On my production system during prime shift (not "quiet") it took about 35 seconds.
09:51:02.00 $TCK 00000290 I SMF 09:51:36.49 INTERNAL 00000290 START DUMPSMF,DSNAME=SYS1.MAN1 09:51:36.50 00000281 IEE360I SMF NOW RECORDING ON SYS1.MAN2 ON SYSC02 TIME=09.51.36 09:51:37.31 STC22057 00000281 $HASP100 DUMPSMF ON STCINRDR 09:51:37.41 STC22057 00000290 IEF695I START DUMPSMF WITH JOBNAME DUMPSMF IS ASSIGNED TO USER $$MAN 09:51:37.41 STC22057 00000281 $HASP373 DUMPSMF STARTED 09:51:37.43 STC22057 00000090 IEF403I DUMPSMF - STARTED - TIME=09.51.37 Tom Kelman Capacity Planning Commerce Bank, Kansas City -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How long for SMF to switch Less than 2 seconds. 10:03:54.28 MARPACE 00000290 I SMF 10:03:54.32 INTERNAL 00000290 START DUMPXY,FILENM=SYS1.MAN2 10:03:54.32 00000090 IEFU29 HAS ISSUED 'START DUMPXY,FILENM=SYS1.MAN2 ' 10:03:54.32 00000290 IEF196I IEFU29 HAS ISSUED 'START DUMPXY,FILENM=SYS1.MAN2 10:03:54.32 00000290 IEF196I ' 10:03:54.32 00000090 IEE360I SMF NOW RECORDING ON SYS1.MAN1 ON PCAT11 TIME=10.03.54 10:03:55.14 STC06644 00000281 $HASP100 DUMPXY ON STCINRDR 10:03:55.16 STC06644 00000290 IEF695I START DUMPXY WITH JOBNAME DUMPXY IS ASSIGNED TO USER IBMUSER , GROUP SYS1 10:03:55.16 STC06644 00000281 $HASP373 DUMPXY STARTED 10:03:55.16 STC06644 00000090 IEF403I DUMPXY - STARTED - TIME=10.03.55 10:03:55.95 STC06644 00000290 - -----TIMINGS (MINS.)------ -----PAGING COUNTS---- 10:03:55.95 STC06644 00000290 -STEPNAME PROCSTEP RC EXCP CONN TCB SRB CLOCK SERV WORKLOAD PAGE SWAP VIO SWAPS 10:03:55.95 STC06644 00000290 - SMFCLEAR 00 1993 281 .00 .00 .0 1496 PROD 0 0 0 0 10:03:55.95 STC06644 00000090 IEF404I DUMPXY - ENDED - TIME=10.03.55 10:03:55.95 STC06644 00000290 -DUMPXY ENDED. NAME- TOTAL TCB CPU TIME= .00 TOTAL ELAPSED TIME= .0 10:03:55.96 STC06644 00000281 $HASP395 DUMPXY ENDED On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]>wrote: > I am currently working on rewriting our SMF Dump process. > > I was wondering on a quiet system, if I issue an I SMF command, about how > long till the switch? I am seeing about 1.5 mins from command to switch. > > Lizette > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
