Hi Steely (or is it Mark)? But I don't know which volumes have the data specific to those dates; wouldn't CA-1 or OAM complain saying it doesn't have the full list of volumes associated with that tape file?
- Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steely.Mark Sent: 04 December 2018 17:58 To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: IFASMFDP I think you can specify the volsers you just want to read -- VOL=SER=(UC4622,UI0455). This may cause an error but you will have the data needed . Thanks -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2018 11:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IFASMFDP In my opinion, you cannot do much using IFASMFDP. Fairly stable (can you say no real enhancement potential). You could look at using LOGSTREAM for SMF Data (which I am told is nicer) - Logstream provides a possibility of better search criteria. >From my experience, when you have HUGE SMF files (offloaded) it is difficult >to manage with better tools like ASPG SMFUTIL or CA SMF Director. Just using SMF IFASMFDP, makes the process more prone to difficulties. Just my humble opinion - and I have just converted to a new series of SMF jobs to do the collection, interim dumps to Daily files and Daily Mod'd onto Monthly. We do not have WEEKLY. When the process runs, it is great. When it fails, I have to spend many, many days recovering the SMF data. Sometimes you need to review the SMF Collection process and see what makes sense. Do you need to keep all Records (and z/OS V2.3 adds more new SMF record Types) or just specific ones. I can only see SMF Data getting bigger and bigger as the years to come. What is needed for AUDIT functions and what is needed for Capacity Planning/Performance Tuning. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2018 9:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: IFASMFDP > > Hello! > > Say there's a file called SMF.WEEKLY and it is a huge, multi-volume > file, and is an aggregate of all SMF.DAILY files (data is sequential). > If I want to pick out data from just the first day of the week from > SMF.WEEKLY, using IFASMFDP, apart from specifying DATE(yyddd,yyddd), > is there a more efficient way? > > That is, knowing that the data I need ends within the first few vols > of the multi-vol SMF.WEEKLY, is there a way to avoid the cost of going > through the whole SMF.WEEKLY file? > > As always, thanks for your inputs. > > - Vignesh > Mainframe Infrastructure > > > MARKSANDSPENCER.COM > ________________________________ > Unless otherwise stated above: > Marks and Spencer plc > Registered Office: > Waterside House > 35 North Wharf Road > London > W2 1NW > > Registered No. 214436 in England and Wales. > > Telephone (020) 7935 4422 > Facsimile (020) 7487 2670 > > www.marksandspencer.com > > Please note that electronic mail may be monitored. > > This e-mail is confidential. If you received it by mistake, please let > us know and then delete it from your system; you should not copy, > disclose, or distribute its contents to anyone nor act in reliance on > this e-mail, as this is prohibited and may be unlawful. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN *** Disclaimer *** This communication (including all attachments) is solely for the use of the person to whom it is addressed and is a confidential AAA communication. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, distribution, printing, or copying is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
