The New CA Vantage™ Storage Resource Manager Storage Management Like You’ve Never Seen Before

The New CA Vantage™ Storage Resource Manager
Storage Management Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Julien Picq
Mainframe
Product Manager
Storage Management
MFX20E

2 © 2015 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD
Abstract
CA Vantage™ Storage Resource Manager (CA Vantage) provides
centralized monitoring and policy-based automation to help
reduce the costs and administration in managing complex
enterprise storage environments. In this session we will
provide an overview of CA Vantage™ Storage Resource Manager
(SRM) and training on how to use Vantage SRM to manage and
optimize your storage environment. We will also provide insight
into the upcoming new release of Vantage SRM, particularly the
new WEB UI and dashboard capabilities.
Julien Picq
CA Technologies

Agenda
STORAGE CHALLENGES
CA VANTAGE OVERVIEW & TRAINING
WHAT'S NEXT WITH CA VANTAGE
Q & A
1
2
3
4

Storage Challenges

Agenda
STORAGE BUSINESS DRIVERS
COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS
THE USER COMMUNITY
CHALLENGES AND NEEDS
1
2
3
4

Storage Business Drivers
MUST SUPPORT
THE BUSINESS
MEDIA
USAGE
ROCKETING TCO
(CAPEX/OPEX)
GLOBAL
MANAGEMENT
CLUTTERED
MARKET
Must align IT
investments
and service
with the needs
of the business
Inefficient
Utilization of
Growing
Storage
Environments
Managing Cost
and Risk is
complex w/
traditional
methods
Difficult to
Manage Tape
and DASD
Across
Multiple
Systems and
Locations
Too Many
Vendors and
Disparate
Technology

What?
Complex Environments Bring Disparate Interfaces
Disparate methods, policies and products used to manage the enterprise
Correct
Decision?
Where?
Policy
#1
Who?
Method
#10
Why?
Software
#8
How much?
Process
#4
Software
#1

Allocated
Allowed
Needs
Allocated
Allowed
Needs
Disparate User Community
Driven by the need to store more information
Web AppsProduction Internal
Applications
Application Development
Systems Programming
DBAs
Space
Hog! 24x7?
Outage
potential?
Allocated
Allowed
Needs

What Are Your Current Challenges and Needs
§ Storage skills are becoming harder to find
§ Proactive threshold monitoring vs. reactive error
handling
§ Risks – outage, compliance, data loss, security …
§ Capacity continues to grow
§ Optimization
§ Do more … with less

CA Vantage™ Storage Resource Manager
Overview and Usage Training

Training Agenda
CA VANTAGE OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION
NAVIGATING THE PRIMARY ADMINISTRATOR CLIENT
TREND/FORECAST ANALYSIS SAMPLE
GENERAL OBJECT AUTOMATION
GENERALIZED SUMMARY OBJECTS
1
2
3
5
6
JOINED OBJECTS7
OTHER NEWER FUNCTIONS8
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES4

CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager
CA Vantage™ SRM
Object Management
View / AnalysisAutomate Control
Active
Storage
Inactive
Storage
Database
Storage
Tape
Resources Performance
CA Vantage Main Task CA SYSVIEW™

CA Vantage – Application
§ 2 department stores
– Trend analysis/Forecasting for holiday peaks
– Outsourcing accounting
§ Grocery supermarket
– Hardware purchasing requirements
§ Manufacturing
– Automation and scheduled management reporting
§ 2 financial institutions
– Automation and ‘Dashboard’ awareness and alerting
How sites have applied CA Vantage

CA Vantage – Navigation
§ 550+
storage
objects
Primary Administrator Client

§ One
method

§ Fast
path
to
Email

§ Fast
path
to
Excel

§ Double-
click
and
Actions

View Formats
Table View
(default)
Graph View

Save Customized Views

§ *
– Match a single node or remaining characters in node
DSN INCL A.*.LOADLIB VOL INCL A*
DSN INCL A*.*.LOADLIB
§ ?
– Replace an individual character
DSN INCL TSO????.*.LIB VOL INCL PR???T
DSN INCL PROD.USER??.TEST
Filter - Wildcard Characters

