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Specify Record Subtype

The record collection process must be started for each individual CA MIM facility for which you want to run a report.

To start record collection

Issue the following command:

SETOPTION facility STATCOLLECT(SUBTYPE=value)STATCYCLE=nn, STATINTERVAL=nn

facility

Specifies the CA MIA facility. Valid values are GTAF and TPCF.

SUBTYPE

Specifies which subtypes to use. Valid values are:

TP

Specifies the record subtype for CA MIA facilities for both GTAF and TPCF. The resulting Tape Usage Statistics report shows detailed information about tape device usage for devices managed by GTAF and TPCF.

ALL

Collect records for all record subtypes available under that facility. The record subtypes correspond directly to the reports available for each facility.

STATCYCLE

Specifies the sampling cycle time, in seconds, that CA MIM waits between each statistical data sampling. The default value is 60.

STATINTERVAL

Specifies how often, in minutes, statistical data samples are recorded for use in the GTAF or TPCF report. The default value is 15.

Note: The STATCYCLE and STATINTERVAL values apply to all record collection subtypes for a given CA MIM facility (GTAF, GDIF, and so on).

Important! To activate the record collection process for all record subtypes, you must repeat this procedure for each subtype, specifying the SETOPTION STATCOLLECT command and the facility associated with that record subtype.

Example: Record Collection

This example shows how to begin the record collection process for the Tape Usage Statistic report. This example indicates data sampling every 30 seconds, and a statistical record recording interval of every hour:

SETOPTION GTAF STATCOLLECT(SUBTYPE=TP) STATCYCLE=30, STATINTERVAL=60

After the statistical record collection process has begun, records are collected and written to the SMF data sets. You need to use your site‑specific procedures for dumping the records to physical sequential data sets that can be used by CA MIM to produce reports.

Notes:

• For more information on the SETOPTION commands, see the Statement and Command Reference Guide.
• For more information on using the report generator, see the chapter “Utilities” in the CA MIM Programming Guide.