7. PARAMETERS › 7.3 Unit Level Parameters › 7.3.1 Processing Options (RMFOPS) › 7.3.1.1 OPTIONS Statements

7.3.1.1 OPTIONS Statements

You have the choice of specifying an OPTIONS ???? statement
that applies to all system data processed, an OPTIONS
statement for specific systems, or a combination of both.

The OPTIONS statement is used to control the SMF type 76
subtype 1 Trace Activity records processing.  These records
contain data about the range of values that selected MVS
control block fields took on during the entire RMF interval,
called the sample set, as well as for each subset of the
interval.  They are used to populate the RMF Trace Activity
(SCPTRC) File.

You should code an OPTIONS ???? statement that reflects the
choice appropriate for the majority of systems processed by
the unit's daily update job.  Then code explicit OPTIONS
statements for systems whose requirements are different.

The systems that you explicitly code statements for are
checked against the SYSIDs listed in
prefix.MICS.PARMS(SYSID), so do not specify an OPTIONS
statement for a system that has not been defined in the SYSID
parameter.

o  Generic OPTIONS ???? statement

   A single RMF trace option is usually appropriate for most
   systems processed by the analyzer at a customer site.  To
   reduce administrator effort, use the OPTIONS ????
   statement to reflect this choice, rather than coding
   explicit OPTIONS statements for each ORGSYSID that
   provides input to the analyzer.

   If no OPTIONS ???? statement is coded, the default trace
   option for any system not defined in an explicit OPTIONS
   statement is NONE.

o  Explicit OPTIONS statements

   Explicit OPTIONS statements are optional.  Instead of
   ????, they specify an ORGSYSID value.  Explicit OPTIONS
   statements are used to override the parameter settings
   specified with the OPTIONS ???? statement for specific
   systems.

The OPTIONS statement has the following format:

OPTIONS ????/orgsysid trace-option

????/orgsysid    = the first parameter specified in the
                   generic OPTIONS ????  statement is the
                   generic identifier (????).  ????
                   indicates the trace option coded is to be
                   used for all systems unless overridden
                   with an explicit OPTIONS statement.

                   In explicit OPTIONS statements, the first
                   parameter is the original system
                   identifier (ORGSYSID).  ORGSYSID refers to
                   the four-byte character field that
                   identifies the system identifier found in
                   each SMF record processed by the analyzer.
                   ORGSYSID is explained in the section on
                   completing the SYSID member of
                   prefix.MICS.PARMS.

RMF Trace Option = provides three choices for processing SMF
                   type 76 subtype 1 Trace Activity records:

           NONE  - Do not include RMF trace data (the cycles
                   of the SCPTRC file will be empty).

           INTVL - Include interval RMF trace data.

           SET   - Include interval and sample set RMF trace
                   data.  This choice requires more database
                   DASD space than the INTVL choice.

Sample OPTIONS statements:

OPTIONS ???? NONE
OPTIONS PD90 INTVL
OPTIONS SYSW SET