ESCON, FICON, and operations planning

The I/O Operations component of the System Automation for z/OS® product manages configuration changes among channels, ESCON® Directors, control units, and devices. System Automation for z/OS can be used to control and display the entire I/O configuration, whether it be ESCON, FICON®, or non-ESCON or switched (via ESCON or FICON Directors) or non-switched. System Automation for z/OS ensures that a change to the I/O configuration will not unexpectedly cause system or application outages due to the loss of a connection path that is in use.

System Automation for OS/390® runs in z/OS environments providing:

A single, logical point of control of I/O for multiple systems
A unified multisystem view of I/O configuration and resource information
Ability to vary online and vary offline devices attached to ESCON, FICON, or parallel channels
Support for coupling facilities

These enhancements significantly increase the effectiveness of managing and controlling I/O resources resulting in improved availability of computing resources and increased efficiency in doing problem determination.

For more information, see IBM® Tivoli® System Automation for z/OS User's Guide

Reference

IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS User's Guide.