Introduction - syncsort_allocation_control_center - Latest

Storage is one of the fastest growing items in most installation budgets. Yet, due to inadequate standards enforcement, poor JCL practices, and system limitations which result in misdirected data and underutilized resources, a large percentage of storage is often wasted.

The Storage Control Center (SCC) is an integrated family of storage management products that allows you to get the most out of your storage dollars. The SCC products improve disk space utilization, prevent storage-related errors, allow installations to monitor the storage subsystem in real time, and proactively control the use of storage space.

• Allocation Control Center (ACC) defines policies for installation standards, enforces controls on data set creation and use, and provides system-managed storage enhancements that make the storage administrator more effective.
• SCC Monitor actively monitors conditions in the DASD subsystem and automatically intervenes when specified thresholds are met.
• SCC DLimit tracks disk storage utilization at the application level, preventing runaway space use and automatically notifying storage administrators when specified limits are exceeded.
• Space Recovery System (SRS) automatically intercepts and prevents X37 abends, VSAM errors, and other out-of-space conditions which occur even in the best-managed systems. SRS virtually eliminates production errors due to insufficient space problems.
• Application Backup Center (ABC) uses installation-defined policies for automatic application aggregate generation for ABARS backup control. The product also contains log management and operational facilities to assist in system recovery.
• SCC Explorer is a PC-based client that communicates through DIF to work with SCC Monitor, MVS Console and TSO commands, system utilities, as well as third-party software products. The application can display information in a variety of formats, reports, and graphs. The Explorer can also perform storage management and installation-defined actions on the host.
  Tip: An optional database tier can also be added to collect storage management events for historical analysis.
• SMS/Debug is a real-time debugging tool for IBM DF/SMS. Trace facilities are available for the production ACS rules language, the DF/SMS volume selection routines and the DADSM pre and post processing exits.
• EASY/Exit allows installations to quickly develop IBM system, DFSMShsm and ABARS exits. The exit logic is coded in the SCC rules language that can be refreshed with a simple command. The product dynamically installs and removes exits, and provides excellent debugging and error recovery facilities.

  This manual covers the configuration and use of SMS/Debug. The installation procedures for all the SCC products can be found in the Product Installation Guide.

• Easy to Install SCC products are designed to work with your current environment; additional hardware and software upgrades are NOT required. Since the products are dynamically installed, IPL is NOT required.

  SMS/Debug has been designed for IBM z/OS and OS/390 operating systems.