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Syncsort™ Storage Management Monitor Explorer User Guide
Product type
Software
Portfolio
Integrate
Product family
Syncsort™ software
Product
Syncsort™ Storage Management > Syncsort™ SCC Monitor
Version
Latest
ft:locale
en-US
Product name
Syncsort Storage Management
ft:title
Syncsort™ Storage Management Monitor Explorer User Guide
Copyright
2025
First publish date
1991
ft:lastEdition
2025-12-05
ft:lastPublication
2025-12-05T10:35:42.010000

Explorer GUI is a PC-based client that communicates with the DTS DIF address space. The application has interfaces to:

  • DIF console commands
  • Monitor functions
  • MVS console commands
  • DF/HSM console commands
  • DF/SMS console commands
  • TSO commands
  • SRS recovery records
  • system utilities
  • third-party software products

The Explorer GUI can use these interfaces to gather and display information in a variety of formats, reports, and graphs. The product can also perform storage management and installation-defined actions on the mainframe.

Tip: An optional database tier can be added to collect storage management events for historical analysis or performance enhancements. Add the database tier only if your installation requires frequent access to complex queries or needs performance improvements for scripts that produce large amounts of output data.

When the program is first opened, the application displays z/OS and Database tabs located under the main menu with folder names in the display window.

Tabs

The navigation tree on the z/OS tab contains commands (scripts) that can be executed to perform a multitude of functions on MVS systems. Virtually any command or job that can be issued or executed on the host can be defined in a script to be invoked from the Explorer GUI interface. New script files can be added and existing ones modified.

The navigation tree on the Database tab contains functions (scripts) that can be executed to perform MySQL database queries against MON-RTM records (DADSM events) written from z/OS host systems.

Each folder can be expanded by clicking the plus sign (+) to view the subfolders which contain the scripts. For a detailed explanation of scripts, refer to the Explorer GUI Command Scripts help topic.

The Explorer GUI typically has three root nodes on the z/OS and Database Navigation pane:

  • Favorites

    The Favorites folder is a quick-access area for scripts and views found in the Personal and Shared folders. To create a favorite entry, drag scripts or views from the Personal and Shared folders and drop them on Favorites. Shortcuts in Favorites can be rearranged or organized as necessary.

    Note: Items in Favorites are shortcuts (pointers) to the real items found in the Personal or Shared folders.
  • Personal

    The Personal folder contains scripts and related views owned and managed by your current Windows login profile (for example, the scripts and views are stored in the Documents and Settings folder belonging to your ID). This allows different Explorer GUI users to share the same computer without modifying each other's work.

  • Shared

    The Shared folder contains scripts and related views that reside on a server or shared storage accessible by all Explorer GUI users.

    Note: The Shared folder will not be displayed until a shared directory is specified via: Options > Preferences > Command Tab: Shared Commands Location