Mainframe Storage Consultant

Tasks

• Analyze DASD space availability and storage thresholds
• Analyze diagnose troubleshoot storage and backup failures
• Apply SMS construct changes online via TSO and ISMF
• Document actions and report tape storage status
• Enhance DASD tape hardware configurations
• Evaluate storage solutions
• Maintain HSM control data set free space
• Maintain HSM parameter library members
• Maintain migration on level 2 tapes
• Manage disaster recovery and business continuity exercises
• Modify mainframe ACS code
• Monitor and enhance storage backups and data replication
• Perform catalog optimization and maintenance
• Provide day to day storage support
• Provision configure implement maintain storage systems
• Recommend SMS modifications
• Reorganize HSM control data sets
• Respond to ServiceNow ticket requests
• Support ABARS on wireline systems
• Support DASD and tape backup restore archive
• Support DF SMShsm disciplines using DF SMS ACS routines
• Test changes in SMS test facility
• Upgrade SMS HSM and DFP

Perks/Benefits

• N/A

Skills/Tech-stack

ABARS | ACS | Archive | BCM | Backup & Recovery | Business Continuity | CA Vantage | CA1 | CA7 | CSM | Catalog Optimization | Catalog maintenance | DASD | DF SMS ACS | DF SMShsm | DFP | Data replication | Disaster Recovery | FDR ABRS | FDR PAS | Global mirror | HSM | Hierarchical storage management | Hitachi Universal Replicator | IBM Global Mirror | IBM Mainframe | IBM TS77xx | ISMF | Managed storage | Metro Mirror | Migration Level 2 Tapes | SMS | SMSPLEX | ServiceNow | Storage management | Sysplex | Systems Managed Storage | TDMF | TSO | Tape Storage | Virtual Tape