SMFDLS Control Statement Reference › STARTDATE

STARTDATE

The STARTDATE statement is not required. It should only be used if you want to start dumping records in a logstream from a specified date, rather than have CA SMF Director start with the most recent dump or with January 1, 1900, if this is the first dump. After the first dump, we recommend that you only use it if you do not want CA SMF Director to manage the date range of dumps for you.

Statement Format:

STARTDATE

►►─ STARTDATE(yyyyddd) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄

Operands and Descriptions:

(yyyyddd)

Specifies which records should or should not be dumped. Records in a logstream dated on or after this date will be dumped in this run. The format is a seven-digit Julian date.

The default value is the date of the most recent record dumped from a logstream. If this is the first dump for a logstream, the default is January 1, 1900.

Sample STARTDATE Statement:

To archive one week's worth of data from a logstream:

LSNAME(IFASMF.ACCT.DATA)
STORCLAS(WORK)
STARTDATE(2008318)
ENDDATE(2008324)