User's Guide

2-14 System Description
600338-B
Minimum software requirements to support EMASS software
in the MVS environment include the following:
• MVS-SP1.3.6 for JES2
• MVS-SP2.2 for JES3
•SMP/E
• Assembler H
• Standard MVS utilities
UNIX Support
Software solutions to accessing a media libraries are
implemented through the UNIX virtual file system layer.
AMASS software
AMASS software presents the AML/J library as on-line direct
access mass storage. The AMASS software provides the
following features:
• The AML/J library appears a single device
• The AML/J library utilizes a single mount point
• The data on the media appears as a standard UNIX
directory with files
• Write or read to media utilizes the same approach as
magnetic disk
• Raw cache partitioning provide high performance
Files are accessible across the network through standard
communication protocol. The protocols include:
•NFS
•TCP/IP
•RFS
•FTP
•Telnet
• HYPERchannel
Requirements to support AMASS software are platform
dependent. Additional detailed information is provided in
the part number
600307 AMASS Documentation Set
manuals.
DataMgr software
DataMgr is an integrated, layered, file migration application
that requires and operates with AMASS software. DataMgr
provides the following features: