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IBM Z Storage Management Suite

Manage and monitor z/OS Storage Resources including Cloud Tiers

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IBM Z® Storage Management Suite is a product bundle that storage administrators use to holistically manage and evaluate their z/OS® storage environment, covering everything from monitoring and allocation to catalog and HSM.

IBM Z Storage Management Suite provides extensive capabilities to monitor and manage z/OS storage hardware and software resources, including private, hybrid or cloud storage for z/OS.

The products included in this suite are:

  • IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management
  • IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm
  • IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS
  • IBM Tivoli Advanced Reporting and Management for DFSMShsm
  • IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS
  • IBM Z OMEGAMON® AI for Storage
Benefits
Monitor storage resources

Monitor storage resources and manage key z/OS storage subsystems with flexible reporting, customizable intelligent alerts, detailed drill down and automated responses to quickly resolve problems.

Improve storage operational performance

Improve z/OS storage operational performance with efficient operation of storage allocation controls. Use private, hybrid and public cloud storage for flexible, cost-efficient storage.

Identify and prevent storage issues

Identify storage shortage issues and drill down to the root cause for resolution before they cause problems. Common responses to problems can be automated.

Products included in the suite
Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management

A tool that helps prevent and reduce processing delays and interruptions that result when x37 abends and errors occur because there is insufficient disk space for a new allocation. 

IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS

Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm

Delivers a set of auditing commands that help support the health of the control data sets. It keeps your z/OS environment trouble-free with fast, accurate and flexible audits. With Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm, storage administrators can maintain efficient metadata environments and prevent temporary or permanent loss of data access.

IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm

Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management

Delivers features to help you audit, diagnose, recover, manage and access your data assets, even in the event of unforeseen problems ranging from human errors to natural disasters.

IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS

Tivoli Advanced Reporting and Management for DFSMShsm

Provides the management reporting needed to know what’s going on inside this critical subsystem.

IBM Tivoli Advanced Reporting and Management for DFSMShsm

Cloud Tape Connector

Designed to quickly and efficiently allow you to write sequential files concurrently to tape/disk and to a private, hybrid or public cloud repository, without having to run extra backup utilities. 

IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS

OMEGAMON AI for Storage

The comprehensive monitor for z/OS I/O subsystem performance and storage availability. The product combines comprehensive storage performance monitoring with a flexible, easy-to-use browser interface that helps you clearly understand storage conditions and help ensure optimal performance. 

IBM OMEGAMON AI for Storage
Technical details

When planning for IBM Z Storage Management Suite, it is important to verify that your system meets the system requirements.

Advanced Allocation Management requirements Advanced Audit prerequisites Advanced Catalog Management prerequisites Advanced Reporting and Management requirements Cloud Tape Connector requirements OMEGAMON AI for Storage prerequisites
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