Use the following functions to manage DASD devices:
- Interactive Storage Management Facility
- ISMF enables both storage administrators and end-users to perform
tasks related to storage, data, space, object, and tape management
in DFSMS and other programs. For more information, see Interactive Storage Management Facility Menus.
- MVS™ system commands
- MVS system commands display the status of DASD
devices. You also can use these commands to activate SMS or check,
display, and change the status of the SMS configuration. For more
information, see z/OS MVS System Commands.