The very first thing that we did was to create a "minimal" SMS environment, which had nothing managed, and IPL'd.
We then create a "SGWORK" pool. We set up an SMS pool of WORKnn volumes. We created a STORGRUP called SGWORK, a STORCLAS called SCWORK and a DATACLAS called DCWORK. The three ACS routines were very simple: PROC 1 DATACLAS IF (&DSTYPE EQ 'TEMP') THEN SET &DATACLAS='DCWORK' END PROC 1 STORCLAS IF (&DSTYPE EQ 'TEMP') THEN SET &STORCLAS='SCWORK' END PROC 1 STORGRUP IF (&STORCLAS EQ 'SCWORK') THEN SET &STORGRUP='SGWORK' END DCWORK basically had not attributes assigned to it. The same with SCWORK and SGWORK. We then did a dynamic activate of this. Eventually the old work (PUBLIC) volumes were empty (had to recycle some STCs). Once they were empty, we reinitialized them as SMS volumes for new data. We did something similar to you at that point. We converted HLQs, starting with TSO user data (separating PS and VSAM from PDSs into different pools beause we backup PDSs with HSM but not user PS or VSAM), then test datasets, then model office datasets, and finally production datasets. In each case, we converted PS files first, then PDSes, then VSAM. VSAM is the most critical to us, so we did it last. We don't have DB2 or any other database system. We converted some system infrastructure datasets, but not many. I wanted to, but was shot down. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 • N. Richland Hills • TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone • john.mck...@healthmarkets.com • www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. –The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:27 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Converting to SMS for the first time > > I have a friend who has a shop that is non SMS. I am trying > to provide a simple check list on how to convert to SMS > managed storage. > > If anyone has suggestions on best practices for a conversion > – please let me know. > > I have one idea of how to do, but others with more experience > might have a more elegant approach. > > My concept is to create some empty SMS Pools. > Change/establish ACS routines (using the SAMPLE IBM provides) > and slowly take one HLQ after another. Then when comfortable > with the process and ACS/HSM processes work, go for the big > bang. Yes – This is a high level view of what I would do. > So steps are missing. ☺ > > If there are better ideas, I thank you for the guidance. > > > Lizette Koehler > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
