SMP/E uses CSIs to keep records of the system. To define the CSI data sets for your system, you need to do the following:

1. Decide how to organize the CSI data sets.
2. Understand catalog considerations for CSI data sets.
3. Allocate the CSI data sets.
4. Define alias entries for user catalogs.
5. Initialize the CSI data sets.
6. Define the zones for your system.
7. Understand how to reorganize a CSI data set to reclaim space.