SMC COLlector Command

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ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference

Chapter 2, SMC Commands, Utilities, and Control Statements

SMC adds the COLlector command.

Description:

The SMC COLlector command is used to start or stop the statistical gathering function. This function allows the Virtual Storage Manger GUI to retrieve z/OS SMF records in real time.

Interfaces:

Console, SMCCMDS data set, or SMCPARMS data set
UUI Support: No

Subsystem Requirements: Active SMC required

Syntax:

The following figure shows COLlector command syntax.

Figure 2-1 COLlector Command Syntax

Description of "Figure 2-1 COLlector Command Syntax"

Parameters:

The COLlector command includes the following parameters:

LIst: optionally, displays status information for the SMC collector. This is the default if no parameters are specified. It cannot be specified with any other parameter.
START: optionally, starts the SMC collector.
STOP: optionally, stops the SMC collector.

Optional Parameters:

ORDer: optionally, specifies the order of the SMCXU83 IEFU83/IEFU84 exit. The parameter is used to order the SMCXU83 exit when other exits are present.; Specify FIRST or LAST. The default is FIRST.
DSPsize: optionally, specifies the size (number of 4K blocks) of the collector data space used to accumulate SMF records. The data space is created on the first COLlector START. DSPsize cannot be changed after the first start. The default is a data space of 64M.; ddddd indicates the number of 4K blocks.
DISPMsg: optionally, specifies whether SMC0274 and SMC0275 messages are displayed. Message SMC0274 messages indicates that the SMC collector data space is full.; Specify YES or NO. NO is the default.
MSGwait: optionally, specifies the time between SMC0274 messages. This message indicates that the SMC collector data space is full.; mmm indicates the number of minutes to wait.
Time: optionally, specifies the time to pause the data transmission to the requestor due to no data to send.; ssss indicates the number of seconds.
SUBsys: optionally, specifies one or more subsystem names if they are defined in the SMFPRMxx member. Up to 10 subsystem names can be entered.; subsys-list is a list of subsystem names.