Even VBS doesn't get round split records - such as 70-1 or 74-4 for large LPARs / CFs...
... I don't particularly recommend creating a giant record from the reassembled set of eg 70-1 records but if you do then the triplet SMF70RAO, SMF70RAL, SMF70RAN will point you to the Re-assembly Area. And the fields in that area will tell you all you want to know. If it's not RMF then I don't quite know if there even are broken records nor what support there is for re-assembly. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer WW z/OS Performance, Capacity and Architecture, IBM Technology Sales +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://mainframeperformancetopics.com Mainframe, Performance, Topics Podcast Series (With Marna Walle): https://anchor.fm/marna-walle Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA From: "Allan Staller" <00000387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 14/09/2021 18:33 Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: RMF SMF "broken" records Sent by: "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Classification: Confidential Are you using VBS or VB for the output of your SMF offloads/Dumps? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Pierre Fichaud Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 11:28 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: RMF SMF "broken" records [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] To All, For SMF types 70-79 (RMF), RMF may create broken records because the volume of data can't fit in 32K. So there may be 2 or more "broken" records created. I have an IBM sample file that has the original unbroken record split into 3 broken records. The records are consecutive in the sample file. But I am getting the records in my SMF exit and I must save the broken records to put them together at a later time. There doesn't seem to be a unique identifier in the product section connecting the 3 records. I will use the SMF type/subtype/date/time in the SMF header for now. But the time in 100ths of seconds doesn't seem granular enough to me. Can someone help me here ? Thanks in advance, Pierre. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
