This IBM Redbooks publication is Volume 3 of a five-volume set that is designed to

introduce the structure of an OS/390 and S/390 operating environment.

The set will help you install, tailor, and configure an OS/390 operating

system, and is intended for system programmers who are new to an OS/390

environment.

In this Volume, Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the DFSMS/MVS.

DFSMS/MVS is the data management part of the operating system that

organizes, identifies, stores, catalogs, and retrieves all the data

information used by an installation.

Chapter 2 provides an overview of DFSMS/MVS and its functional

components.

Chapter 3 describes OS/390 SMP/E which is a tool designed to manage

the installation of software products on your OS/390 system and to track

the modifications you make to those products.