IBM OS/390 User Manual
30.9.2 Tasks
Accounting management activities include the following:
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Measurement - collection of actual usage and service-level data.
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Cost allocation - creation of billing and charge-back transactions, including
interfaces to other administrative applications or processes.
interfaces to other administrative applications or processes.
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Allocating and tracking project and other support costs.
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Creating and managing billing systems.
30.9.3 Methodology
The majority of OS/390 resource accounting information is produced in SMF
records, either by OS/390 itself or other products (IBM and non-IBM) that will
write data to SMF. Products such as TME 10 Performance Reporter or third party
products can read SMF data and produce reports useful for billing resource
usage.
records, either by OS/390 itself or other products (IBM and non-IBM) that will
write data to SMF. Products such as TME 10 Performance Reporter or third party
products can read SMF data and produce reports useful for billing resource
usage.
30.10 Summary
OS/390 is best managed using a structured approach to Systems Management.
This chapter highlighted some (not all) of the processes important to ensuring
well managed environment. There are various process methodologies that will
help identify all the tasks, and products available to support those processes. As
your environment grows, automation will be required to reduce the increasingly
complex management effort. Using a task approach, as opposed to a technology
approach, helps centralize the process activities to minimize duplication and
miscommunication, and form the base for this structured approach.
This chapter highlighted some (not all) of the processes important to ensuring
well managed environment. There are various process methodologies that will
help identify all the tasks, and products available to support those processes. As
your environment grows, automation will be required to reduce the increasingly
complex management effort. Using a task approach, as opposed to a technology
approach, helps centralize the process activities to minimize duplication and
miscommunication, and form the base for this structured approach.
There are many IBM publications that can provide systems management process
and product information, and implementation examples. The
and product information, and implementation examples. The
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hundreds of publications that will provide useful information and guidance on
managing the OS/390 environment.
hundreds of publications that will provide useful information and guidance on
managing the OS/390 environment.
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