Dean Montevago wrote:
>We have six MAN datasets spread across three volumes; I notice that the ‘I
>SMF’ command switches between only the first and second MAN datasets. Is there
>any doc, explaining how SMF processes the MAN datasets?
Yes. Look in 'MVS System Management Facilities'.
<quote>
When the SMF data set that is currently being recording on becomes full, SMF
does the following:
- Automatically closes the full data set, making it available for dumping.
- Locates the new data set to open by starting at the top of the list of data
sets specified on the DSNAME
parameter of the SMFPRMxx member and looking for the first completely empty
data set.
<end quote>
>On our two production systems a ‘Z EOD’ command is issued when the system
>comes down for an IPL, when will SMF write to MAN3, 4, etc.?
When the first two datasets are full or you do a 'I SMF' and switch FROM those
first two datasets. That happens anytime, not only when 'Z EOD' is issued.
>On our systems programming LPAR, where no ‘Z EOD’ is issued, I do see SMF
>writing to MAN datasets beyond MAN2, when the system is IPL’d.
This is WAD.
What problem are you trying to resolve?
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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