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Selecting SMF Input Files

Use this screen to select the specific SMF files to use as input for subsequent reports.

M9PA-6100     Select SMF input files for reports (6.1)       CA ACF2 for z/VM 

COMMAND ===> ___________________________________________________________
                                                              TIME 14:39

SMF Selection Criteria For Report Input Files:

SMF filetypes and/or masks     ==> ________   ________   ________
                               ==> ________   ________   ________

Predefined SMF Input:

 Filename ==> ________  Filetype ==> EXEC      Filemode ==> *
 

Select SMF input files:                                  Entry  1  of 4

   Fileid     Status                                           Records

 _ 97156001   ACTIVE - data from 06/05 00:02 to 06/05 14:39    27%
 _ 97154001   READY - data from 06/03 00:02 to 06/04 00:02     2%
 _ 97155001   HISTORY - data from 06/04 00:02 to 06/05 00:02   54%
 _ 97144001   On minidisk RFB191 accessed as A(191)            2

PF1=Help      2=Print    3=Quit     4=Return     5=       6=
PF7=Backward  8=Forward  9=        10=Save      11=       12=Retrieve

The SMF Selection Criteria for Report Input Files and the SMF filetypes and/or masks fields specify the filetypes of the SMF files CA ACF2 for z/VM uses for input. When you use an asterisk (*), the default, CA ACF2 for z/VM uses all available SMF records. You can use an asterisk to mask filetypes. For example, when you specify 88*, CA ACF2 for z/VM uses all SMF records with a filetype beginning with the two characters 88 as input. (Masking follows CMS file masking conventions.)

Predefined SMF Input

You can create your own predefined SMF input records. The filename, filetype, and filemode fields specify a file that contains the filename, filetype, and filemode of each SMF file you want to include in the reports. This file must be in CMS LISTFILE format. CA ACF2 for z/VM processes the files in the same order as they are in the file. This file must exist if you include the file ID.

You can use the EXEC option of the CMS LISTFILE command to produce a CMS EXEC file.

LISTFILE SMF * * (EXEC

You can use the CMS EXEC without any changes or you can edit it, save or copy it to another file ID, or rename it.

The filename and filetype of the predefined input file can be any valid CMS file ID. The filemode can be any accessed filemode. The filename, filetype, and filemode of the SMF files specified can also be anything that is valid to CMS.

Filename

The filename of the file you previously defined.

Filetype

The filetype of the file you previously defined. The default is EXEC.

Filemode

The filemode of the file you previously defined. The default is an asterisk, that searches all accessed disks for the file.

Select SMF input files

Enter S for those SMF records you want to use for reporting. CA ACF2 for z/VM links and accesses the service machine SMF minidisks when you select files on those disks for reporting.

Fileid

The filetype of the SMF record. The filename is always SMF

Status

The status of the SMF record (active, unload, or history)

Records

The percent of the SMF disk that is used so far or the number of records on the minidisk.

Use QUIT to save the information regarding the SMF files selected. CA ACF2 for z/VM then displays the Audit Reports (6.0) screen, where you can select CA ACF2 for z/VM or CA Earl™ reports to run.