Converting to DFSMSrmm from CA-1

DFSMSrmm is the IBM tape management system for OS/390 and z/OS platforms. As part of DFSMS, DFSMSrmm is completely integrated into the IBM storage management strategy. This allows an easier installation and maintenance, as well as standard interfaces with other systems components, such as DFSMSdfp and DFSMShsm.

DFSMSrmm provides a simple and flexible tape management environment, with support for all tape technologies, including IBM automated tape libraries, manual tapes, and other tape libraries.

This IBM Redbook is written for people who are planning to convert from CA-1 to DFSMSrmm. We have designed this book to help you with all aspects of the conversion, from the early planning stage through implementation and customization of DFSMSrmm into your production system.

We provide details on the differences between DFSMSrmm and CA-1 and compare the terminology, data, and functions. We explain how to use the IBM-supplied sample conversion programs, validate the converted data, and prepare it for use in a production environment. Working samples that are ready for use both during and after conversion are included.

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Planning for conversion
Chapter 3. Preparing the environment
Chapter 4. DFSMSrmm ACS support
Chapter 5. AutoMedia or ASG-ZARA and DFSMSrmm
Chapter 6. Data Extraction
Chapter 7. Building the CDS
Chapter 8. Parallel running and validation
Chapter 9. Cutover to production
Chapter 10. Policy management
Chapter 11. Tailoring your DFSMSrm environment
Chapter 12. Reporting on your DFSMSrm environment
Chapter 13. Splitting and merging your DFSMSrmm CDS
Appendix A. Conversion checklist
Appendix B. Conversion record layouts
Appendix C. Security topics

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Publish Date
30 December 2003

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Author(s)

Mary Lovelace is a Consulting IT Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization. She has more than 20 years of experience with IBM in large systems, storage, and Storage Networking product education, system engineering and consulting, and systems support.

• Mary Lovelace

Norbert Schlumberger is an IT Architect with IBM Germany. He has 26 years of experience in storage software and storage management for IBM and customer systems, including 14 years of experience with DFSMSrmm. He has developed, delivered, and taught DFSMSrmm education to customers around the world. He has many tools available, for example, a Tape Copy Tool to support the DFSMSrmm business. Norbert's areas of expertise include performing conversions from vendor tape management products to DFSMSrmm, and new DFSMSrmm implementations. Norbert provides marketing support for DFSMSrmm, including IBM 3494/IBM 3495 ATLs and VTSs. He has worked at IBM for 30 years.

• Norbert Schlumberger

Sue Hamner is a Certified Consulting Software IT Specialist within the IBM Software Migration Project Office (SMPO) specializing in tape management software migrations for the last 13 years. She came to IBM as a professional hire working in the SMPO for over 7 years specializing in the migration of large customers to DFSMSrmm and other IBM systems management software solutions in OS/390 and z/OS environments. Prior to IBM, she worked for several other software vendors in the conversion of tape management migration projects in the pre and post-sales technical support areas, as well as consulting and professional services for customers all around the US. She has been working in the mainframe IT industry for 23 years.

• Sue Hamner

ISBN

0738498653

IBM Form Number
SG24-6241-01

Number of pages
822