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Logging DIALs and DIAL Drops

CA ACF2 for VM logs all DIALs and DIAL drops in command limiting SMF records. This uses the pseudocommands $DIAL and $DROP. These pseudocommands introduce a consistent format that always contains the real address of the device you are dialing to, and the virtual address of the target machine you dialed to.

$DIAL Pseudocommand

CA ACF2 for VM always logs the $DIAL pseudocommand through command limiting SMF records for secured target virtual machines. The $DIAL logging always provides the dialed virtual address on the target virtual machine. This $DIAL logging does not occur if the DIAL fails after it passes the standard validations.

The format of the $DIAL SMF record is:

$DIAL terminal targetid vaddr

For example:

$DIAL DISP0420 MVSXA 0817

$DIAL is logged under the dialer's logonid and UID.

$DROP Pseudocommand

When CA ACF2 for VM drops a dialed device because of a CP RESET command, an I/O error, or the target machine logged off, it records the $DROP pseudocommand in the command limiting SMF records.

The format of the $DROP SMF record is:

$DROP terminal targetid vaddr

For example:

$DROP DISP0420 MVSXA 0817

$DROP is logged under the dialed virtual machine's logonid and UID. Because the $DROP SMF record is identical to the $DIAL record, it is easy to pair these two records together by target ID and virtual address to report total dialed time.

CA ACF2 for VM does not log the $DIAL and $DROP pseudocommands if the target machine has the DIALBYP privilege.