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BMC MAINVIEW SRM Automation

 

Business Challenge

OS/390 and z/OS storage managers must ensure availability while controlling costs. The data that is processed is the most critical resource to any application. Storage managers must ensure that required data sets are available on the proper media, verify that critical data sets are performing properly, and control storage management resources. The expertise required to manage a range of storage technologies increases this challenge. The complexity of managing such a variety of storage entities, including DFSMS, DFSMShsm and RAID technologies, introduces many potential failure points.

Business Need

  • Ensure application availability
  • Manage the entire mainframe storage environment from a single point of control
  • Prevent problems before they occur

Our Solution

MAINVIEW SRM Automation provides one central location from which to control the OS/390 and z/OS storage enterprise. With MAINVIEW SRM Automation, you can monitor storage resources and receive alerts regarding any potential problem across multiple MVS images and LPARs. The solution offers powerful automation tools that include scheduling, multi-level problem resolution, and a powerful rules-based automation definition facility. MAINVIEW SRM Automation manages a wide range of storage entities including, DFSMS, DFSMShsm, RAID devices, and other OS/390 and z/OS resources.

Key Features & Benefits

  • Provides powerful storage automation for OS/390 and z/OS environment
  • Centralizes management of OS/390 and z/OS storage automation and exception processing
  • Eliminates the need to create and support complex scripting through the use of rules-based processing
  • Consolidates a wide variety of storage events, including those for DFSMS, DFSMShsm, RAID devices, and MAINVIEW SRM

 DOCUMENTATION 
Article
  • RFG Research Brief: The Mainframe: It's Baaack! (pdf)
  • RFG Research Brief: Real-Life Challenges and Recommendations (pdf)
Brochure
  • BMC Infrastructure and Application Management Route to Value": DRIVE BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH IMPROVED IT OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY (pdf)
  • Mainview SRM Brochure (pdf)
  • 2008 BMC Annual Report (pdf)
  • BMC Business School Course Catalog (pdf)
  • BMC Educational Services (pdf)
  • 2005 BMC Annual Report (pdf)
  • 2006 BMC Annual Report (pdf)
  • Mainview Advantage Brochure (pdf)
  • BMC Mainframe Solutions (pdf)
Datasheet
  • Column BSM Partner Profile (pdf)
  • BMC Customer Support Solution Datasheet (pdf)
  • Bassel II Datasheet (pdf)
  • MAINVIEW SRM Automation Data Sheet (htm) (pdf)
Success Story
  • Viewpoint - DVD, vol. 1 (pdf)
White Paper
  • BMC MAINVIEW  ROI Analysis (pdf)
  • Swing into Business Service Management - Seven Strategies (pdf)
  • Taking IT to the Next Level with Business Service Management (pdf)
  • MAINVIEW SRM DFSMShsm White Paper (htm) (pdf)
  • BMC MAINVIEW: Controlling Mainframe Operating Costs While Maintaining Service Levels (pdf)
  • BMC MAINVIEW Advantage - 2005 (pdf) (htm)
  • Care and Feeding of Your HSM Environment (pdf)
  • Keeping Pace with Mainframe Evolution (pdf)
  • Taming the Mainframe Storage Monster (htm) (pdf)
  • Infrastructure and Application Management Business Perspective Paper (pdf)
  • BMC MAINVIEW Update  November 2007 (pdf)
  • MAINVIEW Storage Resource Manager White Paper (pdf)
 
 
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BMC MAINVIEW for Infrastructure Management
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