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Chapter 29. Test data and File Manager 931

Example 29-3 SMF dump with fixed LRECL

//SMFDUMP EXEC PGM=IFASMFDMP

//INDD1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your_smf_save_file

//OUTDD1 DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG),UNIT=SYSDA,

// SPACE=(CYL,10,5),VOL=SER=your_disk,

// LRECL=32760,RECFM=VBS,BLKSIZE=0,

// DSN=your_smf_working_file

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

//SYSIN DD *

INDD(INDD1,OPTIONS(DUMP))

OUTDD(OUTDD1,TYPE(110))

/*

29.2.3 SMF record layouts

You can use Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS to get the description of the SMF records.

From the Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS Main menu, select option 2 (Administration). On

the Administration menu, select 3 (Logs), and press Enter. The Logs menu is displayed. From

the Logs menu, select the log that contains the record (SMF) and press Enter. The Record

Definitions panel for SMF is displayed, as shown in Figure 29-18.

Figure 29-18 List of SMF record definitions in TDS

Tip: The best way to avoid having to use DFSORT to truncate the SMF records is to

specify the record’s length when dumping them, as shown in Example 29-3 on page 931.

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Select the record type by typing a slash (/) in front of its name. Press Enter. The description

of the record is displayed, as shown in Figure 29-19.

Figure 29-19 Layout of SMF_090 record

Appendix D, “Record definitions supplied with Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS” in the Tivoli

Decision Support for z/OS Administration Guide lists the members of the installation libraries

where you can get record definitions. As an example, the definition for SMF_090 is in

member DRLRS090 of the SDRLDEFS library, as shown in Figure 29-20.

Figure 29-20 TDS layout of SMF_090 record

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