BMC AMI Storage IAM 11.1
This space contains information about version 11.1.00 of the BMC AMI Storage IAM product, formerly known as the BMC Compuware IAM product.
BMC AMI Storage IAM product is a high-performance and transparent alternative to a VSAM Key-Sequenced Data Set (KSDS), a KSDS with Alternative Indexes, an Entry-Sequenced Data Set (ESDS), and a Relative Record Data Set (RRDS) that are commonly used by CICS online regions and batch jobs. BMC AMI Storage IAM has a proven track record to outperform VSAM by reducing the number of I/O operations resulting in reduced CPU time, elapsed time and response time. BMC AMI Storage IAM exploits 64-Bit Storage for buffering and indexing resulting in significant CPU time reductions and total cost of ownership savings.
This topic provides access to PDFs that support this product. It also explains how to create your own custom PDFs.
Ready-made space PDFs
The following table provides ready-made PDFs that contain snapshots of the content in this space. Ready-made PDFs are available for new releases and product updates within seven calendar days of their release. Although these PDFs contain all topics, the online topics might be more current, and the content of some topics might be better suited for online viewing.
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2025/01/06 00:00 | 3,257 KB |
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Document | Title | Date |
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BMC AMI Storage IAM Concepts and Facilities Guide | 2020/06/26 00:00 | |
64 bit buffering for CICS and IAMRLS | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
Dynamic Reorg - Enhanced Data Set Reorganization | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
Comparing IAMRLS Support to IAM/PLEX | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
IAM and ZIIP | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
IAM and zEDC | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
IAM vs VSAM Comparison | 2019/01/04 00:00 | |
How IAM Significantly Reduces VSAM Processing Time | 2020/07/01 00:00 | |
Significant Mainframe Cost Savings with IAM and CICS Code Modernization | 2017/05/12 00:00 | |
IAM: Improving Performance for VSAM Applications | 2015/05/26 00:00 | |
IAM Enhanced Dataset Reorganiza5on | 2017/05/12 00:00 |
Creating a custom PDF
If you are logged in, you can create a PDF from any topic in the space. Use the following procedure to create a PDF of either the current topic or multiple pages (a parent topic and its child topics):
- Go to the branch or topic for which you want to create a PDF.
On the toolbar in the upper-right of the window, click
and select Export to PDF:
- In the Exporting PDF dialog box:
In the Template box, select one of the following PDF styles:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
By default, the Simple template exports only the current page. - Standard to export a traditional PDF with a cover, table of contents, and index
By default, the Standard template exports the current page and its child pages.
In this example, selecting This page and its children creates a PDF of all topics in the space's "Reference" section:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
- In the Export Scope box, select what you want to export:
- Only this page to export the current page
- This page and its children to export an entire section (current page and any child topics)
- Click Export.
For more information, see Help for BMC Online Technical Documentation.
Requirements
IAM Version 11.1.00 utilizes various functions and features only available in z/OS operating systems and instructions available only on processors that support z/Architecture®. The minimum requirements for IAM Version 11.1.00 are z/OS 2.3 or higher and a processor that supports the ninth edition of z/Architecture Principle of Operations (-09 level) or above. The specific processors are the z/EC12 or z/BC12 and above.
Due to quad-word alignment required with the 64-bit support, the IAM load library requires and is distributed as a PDSE with a block size of 32760. A normal PDS can be used, but modules will have to be copied to a PDSE should maintenance be necessary, and then copied back.
Resources
Additional information on the IAM product is available on request from BMC. This includes the following:
- White paper—How IAM significantly reduces VSAM processing time
- Concepts and facility guide
- Share presentation (in Power Point format)
- Technical newsletters
This topic answers common questions and explains how to access additional resources, including BMC Support.
Frequently asked questions
This section answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the documentation portal.
The following are general questions about mainframe documentation:
How can I get a PDF of selected content in a space?
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If you are logged in, you can create a PDF from any topic in the space. Use the following procedure to create a PDF of either the current topic or multiple pages (a parent topic and its child topics):
- Go to the branch or topic for which you want to create a PDF.
On the toolbar in the upper-right of the window, click
and select Export to PDF:- In the Exporting PDF dialog box:
In the Template box, select one of the following PDF styles:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
By default, the Simple template exports only the current page. - Standard to export a traditional PDF with a cover, table of contents, and index
By default, the Standard template exports the current page and its child pages.
In this example, selecting This page and its children creates a PDF of all topics in the space's "Reference" section:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
- In the Export Scope box, select what you want to export:
- Only this page to export the current page
- This page and its children to export an entire section (current page and any child topics)
- Click Export.
For more information, see Help for BMC Online Technical Documentation.
Where can I get documentation for all BMC mainframe products?
Additional resources
The following BMC sites are external to this portal and provide information that you might find helpful:
Support information
The following questions offer information about BMC Support:
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