Task M9C0I025: Set Up SMF Minidisks

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Task M9C0I025: Set Up SMF Minidisks

This task prepares minidisks for SMF recording. The @SMF macro in the ACFFDR specifies which SMF minidisks CA ACF2 for z/VM uses for SMF recording. Task M9C0I011 defined these minidisks and task M9C0I014 formatted them. If you are not using SMF minidisks, just press PF5 to bypass this task.

To complete this task:

Select task M9C0I025 from the Task Selection Menu.

The following panel appears:

M9C0I025 Set Up SMF Minidisks CA ACF2 for z/VM ====> This step will set up the SMF minidisks by performing a RESERVE on them. These disks are owned by ACF2VM at virtual addresses 200‑202. These disks should already be formatted; if they are not, enter CMS subset and perform the commands necessary to FORMAT these disks. You may enter CMS subset by typing CMS on the command line at the top of the screen. Press PF2 to perform this task: Press PF5 to bypass this task: PF1=Help 2=Perform 3=End 4=Return 5=Bypass 6= PF7= 8= 9= 10= 11= 12=

Press PF5 to bypass setting up the SMF minidisks or press PF2 to set up the SMF minidisks.
If you press PF5, a message appears on the panel confirming that you are bypassing this step:
```
M9C0I025      Set Up SMF Minidisks                     CA ACF2 for z/VM 
 ===>
 SMF minidisk setup has been bypassed. Press PF3 to exit.
```
If you press PF2, a message appears on the above panel when processing is complete confirming that the SMF minidisks are set:
```
M9C0I025      Set Up SMF Minidisks                     CA ACF2 for z/VM 
 ===>
 SMF minidisk setup complete;
```
Press PF3 to return to the Task Selection Menu.