§ /
– Match all characters to end of text
DSN INCL TEST/ VOL INCL A/
DSN INCL TEST./
§ !
– Match subsequent string anywhere beyond that point
DSN INCL *.!DEPT1 DSN INCL !G????V??
DSN INCL !TEST!LIB DSN INCL !CNTL!
Filter - Wildcard Characters

CA Vantage
§ Capacity
planning
Trend/Forecast Analysis

CA Vantage
Edit Member – Drag and Drop

CA Vantage
Edit Member – Drag and Drop Results

CA Vantage – Automation
§ Most storage management – Clock or calendar driven
§ What does the system do when problems occur?
– The answer is usually, "The system does nothing"
§ What's needed?
– Resolution before serious problems occur
General Object Automation – Concepts

§ GOA scripts created via Wizard
– No need to learn scripting language
§ A script will monitor one object
– Timer driven
– Any number of scripts can be defined for an object
§ Different triggers, different timeframes, different actions, ...
§ Values in script checked during execution
– Action triggered if value matches the filter
General Object Automation (GOA) – Process via Scripts

§ Actions
CA Vantage internal action Job submission
Email; Unicenter; GUI; WTO alerts Event logging
Add volume(s) to DFSMS storage groups z/OS operator command
§ Substitution variables resolved at action initiation
§ Batch jobs can invoke any program from any source
– It’s a batch job J
– Can even just be message notifications
§ I.e. IEBGENER with headings and data columns
GOA – Process via Scripts

§ Timer or Event driven
§ Wizard (recommended) simplifies script definition
and modification
– Powerful script processor
§ Goes far beyond what the wizard shows
§ Key words, function and values documented
§ For advanced use only
– Wizard intended for average simple script generation

§ Scripts processes
– Select objects
– Apply sort and filter criteria
– Zoom (optional) to other objects
– Select candidate records matching the filter criteria
– Take actions on the selected records
– Log the records
– Variable substitution
– Action scheduling immediate or deferred

GOA – Model JCL – Variable Substitution
//ISPRJ%%JOB%% JOB (ES1XXX,ES1XXX,SSM,37),`USER’,
// MSGCLASS=X,NOTIFY=USER
//* *****************************************************************
//* * ARCHIVE FOR GROUP %%GRPNAME%% *
//* *****************************************************************
//JSTP0010 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN DD *
SE 'SYSTEM IS ARCHIVING FOR GROUP ==> %%GRPNAME%%.',USER(ISPRJL1) NOW
//JSTP0020 EXEC DMS
//SYSIN DD DSN=CA.DISK.PARMLIB(%%GRPNAME%%),
DISP=SHR

GOA – Model JCL – Command Generation
//WORKSHOP JOB (123,XYZ),CLASS=A
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
//*REPEAT*
DELETE DSN=%%DSN%%
//*REPEATEND*
//

§ EOJ service overrides the subsequent phase delay timers to
check threshold values immediately at end of action
– Note: EOJ service only for batch jobs submitted by CA Vantage in
response to threshold violations
GOA – Model JCL – EOJ Services
//jobcard
//JOBLIB DD DSN=VANTAGE.LOADLIB or steplib
//jcl statements
//jcl statements
//EOJ

§ Right click
the object
GOA Wizard – Initiation

GOA Wizard – Object Selection

GOA Wizard – Create or Modify

GOA Wizard – Show Script

GOA Wizard – Title/Description

GOA Wizard – Timing – Weekday

GOA Wizard – Timing – Daily Cycles

GOA Wizard – Management Options

GOA Wizard – Filter/Sort

§ 2 Phase
sample:
§ 1st
– Email
SG GT 82%
§ 2nd
– Select and
process
GOA Wizard – Simple/Multi-phased

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Violation Type

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Violation Definition

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – No Zoom

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Record Selection

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Condition for Action

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Action Selection

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Email Definition

GOA Wizard – Phase 1 – Mail List

GOA Wizard – Timing between phases

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Initial Panel

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Type

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 Violation Definition

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Yes Zoom

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Zoom To

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 Filter/Sort for the Zoomed Object

GOA Wizard – Candidates for Action

Goa Wizard – Phase 2 – Record Selection

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Conditional Action

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Action Selection

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – Job Submission

GOA Wizard – Phase 2 – No Phase 3

GOA Wizard – Save/Activate/Execute

CA Vantage – Generalized Summary Objects
§ Objects vs. Views
– Object
§ Functional
§ Host based - public
– View
§ Non-functional
§ Client based - private
§ Summary Object
– New Object without waiting for CA Development to produce an
enhancement request
Overview

§ Summarizes an existing object
§ Available for other functions
– Trend/Forecasting
– General Object Automation (GOA)
§ Needs for managing at the total level
– Not Always Obvious
– Need to get Familiar and Creative J
§ Unlimited number of Summaries per factory Object
§ Host based and available to all users
Overview

§ From the Object Tree
– Right click the object
Summary Object Wizard - Initiation

§ From the Object View
– Use the Definitions Button down arrow
Summary Object Wizard - Initiation

Summary Object Wizard - Name/Description

Summary Object Wizard - Filter/Sort

Summary Object Wizard - Method - Value

Summary Object Wizard - Method - Step

Summary Object Wizard - Method - Filter

Summary Object Wizard - Method - Node

Summary Object Wizard - Line Item Content

Summary Object Wizard - Save and Open the Object View

§ Right-
click
Tree Location and Maintenance

§ Right-
click
Other Features

CA Vantage – Joined Objects
§ Concatenate rows from 2 or more objects into 1 object
§ Concatenate rows based on comparisons of ‘key’ fields
– E.g., concatenate 2 rows if field x in object 1 is the same as field y in
object 2
§ Used to track attributes from different objects which are
similar in nature
Overview

§ Unlimited number of Joined Objects per factory Object
§ Available for other functions
– Trend/Forecasting
– General Object Automation (GOA)
– Generalized Summaries
– Join a join J
§ Host based and available to all users
Overview

Overview – Terms
§ Base Object
– First chosen object by the
right-click
– Left
– 01 fields
§ Candidate Object
– Second chosen object to join
with the primary
– Right
– 02 fields
§ Also 03 etc.

Overview – Join Types
§ Inner
– Most common
– Only records where the ‘key’
field are included
§ Left Outer
– All records from the Base
object are included even if
there’s no match on the ‘key’
field from the Candidate
object
§ Right Outer
– All records from the Candidate
object are included even if
there’s no match on the ‘key’
field from the Base object
§ Full Outer
– All records from both objects
are included whether or not
there’s a match on the ‘key’
field from the other object

§ Right-click
the Base
Object
Join Wizard – Initiation – Base Object – Left

§ Use an
existing
Join as a
model
Join Wizard – Name/Description/Model

§ Join
only
select
records
Join Wizard – Filter

Join Wizard – Candidate Object (right)

Join Wizard – ‘Key’ Field Selection/Join Type
Specify Join Field
Specify Join Type

New Object Results
Scroll right à

§ Right-
click
Location and Maintenance

§ Source and target hosts must be on release 12.5 or above
– Join is not supported on pre 12.5 hosts
§ Only connected hosts can participate
– Connect and distribute again if missing host
§ Join definitions are always saved on each target host
– If new, they are added
– If identical, they are replaced
– Goal is to ensure synchronization
Join Distribution to Multiple LPARs

Join Distribution - Initiation
§ No need to redefine for
each LPAR
§ Copies and updates
attributes
between LPARs
§ 1st connect
to both
hosts
§ Open ‘All Joined Objects’

Join Distribution – Selection and Action

Join Distribution Wizard – Confirmation
Wizard confirms the joined
objects to be distributed.
Wizard confirms the
source and target hosts.

