IBM z/OS DFSMS Cloud Data Manager

Use cloud object storage to share z/OS data sets to reduce cold data on HSM-managed tapes

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Journey to cloud storage

IBM z/OS DFSMS Cloud Data Manager extends your journey to cloud storage by helping you use object storage for z/OS data. Writing and reading z/OS data sets to and from S3-capable cloud storage at scale enables you to share z/OS data with other platforms and other z/OS sysplexes.

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Retain critical historical metadata

Retain critical historical accuracy of data set while migrating data to cloud objects as the date last referenced and migration date remain unchanged.
Direct access to MLC data

Directly access MLC data compared to the serial access required for ML2 data, eliminating contention issues.
Reduce MSU consumption

Use IBM transparent cloud tiering to remigrate data to cloud objects with minimal z/OS host processing.
Share data

Use cloud object storage for sharing z/OS data with other z/OS sysplexes and other platforms.

Features

Minimal impact on data migration

DFSMScdm converts DFSMShsm ML2 tape data to MLC (Migration Level Cloud) object data.  Storing DFSMShsm migrated data as objects eliminates DFSMShsm recycle processing and serial access to tape.

DFSMShsm MLC data can be stored on S3 compatible object storage or in a TS7700 DS8000 Object Store.  When leveraging the TS7700 DS8000 Object Store, the DS8000 transparent cloud tiering function must be used to move the data.”

Share z/OS data beyond your sysplex

Cloud object storage provides a universal method for sharing data across platforms. Cloud Data Manager uses this storage for sharing z/OS data with other platforms and with other z/OS sysplexes.

Apply new or updated management class policies

Create new policies or update existing policies that were defined years or decades ago for existing ML2 data. Use DFSMScdm to migrate existing ML2 data according to new or updated policies.

Minimal impact on data migration

DFSMScdm converts DFSMShsm ML2 tape data to MLC (Migration Level Cloud) object data.  Storing DFSMShsm migrated data as objects eliminates DFSMShsm recycle processing and serial access to tape.

DFSMShsm MLC data can be stored on S3 compatible object storage or in a TS7700 DS8000 Object Store.  When leveraging the TS7700 DS8000 Object Store, the DS8000 transparent cloud tiering function must be used to move the data.”

Share z/OS data beyond your sysplex

Cloud object storage provides a universal method for sharing data across platforms. Cloud Data Manager uses this storage for sharing z/OS data with other platforms and with other z/OS sysplexes.

Apply new or updated management class policies

Create new policies or update existing policies that were defined years or decades ago for existing ML2 data. Use DFSMScdm to migrate existing ML2 data according to new or updated policies.

Technical details

Hardware requirements

These are the specific support required to use IBM transparent cloud tiering for data migration to the cloud, after the installation of Shopz:

  • IBM DS8900 9.2.x or later
  • Feature code 5283

IBM transparent cloud tiering requires VED 5.3 or later for the TS7700 target.
Installation instructions

Software requirements

These are the requirements needed for z/OS DFSMS Cloud Data Manager, after the installation of Shopz:

  • IBM z/OS 2.5 (5650-ZOS) or later
  • For migrating HSM ML2 tape data to MLC cloud, the z/OS DFSMS Hierarchical Storage Manager component of a supported release of z/OS
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To obtain IBM z/OS DFSMS Cloud Data Manager, login to Shopz or register for an account. 

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