(ZOS) Enabling SMF recording

Use this page to enable SMF recording for WebSphere Application Server and select SMF type 120 records for output to the SMF data sets.

For an overview of SMF recording, see Chapter 1 of z/OS MVS™ System Management Facilities (SA22-7630)

To enable properties for specific record types, use the administrative console.

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Tasks

1. Edit the SMFPRMxx parmlib member and update the SYS or SUBSYS(STC,...) statement to include the type 120 record.

   SUBSYS(STC,EXITS(IEFU29,IEFACTRT),INTERVAL(SMF,SYNC), TYPE(0,30,70:79,88,89,120,245))
   

2. Use the SET command to indicate which SMF parmlib member the system should use.
3. Enable SMF type 120 records.

4. Format the output data set.

We have successfully enabled SMF recording when the SMF data is recorded in the data set which is specified in SMFPRMxx.

Subtopics

• Use the administrative console to enable properties for specific SMF record types
  Use the administrative console to view or set SMF record properties for specific types of SMF records.

• Editing the SMFPRMxx parmlib member
  Use this page to edit the SMFPRMxx parmlib member and enable SMF recording for WAS for z/OS.

• Writing records to DASD
  We can configure WAS for z/OS to write records to DASD locations.

MVS System Management Facilities (SMF)