The Configure Storage task: a simplified and improved approach to storage management

Starting with R3.1, DPM introduced a simplified and improved way of configuring and managing storage. For an introduction to storage management through the HMC Configure Storage task, see the following topics.

• A simplified, visual process for connecting storage to one system
• Integrated requests and notifications
• Access to FICON and FCP disk storage through storage groups
• Access to FCP tape storage through tape links
• Access to NVMe storage through storage groups
• Storage group templates
• Automatic detection and assignment of FICON and FCP adapters
• Device number allocation for FICON storage groups
• Storage Overview and details