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BCP_SMF

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Extracting SMF in a single job step with a single pass of data

If I want to dump multiple different timeframes of data into an smf dataset I have to do it in multiple steps and mod'ing onto the output dataset For example if I want Type14 records from 2200 on 1st Jan to 06:00 on 3rd Jan I would have to do this...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

Provide Date Time Offset (DTO), Leap Second Offset (LSO) and Time Zone Offset (TZ) values in the SMF record header

With the growing need to load SMF data into analytical tools, the requirement to align and associate the various records from multiple time zones using date and time is becoming more critical. The reliance on specific SMF generators to provide the...
7 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

Copy SMF records to zWIN zfs without using FTP.

Currently, to copy SMF TYPE98/TYPE100 records requires using FTP. Unless using FTP, the RDW is not written to the zFS file and zWIN cannot process the records. Various utilities were tested, including File Manager but none of them copy the RDW. Th...
7 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

IFASMFDL DUMP start date time window

While switching from SMF dataset mode to logstream mode, we noticed that IFASMFDP (dataset mode) behaves differently than IFASMFDL (logstream) wrt the date/time windows:- IFASMFDP allows to dump records from start date "-1"/time "xx:xx" up until e...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

SMF Record for dataset allocation

If a dataset is allocated by a DD statement in a batch job and never opened, the dataset is allocated for the duration of the job step however no SMF record is cut.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

SMF type30 to include on task/job level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage

Please include on type30 SMF record task level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage fields.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

Enhance SMF logstream IFASMFDL failure messages

Our SMF logstream dump job was failing with: IFA832I INVALID PARAMETER COMBINATION FOR ARCHIVE OPTION IFA845I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION LSNAME = IFASMF.AQHO.DEFAULT FIRST LOGBLOCK RCD HDR = 00120000 1E02003B 44870121 162FC4E4 D4E80000 002C02C0 CURREN...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

SMF recording type lacking indicator

Currently when switching recording modes from LOGSTREAM to DATASET no message is produced that is unique to the recording mode/type.There is also no easy way to Display the SMF recording mode. Suggestion: We would like to request such a command li...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

IFASMFDL RC=8 when error in LOGSTREAM

When there is an error when reading the LOGSTREAM, so that it is not safe that all requested data is present, the return code should be 8 instead of 4 because RC=4 indicate only a warning.RC=8 indicate an error. In our case we got a MSG 'IFA819I E...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

DSNTYPE=LARGE support as INPUT for IFASMFDP

This is a new public REQUEST for an older requets to permit user's votes on it.Initial request = MR0311105836 from 2011Migrated to RFE request as: RFE 50060 in 2014Due to increasing of SMF data, we need now to be able to use DSNTYPE=LARGE with IFA...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration