16 Specifying the SMS definitions and programs used by OAM

At this point, OAM is installed; however, you must complete several more steps before you can run applications:

Define hardware devices, such as optical libraries and optical drives.
Define OAM-related SMS constructs, such as storage class, management class, storage group, and data class. These constructs express your storage management policy.
Develop ACS routines to assign constructs to objects. The ACS routines implement your storage management policy.

To complete these tasks, you must first translate your installation’s business needs into technical terms. Once that has been accomplished, use ISMF to create construct definitions and programs in the system.

During installation, customization, and testing, it is reasonable to expect that you must adjust the configuration definitions through ISMF. You might also need to perform OAM operator tasks, such as entering optical disks or tape cartridges into associated libraries.

Related reading: For more information, see the following topics: