HP XP Command View Advanced Edition Software - Manual (Page 16)

Figure 2 Locating data in a specified tier according to performance requirements
If only Smart Tiers Z is being used, a storage administrator uses either Remote Web Console or RAID
Manager to manage storage on a pool or volume basis.
If Smart Tiers Z is linked with Smart Manager for Mainframe, the mainframe administrator can directly
manage tiers because the following operations can be performed:
• Specification of the management target on an SMS storage group basis, which mainframe admin-
istrators can use for storage management.
• Specification of the management target on a volume basis by using device addresses (DEVN or
VOLSER) that the host has.
• Creation of a group of SMS storage groups or volumes, and specification of them all at one time
as a single group.
Management from the mainframe administrator's perspective can be used for tiers in which data is
to be located. This means that the mainframe administrator can manage storage according to the
operating requirements, thus reducing the storage administrator's work. This allows you to use resources
efficiently and maintain SLA, without degrading ROI or OPEX.
The following figure shows an overview of tier management using Smart Manager for Mainframe.
Overview of Smart Manager for Mainframe 16