HP XP7 Smart Manager for Mainframe User Guide (TK916-96001, May 2014)

The following table shows the maximum length and the permitted characters for items in the filenames
used by Smart Manager for Mainframe.
Table 38 Maximum length and permitted characters for items in filenames used by Smart Manager
for Mainframe
Permitted charactersMaximum lengthItem
A string consisting of one or more parts, joined by periods. Each
part can contain from one to eight characters, and consist of
uppercase alphabetic and numeric characters. Note that the
first character of each part must be an uppercase alphabetic
character.
25Prefix
One to eight uppercase alphabetic character or numbers. This
must start with an uppercase alphabetic character.
8Policy ID
A string consisting of one or more parts, joined by periods. Each
part can contain from one to eight characters, and consist of
uppercase alphabetic and numeric characters. Note that the
first character of each part must be an uppercase alphabetic
character.
44 - (5 + prefix)
Tiering policy group
ID
Format of datasets used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
The following table explains the format of datasets used by Smart Manager for Mainframe.
Table 39 Format of datasets used by Smart Manager for Mainframe
BLKSIZELRECLRECFMDSORGFile name
Any128 or moreVBPSTiering policy information CSV file
4,096256VBPSDisk configuration definition file
4,096256VBPSTiering policy group definition file
Disk space requirements of configuration files
The following table explains how to calculate the disk space required for configuration files.
Table 40 Disk space requirements of configuration files
Size (unit: bytes)Configuration file
700+A 400+B 230
Disk configuration definition file
200+C 100+D 100
Tiering policy group definition file
Legend:
A: Number of volumes specified in the disk configuration definition file
B: Number of pools specified in the disk configuration definition file
C: Number of volumes specified in the tiering policy group definition file
D: Number of records specified in the tiering policy group definition file
Files used by Smart Manager for Mainframe182