BMC MainView SRM Allocation

Reduce storage needed for data allocations

IT problem

Data allocation issues are preventing IT from optimizing their disk and tape environments. Allocations have erred on the plus side, causing large amounts of wasted storage that consume power and cooling resources, causing a strain on tight IT budgets.

BMC solution

BMC MainView SRM Allocation eliminates the need for manual efforts and extensive knowledge of JCL allocation parameters when trying to optimize storage data. Using industry leading best practices and easy to install rules that work with both SMS and non-SMS data sets, IT can reduce the amount storage required, and provide uninterrupted service to the business. The solution:

Features and benefits

• Reduces the amount of storage required for data allocations 
• Improves productivity with easy to understand coding principles – resulting in flexible format for maintaining corrective condition statements  
• Reduces cost being compatible with all data types and SMS and non-SMS data sets 
•  Provides  reporting for DASD configuration  and enables I/O optimization of tape resources 
• Provides reporting features to track recovery actions in order to permanently correct repeat offenders 
• Allows real time testing of DFSMS ACS routines  
• Supplies users with the ability to report exceptions within the DFSMS infrastructure  

Key differentiators

•  Provides flexible online interfaces; efficient 3270 Windows Interface, Mainframe Centric-Intelligent Web Browser
• Uses less real storage when performing recovery actions
• Provides utilities geared specifically toward getting users a quick start 
• Simplifies flexible coding routines for easy setup and maintenance of the solutions
• Delivers a simulation mode to demonstrate corrective actions 
• Provides DFSMS exception reporting
• Delivers a single system image and a single point of control for all systems

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