Solution overview

EMC Storage Management Solution

Simplify EMC Symmetrix ManagementMainframes continue to support the world’s most mission-critical applications. Many organizations

using mainframes have very large and complex information management environments that span

multiple storage units across geographic sites. Storage administrators require a solution that simpli-

fies management, is easy to use, and reduces the amount of effort to plan, provision, and monitor

storage resources.

The EMC® Storage Management Solution consists of a suite of products that meet the demands of

mainframe environments. For configuration, management, and monitoring of the EMC Symmetrix®

storage arrays, EMC provides a GUI-based interface in addition to the well-known Interactive System

Productivity Facility (ISPF) interface.

The EMC Storage and Performance Management Solution consists of the following products:

EMC Symmetrix Management Console (SMC)EMC Symmetrix Management Console (SMC) is an intuitive, browser-based graphical interface for

managing Symmetrix systems. It is hosted on a small server and is accessed via a web browser.

Because of its lightweight architecture, SMC is an ideal graphical complement to the CLI (command-line

interface) when you need to perform device management of a Symmetrix system. The SMC provides

the following functionality:

•EfficientGUI-basedarraymanagement

•ManageCKDdevicesanddevicegroups

•Manageandmonitorlocalandremotereplication

•Manageandmonitorquality-of-servicefunctionality

the Big Picture

•Automatesconfigurationset-up,monitor-ing, replication, and alerts, reducing typical mainframe storage management task completion from hours to minutes

•FlexibilityofaGUI-basedandISPFinterface to view and monitor Symmetrix storage arrays

•Ease-of-usefeaturessimplifyday-to-daySymmetrix management

•Automatedtrendingtoassistinlong-termdecisions, including system upgrades and consolidation

•Reducestotalcostofownership

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EMC z/OS Storage Manager (EzSM)EMC z/OS Storage Manager simplifies storage-related resource management. It is a mainframe services

management tool that monitors and reports on Symmetrix mainframe storage from the z/OS operating

system perspective. EzSM aids in efficiently planning storage resources by utilizing the mainframe’s

Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) interface. EzSM provides the following functionality to

the mainframe storage administrator:

•Summaryofdirectaccessstoragedevice(DASD)configurations—Eliminatestheneedtomanuallykeep

trackofenterpriseconfigurations

•Symmetrixdevicesetup—ControlsanddisplaystheconfigurationofthespecificSymmetrixarrays,

includingRAIDgroupsandonline/offlinevolumes

•Localandremotereplicationmanagement—ConfiguresandmonitorsSRDF® and TimeFinder® solutions

•NotificationofSymmetrixresourceissues—Alertsuserswithearlywarningsofpotentialresourceissues

EMC Symmetrix Performance Analyzer (SPA)EMCSymmetrixPerformanceAnalyzerisagraphicalperformancemonitoringandtrendingtoolthat

simplifies storage management by enabling long-term planning for decisions, including system

upgrades and consolidation.

•SimplifiesanalysisofSymmetrixperformancetrends

•IntuitiveapplicationandSRDF/Amonitoring

•AddsnewintelligencetoSymmetrixmonitoring