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6.1.2 SMF Data Categories

The standard record types (0-127) are the vehicle that IBM
provides for analysis and measurement of the activities
occurring in the I/S facility environment.  Because of the
large number of SMF record types, it is helpful to group
records and categorize them according to the nature of the
information they contain.  One such category is the RMF
(Resource Management Facility) records, SMF record types
70-79.  They contain systemwide measures of CPU, I/O, and
other activities.

This guide is concerned with the categories of standard SMF
records (types 0-127) that are used by the CA MICS Batch and
Operations Analyzer.  These categories include the following
record types:

  o  SMF record types 6, 25, 26, 30, 33, and 89 which are
     used to analyze batch jobs, TSO sessions, started tasks,
     APPC/MVS ASCH scheduled Transaction Programs (TPs), and
     software products registered with IBM's Measured Usage
     License Charging subsystem.  (Record type 25 is only
     valid for JES3 sites.)

  o  SMF record types 0, 7 through 11, 22, 31, 43, 45, and
     90 which contain information about operational events
     useful in managing the I/S facility.

These SMF record type categories are discussed in the
following subsections:

    1 - SMF for Batch, TSO, and Started Tasks
    2 - SMF for APPC/MVS Transaction Programs (TPs)
    3 - SMF for Operations Management
    4 - SMF for Measured Usage License Charging