Is SDB getting the correct half track BLKSIZE?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:12 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: SMF DUMP SB37 - what am I doing wrong?
> 
> Charles,
> 
> The SMF data is VBS or variable block SPANNED.
> 
> Typically if I am unloading a small number of records I switch it to FIXED
> BLOCK (FB) to save space
> 
> Each block in a VBS file has an extra 4 bytes for the Block descriptor word
> (BDW)
> And each record has a 4 byte record descriptor  word (RDW)
> 
> Easy to use more storage than you think you might.
> 
> 
> I forget how the spanned plays into that.
> 
> But if you have a specific record and it is a fixed length then go for the FB 
> for
> the record with an LRECL equal to the length of the longest record.
> 
> If you are offload a TYPE30 record, a little more of an issue but match the
> longest length of the Type 30 and use that as the FB LRECL
> 
> Lizette
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > On Behalf Of Charles Mills
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:01 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: SMF DUMP SB37 - what am I doing wrong?
> >
> > I don't think I was clear. My question is why is the file so big? How
> > does
> what should
> > be handful of SMF records end up as 157 tracks?
> >
> > And yes, there is space on the volume:
> >
> > Volume Data
> > Tracks . :    3,825
> > %Used  . :       65
> > Trks/Cyls:       15
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > On Behalf Of Cobe Xu
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 5:45 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: SMF DUMP SB37 - what am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Maybe a bigger DUMPOUT will help...   worth a try..
> > //DUMPOUT DD DSN=xxxxxx.SMFDATA.NEW,DISP=(,CATLG),
> > // SPACE=(CYL,(50,10),RLSE),
> > // LRECL=32760,RECFM=VBS
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Charles Mills <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > This has to be less than sysprog 101 but I am obviously less than a
> > > sysprog.
> > >
> > > Here is my SMF Dump proc:
> > >
> > > //SMFDUMPS PROC MAN='SYS1.S0W1.MAN1'
> > > //DUMP1   EXEC PGM=IFASMFDP,REGION=1M
> > > //INDD1    DD  DSN=&MAN,DISP=SHR
> > > //DUMPOUT  DD  DSN=xxxxxx.SMFDATA,DISP=(MOD,CATLG),
> > > //     SPACE=(TRK,(10,10),RLSE),
> > > //     LRECL=32760,RECFM=VBS
> > > //SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=H           Was D
> > > //SYSIN    DD  DSN=VENDOR.PARMLIB(CLRMAN),DISP=SHR
> > >
> > > VENDOR.PARMLIB(CLRMAN) is
> > >   INDD(INDD1,OPTIONS(ALL)),OUTDD(DUMPOUT,TYPE(89))
> > >
> > > There is almost nothing going on on the system. I have only a very
> > > few Type
> > > 89 records:
> > > 89             8           .07 %         1,794.00           326
> > >
> > > But xxxxxx.SMFDATA quickly goes to multiple extents, multiple
> > > tracks, and an SB37. Here is about 24 hours' worth of data:
> > >                                                    Tracks %Used   XT
> > > xxxxxx.SMFDATA                                        157  100     6
> > >
> > > What the heck am I doing wrong? Or am I off in my expectations
> somehow?
> > >
> > > Thanks much.
> > >
> > > Charles
> > >
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