System managed storage
System Managed Storage , Dfsms / sms , SMS for short, is a component of the z / OS operating system for managing disk and magnetic tape storage .
SMS allows dataset by name, their storage class, its performance class or its attribute class on predefined pools to create plates. So you can z. For example, you can specify that all datasets created by TSO users are to be placed on disks in a specific disk pool.
In addition, the name can also be used to define appropriate file attributes or to override user information. In this case, when creating a dataset, the user must e.g. B. do not specify a volume.