Re-host batch workloads and reduce IT complexity

Dell Batch Processing Environment software

Protect valuable batch investments by bringing the best aspects of mainframe job management Robust mainframe batch execution on cost-effective open systems Batch workloads address a large percentage of legacy application processing. and processing With Dell™ Batch Processing Environment (BPE) software, you can protect existing to cost-effective application and data investments by bringing the best aspects of mainframe job management to cost-effective industry-standard systems. As a core component industry- of Dell’s mainframe re-hosting solution, Dell BPE rapidly migrates valuable batch application investments to open systems without excessive code change and standard complex integration requirements. systems Evolutionary path forward There’s no need to re-implement complex batch processes and procedures when legacy workloads are re-hosted. Dell BPE software delivers affordable, efficient and Key Benefits highly manageable production environments with: • Comprehensive and dynamic Job • Comprehensive Job Control Language (JCL) translators Control Language (JCL) translation • Pre-built integration with common mainframe and third-party batch utilities capabilities • Native support for standard mainframe data file types • Supports job step management and recovery, priority classes, Compared to risky alternatives that re-implement business procedures and environmental conditioned execution, job variables, Dell BPE software replaces common JCL syntax on a one-for-one basis and monitoring and more offers you the choice of continuing to program in JCL syntax or translate JCL to scripts. • Provides native support for GDGs, sequential files and relational The migration facilities provided with Dell BPE software include IBM® z/OS® and IBM databases z/VSE® operating environment JCL translators. Jobs, job steps and procedure steps • Integrates with industry-standard are maintained, along with support of common mainframe utilities like IDCAMS, software and common IBM utilities, IEBGENER and SORT. such as IDCAMS, IEBGENER and SORT Complete operational job control • Includes GUI-based job editor Dell BPE software includes functionality for complete batch job execution. The software’s GUI facilitates the ability to manage non-interactive jobs and allows Re-host batch workloads and reduce IT complexity actions such as: legacy file formats to be migrated transfer from a mainframe or open • Monitoring active jobs and job classes rapidly to open systems with minimal systems server. Once the FTP transfer • Listing specific job status and change. By preserving data file iterations is complete, Dell BPE software execution reports instead of collecting information into automatically translates and submits jobs • Submitting jobs one large file, Dell BPE minimizes disk for execution. • Canceling and suspending jobs that space consumption and compute are in execution cycle requirements on the new target Configuration import facility • Saving configurations platform. Dell BPE technology also In order to simplify the upgrade supports leading relational databases process for new software releases Jobs can be designated in specific job such as IBM DB2® (LUW), Oracle® and movement of processes between classes and assigned priorities within database and Microsoft SQL Server, as nodes, the configuration import facility a job class. Specific jobs or procedure well as Adabas from Software AG. allows administrators to import existing steps can also be restarted. subsystems from other nodes. Addressing the complete picture Robust, flexible administration A large percentage of mainframe batch Batch statistics Dell BPE software enables you to define, workload processing time involves Dell BPE software contains enhanced configure and administer systems using interacting with common utilities such commands that display statistics such Dell™ Batch Processing Environment as IDCAMS, IEBGENER and IEBCOPY as time spent in VSAM code, wait times, Manager. With Dell BPE Manager, you — in addition to third-party solutions and logical and physical I/O statistics. can configure databases (VSAM and such as sort utilities, job schedulers and relational), define security, specify print spoolers. With built-in integration Comprehensive legacy investment accounting criteria, create job classes, for both tightly and loosely coupled protection configure a batch console and set many application utilities, Dell BPE software When considering a migration project, other attributes associated with the Dell automates a large portion of the both the path to obtain the desired BPE software environment. integration efforts commonly associated target environment and the destination with migrating batch environments are equally as important. Batch With Dell BPE, batch programs can be to open systems. Dell BPE software application investments can be quickly managed and scheduled according allows administrators to integrate their be leveraged on industry-standard to specific configuration parameters preferred middleware components, systems with Dell BPE software, without such as start time and job priority. You forming a complete software solution excessive code change or complex can assign or change job attributes, for supporting business logic and integration efforts, resulting in a highly and determine the current status of a minimizing risk. manageable and well-supported job. You can also create and manage platform moving forward. multiple batch nodes and subsystems Remote job submission when separate environments are Dell BPE software provides a remote For more information about any required, such as for individual job submission facility where you can of our service offerings, please production and test regions. submit IBM z/OS or z/VSE jobs via FTP contact your Dell representative or A GUI file editor allows you to intuitively visit dell.com/services. add, modify or delete file entries and Application runtime support attributes. The editor also allows you to COBOL PL/1 Java Natural C/C++ C# Easytrieve FOCUS SAS Plus create and edit jobs using a point-and- click interface. Dell BPE GUI, uni-SPF, EXCI Dell TPE Command Line Procs Native support for mainframe data Manually execute types VSAM JCL Custom Data Services Dell BPE software supports standard Automate Applications mainframe data file types such as VSAM Sequential

Job execution Job Parmlib files (KSDS, RRDS and ESDS), sequential Job scheduler files, generation data groups (GDGs) and GDG’s Dell BPE Subsystem concatenated data sets. This support Indicates available enables applications accessing these Print Output Sort Messaging Utilities RDBMS Dell technology Mgmt. Utility 3rd party software and utility integration

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