Join Distribution Wizard – Progress Chart/Completion
Wizard reports progress of the
distribution of each join
definition to each host.
Final dialog when
distribution is finished.

CA Vantage
§ Delta Objects
– Tracking variances over time
– An object not a view
§ GOA to examine rates of change and initiate actions and/or alerts
– Defined using the same wizard as Summaries and Joined Objects
– Uses historical data collected by the source object
§ DB2
– RealTime Statistics (RTS) in addition to the traditional RUNSTATS
Other Newer Features

CA Vantage
§ Additional RAID device support
– EMC VMAX
– IBM DS8xxx
– ORACLE STK
§ Peer to Peer
– Distributing configuration between CA Vantage tasks across LPARs via
TCP/IP

CA Vantage
§ ZFS attribute statistics

CA Vantage
§ ZFS management
– Create
– Format
– Mount

CA Vantage
§ ZFS management

What’s New

Agenda
CHALLENGES
VALUE WITH CA VANTAGE
WHAT’S NEXT
GUI MODERNIZATION/WEB UI
1
2
3
4

MF Storage Management: Challenges?
CHALLENGES
§ Capacity planning
§ Optimize storage use
§ Staffing constraints
§ Time to find and resolve problems
§ More Integration
Bill –Mainframe Specialist and
Storage Administrator
CONUNDRUM
$$$ COST FLEXIBILITY COMPLEXITY

The Value of CA Vantage (Today)
§ Vendor agnostic
§ Performance
§ Highly integrated
§ GUI Windows client
§ Reporting
§ Automation
GET DATA VISUALIZE MANAGE

The Value of CA Vantage (Release 14)
§ Vendor agnostic
§ Performance
§ Highly integrated
§ GUI modernization
§ Enterprise view
§ Advanced reporting
§ Automation
Management
§ Defect Management
GET DATA VISUALIZE MANAGE

What’s Next?
More Integration across platforms
Improved User Experience
More Videos Tutorials, best practice
CPU Usage Reduction
Mobility
Defect finder, Prediction
Support More Vendors
Wiki docs
SIMPLICITY AUTOMATION PREDICTION

Release 14 Features Outlook

What’s Next? Incremental Releases
r12.6
r14.0
r15.0
End of new
development
New
agile
features
Service stream only
Service stream only
New features and fixes
New features and fixes
Fixes and Preventive Maintenance

CA Vantage R14:
– EMC VMAX :
§ Use the thin provisioning support and more SRDF
– BMC Control-T support:
§ Discover the two new objects about Control-T volumes and files
– PDSE 2 support:
§ Use PDSE 2 library member versions
– Adabas update
§ Get the support of the latest Adabas 8.3.x
– IBM TS7700 update
§ Get the BVIR interface update
PTF#1 available

CA Vantage R14:
– New DB2 object:
§ See how full are DB2 tablespaces and indexspace tables and warn the DBA.
– DS88xx update DASD
– New WEBUI
§ Leverage from a modern interface and the new dashboard and reporting
capabilities.
– Alert Manager
§ Manage your alerts from a single pane of glass. See their origin and history
– Automation Manager
§ Manage the stored automated scripts on your system. Fire, delete, deploy them
across multiple partitions from a single pan of glass.
PTF#2: coming up!

GUI modernization: Try a New User Experience!

New WEBUI Demo
§ Introduction to the new WEB UI
§ Navigation and Dashboard
§ Alert Manager
§ Automation Manager
§ Configuration / Installation

CA Vantage 3-axis Vision
-> Across Platform
-> Across Disciplines
-> Reporting &
Advisory tool
- Databases
- Performance
- Storage
- Get Data:
- Vendor agnostic
- Visualize
- User experience
- Manage
- Analyze
- Advise
- Optimize
- Zlinux
- Open system

Hands-on Demo (From CA WEBUI On-demand Demo)

Participate in the CA Mainframe Storage Community!
communities.ca.com/community/ca-mainframe-storage

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