installing using SMP/E
Installing without using SMP/E
Library datasets to be installed
Registering LINKLIB load library for authentication
Registering the LINKLIB load library HDSKLNKT for authentication
Example of dynamically linking the LINKLIB load library to LNKLST
Registering the KTQRYSMS command in TSO/E for authentication
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
Prerequisite user SVC versions for Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Setting up the Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe environment variables and system symbols
About Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe environment variables and system symbols
Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe environment variables and system symbols setting items
Setting up the environment using environment variables
Setting up the environment using system symbols
Required settings to use Tiered Storage 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
Verifying the setup information
Registering licenses
Workflow for registering a license
Creating a license information dataset
Registering a license using a license key file
Registering a license using a license key
Preparing to use Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Calculating required memory
Required settings for collecting event logs
Backing up Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe to the distribution library
Notes on system setup when a related product is installed
Notes on user SVC registration when a related product is installed
Notes on environment variable or system symbol settings when a related product is installed
Notes on specifying a prefix when a related product is installed
Upgrading Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Workflow for upgrading Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Checking the setting values of the environment
Creating a backup
Removing members of a cataloged procedure library
Removing the load library linkage
Upgrading Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Notes on upgrading Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
When upgrading Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe from a version earlier than 8.5.2
Notes for when multiple versions of Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe coexist
Notes on collection of CLI command-execution logs
Notes on static registration of a user SVC
Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe operations when using the ISPF panel
Operation description method for the ISPF panels
Workflows for defining and verifying a tiering policy group when using the ISPF panel
Starting Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe and displaying the main panel
Basic ISPF panel settings of Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Scanning Gen'ed volumes when using the ISPF panel
Creating an I/O destination device definition file
Scanning Non Gen'ed volumes when using the ISPF panel
Assigning dummy device numbers when using the ISPF panel
Creating a tiering policy CSV file when using the ISPF panel
Defining tiering policy groups when using the ISPF panel
Applying tiering policies 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
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
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 equals or exceeds the threshold 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 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
Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe operations when using the CLI commands
Workflows for defining and verifying a tiering policy group when using the CLI commands
Checking volume information when using the CLI commands
Scanning Gen'ed volumes when using the CLI commands
Creating an I/O destination device definition file
Scanning Non Gen'ed volumes when using the CLI commands
Creating a tiering policy CSV file when using the CLI commands
Defining tiering policy groups when using the CLI commands
Applying tiering policies 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
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
Applying tiering policies to the S-VOLs by linking with Business Continuity Manager
Workflow for applying tiering policies to S-VOLs by linking with Business Continuity Manager
Configurations that allow tiering polices to be applied to S-VOLs by linking with Business Continuity Manager
Applying the tiering policy for P-VOLs to S-VOLs
Examples of the SYSIN parameter for the KTCG2CSV program
The KTCG2CSV program
Input for the KTCG2CSV program
Output of the KTCG2CSV program
Formats of the datasets used by the KTCG2CSV program
ISPF panels
Panel relationships of Tiered Storage 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
About the display of device addresses
CCA Selection List for Edit devn panel
CU Selection List for Edit devn panel
Device Scan Scope panel
Edit Defaults panel
Edit Device Number for CU 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
Non Gen'ed Device Scan Scope 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
CLI commands
List of CLI Commands
Commands that require the KTLOAD command to be executed and the parameters of the KTLOAD command
CLI command coding format
REXX external routine coding format
TSO/E command coding format
OS console command coding format
CLI command details
KTACTTPG
KTALCSVC
KTCONMSG
KTDCTDEV
KTDCTTPG
KTDSPENV
KTENV
KTERCODE
KTGETHDA
KTIMPORT
KTINSCHK
KTLOAD
KTQRYDEV
KTQRYRLC
KTQRYTPG
KTQSTATS
KTSCAN
KTSETENV
KTSLEEP
KTSTORE
KTWTOMSG
Configuration files
Names of configuration files
Dataset format of configuration files
Disk space requirements of configuration files
Tiering policy CSV file
Descriptive conventions of tiering policy CSV files
Syntax of tiering policy CSV files
How to use wildcard characters in a tiering policy CSV file
Example configuration of tiering policy groups and example specifications in the corresponding tiering policy CSV file
Examples of changing a tiering policy CSV file
I/O destination device definition files
Descriptive conventions of I/O destination device definition files
Syntax of I/O destination device definition files
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
Collecting trace information and logs for troubleshooting
Trace information and logs
Collecting trace information
Collecting trace information when using scripts
Collecting trace information when using TSO/E
Log types for Tiered Storage Manager for Mainframe
Collecting event logs
About event log collection methods
About event log output datasets
Event log disk space requirements
Collecting event logs using the system logger service
System logger service settings
Setting LOGR couple datasets
Defining the SMS for the system logger service
Defining a log stream
Log stream parameters
Setting access privileges for system logger resources
Starting the system logger service
JCL example for confirming a log stream
JCL example for deleting a log stream
Avoiding a full event log when using the system logger service
Redefining the log stream when the event log is full
Restarting the system logger service and redefining the log stream when the event log is full
About the event log output tool
Generating logs using the event log output tool
Control statements for the event log output tool
Output format of the event log 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
Collecting ISPF logs
Checking ISPF logs
Avoiding a full ISPF log dataset
Collecting the CLI command-execution log
Extracting CLI command-execution logs using an ISPF editor
Extracting CLI command-execution logs using an extraction script
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 TPG definition file
TieringPolicyGroup element
TieringPolicy element
Examples of configuration files
Example of specifications in a tiering policy CSV file
Example of a disk configuration definition file that is generated
Example of a generated TPG definition file
Example specification in a I/O destination device definition file
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
Sample scripts
List of sample scripts
KTDEMO00 (Create a disk configuration definition file)
KTDEMO01 (Display the contents of the disk configuration definition file)
KTDEMO02 (Create a TPG definition file)
KTDEMO03 (Display the contents of the TPG 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)
Modifying the sample JCL
Values used in the sample JCL modification examples
ALLOUPLD (creating datasets used for transfers)
RECVUPLD (TSO/E RECEIVE processing)
HDSKTSIN (installing without using SMP/E)
SMPALLOC (allocating SMP/E datasets)
HDSKT1AL (allocating the distribution library and target library)
HDSKT2DF (defining the distribution library and target library)
HDSKT3RC (SMP/E RECEIVE processing)
HDSKT4AP (creating target libraries)
HDSKT5AC (creating distribution libraries)
Command syntax descriptions
Command syntax descriptions

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