This manual is intended for BS2000 systems support staff.
This chapter “Preface” provides a general overview of the manual, a list of the changes made since DSSM V4.0 and SSCM V2.3, and a description of the SDF syntax used for the DSSM commands and SSCM statements.
The manual is divided into the following main chapters:
The chapter “The subsystem concept in BS2000 OSD/BC” explains concepts and describes relations that play an important role in the subsystem concept. A description of the version dependencies between BS2000, DSSM and SSCM is followed by an overview of important DSSM-compatible products included in the basic configuration of BS2000 and by brief descriptions of selected unbundled DSSM-compatible products.
The chapter “DSSM” describes dynamic subsystem management (DSSM):
topics dealt with include tasks and functions, management strategies and error handling, how to activate DSSM via the parameter service at startup time, and the accounting records of DSSM.
The chapter is concluded by two comprehensive examples.
The chapter “SSCM” describes subsystem catalog management (SSCM). Following a brief introduction, the SSCM statements are described in detail. The chapter concludes with notes on the installation of SSCM and a number of examples.
At the back of the manual you will find a list of related publications.
Other publications referred to in the text are given in the form of abbreviated titles accompanied by a number in square brackets. The full title of each of these publications can be found under “Related publications”