• Specify the storage administration functions that can be automatically performed by the system
• Identify the types of data set services that need to be established by negotiating service level agreements
• Correlate data set service requirements to the SMS configuration components: data class, storage class, management class, storage group, and automatic class selection routines

• Identify the functions eligible for exploitation with the installation of DFSMS Data Facility Product (DFSMSdfp) and the activation of SMS
• Create SMS control data sets
• Code SYS1.PARMLIB operands necessary to bring up SMS
• Create a minimal configuration
• Activate a configuration

• Identify the purpose of the ACS routines
• Develop an understanding of the statements
• Differentiate between literals and masks
• Describe the read variables available in the ACS routines

• Create/alter storage classes and storage groups
• Identify steps to install and use the starter set
• Write ACS routines to handle temporary data sets
• Activate a system to manage temporary data sets
• Code commands to change volume/group SMS status
• Issue operator commands to display current status

• Describe the purpose of the data class
• Identify the features that the data class can exploit
• Create data sets using the space parameter
• Define Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) and volume attributes for data class
• Identify special data sets and their exploitation through the data class

• Create/alter data classes, storage classes, management classes, and storage groups
• Translate current (DFSMShsm) service level agreements to management class parameters
• Identify alternatives and concerns for standard naming conventions
• Establish the controls for automatic backup of data sets
• Establish the controls for automatic volume dump
• Write ACS routines to manage permanent data
• Create a configuration that manages permanent data sets
• Create a new managed data set
• Identify function of storage class exit provided by Custom-Built Installation Process Offering (CBIPO) and resulting System Management Facility (SMF) records

• Create test cases using Naviquest
• Perform storage administration tasks in batch
• Create online DFSMS reports
• Create model commands using Naviquest
• Use the COPYFILT macro

• Initialize volumes as system-managed
• Move data into/out from system-managed control
• Convert volumes to/from system-managed
• Move data to utilize new hardware capabilities

• Code commands to change SMS volume/group status
• Issue commands to save configurations and use alternate Active Control Data Set (ACDS)
• Issue command to use alternate Communication Data Set (COMMDS)
• Issue VARY SMS commands
• Communicate with the security administrator about storage management requirements

• Establish a plan for implementing SMS
• Locate sources of implementation planning checklists
• Identify the tools available to document the current system
• Identify multiple site considerations for recovery and exploitation

Additional course details:

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