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Figure 3 Tier management using Smart Manager for Mainframe
Overview of the Smart Manager for Mainframe functionality
The functionality provided by Smart Manager for Mainframe features tier management based on
tiering policy groups. It also features tier management in conjunction with SMS, and acquisition of
configuration information of storage systems. The following is a brief overview of this functionality:
• Tier management based on tiering policy groups
• Defining tiering policy groups
You can define information related to tier relocation processing, such as grouping of objects
subject to tier management and the new-page assignment tier. The definitions take effect when
a command is used to apply the definitions to the storage system.
• Acquisition of information related to Smart Tiers Z
The access frequency, data location status, and other information related to Smart Tiers Z can
be acquired for each tiering policy group.
• Tier management in conjunction with SMS
The tiers in which data is to be located can be managed, on an SMS storage group basis, in
conjunction with SMS.
• Acquisition of the configuration information of storage systems (scan)
Information about volumes and pools can be acquired by scanning the storage systems using the
SMS storage group name, DEVN, or VOLSER as a key. The acquired information can be used to
define tiering policy groups.
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