General note ..... "Close Pending" status for an SMF dataset is actually fairly normal but should NOT persist for very long. It basically means that SMF is still writing data out to that physical dataset but has "logically" reached the end of the file and is collecting/targetting its current input data to the 'next' dataset (which in this case there is none - which I suspect might have been the source of the issue).
Second note ...... you really should have procedures in place on the system to "dump" and CLEAR SMF datasets as soon they become FULL - you should never really have SMF datasets that are in "dump required" state. That's system data that has been collected and is just sitting there not being used for its intended purpose. IF for some reason there is no actual need for the data then just make sure to CLEAR the datasets as they become FULL. Third general thing ..... "Close Pending" is USUALLY an indication of a thru-put performance iusse with SMF - that is, the data is being collected as a FASTER rate than it is being physically written out to the SMF dataset. In most cases there might be a data spike that causes this sort of behavior instead of a sustained data rate issue; the other possiblity to consider is an I/O (performance) issue with the physical SMF dataset itself. Finally, as has already been noted .... if the problems persists then contact IBM Service. Thanks, Bill.... z/OS Development and Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
