I think there is someone on the list that already has some SMF 83/84/85
that will capture everything.  You would have to modify for your purposes.
I was looking for Unix file creation trigger a couple years ago...should be
in archives.

Rob Schramm

On Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 6:17 PM Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote:

> There are a number of commercial products that will send z/OS operational
> and security events to Linux or Windows. I am, ahem, the principal author
> of one:
> https://correlog.com/mainframe-security-solutions/zdefender-for-zos/
>
> There are a number of competitive products but I'll let you do your own
> Google searches. <g>
>
> The SMF exits could be a starting point but they are not for the
> feint-hearted. Cross-memory, locks, SRB, Key 0, that sort of thing.
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.ieaa800/condiscon.htm
>
> A better starting point if you wanted to roll your own is "SMF log
> streams." More of a problem state, get-a-record sort of interface.
>
> You might also take a look at IBM Common Data Provider.
>
> Charles
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of John Roberts
> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 3:08 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Sending z/OS Events to Windows Server
>
> I have a need to recognize certain events (creation of a file, completion
> of a JOB, etc) and send basic information about each event to a Windows
> process near real-time.
>
> The Windows process would be a RESTful web server deployed on the Intranet
> alongside the z/OS box.
>
> I have been out of the SYSPROG loop for quite a while, but I seem to
> recall that the SMF exits are a good place to detect these events.  But I
> know that the SMF exits can't do anything involving a WAIT, so the only
> thing the exit could do would be to post the information to another address
> space cross-memory.  That address space (STARTED task?) could then act as a
> HTTPS client and send the data to the outboard server.
>
> I have been reading about the "z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit".  Would
> this work for the HTTPS client?
>
> Whatever I create I need it to work in a vanilla z/OS environment V2.1 or
> after (no CICS etc.).
>
> Does this sound like I am on track? Or is there a better way?
>
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