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BMC AMI Storage Reporting 8.x: Fundamentals Using (WBT)

BMC AMI Storage Reporting is a standalone product that integrates with other BMC AMI Storage products. BMC AMI Storage Reporting provides an in-depth understanding of current and historical trends in storage performance.

This course will help learners understand the BMC AMI Storage Reporting components, such as Product interfaces, Data Collectors, and Batch Reporting facility.

At the end of the course, the learners will understand the key features and benefits of the product along with various components. They also will be able to set system parameters to collect and report on storage data.

Note: BMC AMI Storage was formerly known as MainView SRM™, and BMC AMI Storage Reporting was formerly known as MainView SRM™ Reporting.

Major release:

BMC AMI Ops 8.x

Good for:

Administrators, System Programmers

Course Delivery:

Web Based Training (WBT) | 3 hours

Course Modules

  • Module 1: Product Introduction
    • Overview of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Products available under the BMC AMI Storage solution
    • The role of BMC AMI Storage Reporting in business
    • Key features of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Key benefits of using BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Functionalities of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Application Management
    • Performance Monitoring
    • Space Management
    • Integrations
    • Catalog Management
    • Backup/Archive Reporting
  • Module 2: Overview and System Parameters
    • Components of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Understand working of components:
      • Catalog performance components that are Catalog scan facility and VSCAN command
      • Data Collectors - HSM collector, Application collector, Performance collector, and Space collector
    • List the components of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Important features of BMC AMI Storage Reporting:
      • Historical data collection
      • VTOC scan
      • Tape reporting
      • Dataset management
      • Capacity planning
      • HSM reporting
      • VSAM reporting
    • BMC AMI Storage Reporting Utilities
    • Data repositories used for reporting
    • Important databases of BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • System parameter file in browse and edit mode.
    • Set the SMMSYSxx member for:
      • Historical Performance
      • Application Collector
      • Space Collector for Capacity Planning
      • HSM Exit
      • VTOC Scan
      • Tape Scan
      • Catalog Scan
      • Catalog Scan SYSPARMS
  • Module 3: Batch Reporting
    • Batch Reporting menu option
    • Prerequisites for creating effective batch reports
    • Keyword classes in the BMC AMI Storage Reporting
    • Control cards to define batch report structure
    • SRM batch reports
    • SRM batch reporting menu options
    • Running SRM batch reports
    • List of available batch reports for:
      • HSM
      • Performance
      • Space
      • Data set Utility
      • VTOC