Scenarios for using the DFSMSrmm feature

The DFSMSrmm feature enables scenarios for powerful tape environment monitoring and management.

Examples of such scenarios are:

Using the existing OMEGAMON® Tape Devices workspace (under the navigation tree Tape Group node), you can link to the new DFSMSrmm Volume Details workspace to see all DFSMSrmm attributes for a mounted and in-use tape volume.
When an individual leaves the organization, you can use the Owner Summary workspace and link to the Owner Realtime Volumes workspace to see all volumes owned by that individual. Using the Storage Toolkit Change Volume command you could then change the owner name to a current employee.

Table 1. Using the Tivoli Enterprise Portal to manage DFSMSrmm tape volumes and datasets
Phase	Action item
One: Become aware of a problem and decide how to respond	Create a copy of the product-provided situation KS3_RMM_Scratch_Tape_Warning, and set the low and high scratch volume counts to values appropriate for your installation. Start the situation.
Two: Identify targets and take corrective action	When the situation is triggered, navigate to the DFSMSrmm Pending Actions workspace, and use the Storage Toolkit Confirm Actions for all Volumes command for any volumes that are in pending scratch state. You could also use the Storage Toolkit Add Volume command to add new volumes to DFSMSrmm.