Header/Self-defining Section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF79LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
2 2 SMF79SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMG79FLG 1 binary System indicator:
Bit
Meaning when set
0
New SMF record format
1
Subtypes used
2
Reserved.
3-6
Version indicators*
7
System is running in PR/SM™ mode.

*See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.

5 5 SMF79RTY 1 binary Record type 79 (X'4F').
6 6 SMF79TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, when the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10 A SMF79DTE 4 packed Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF79SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SMFPRMxx SID parameter).
18 12 SMF79SSI 4 EBCDIC Sub-system identification (‘RMF’).
22 16 SMF79STY 2 binary Record subtype.
24 18 SMF79TRN 2 binary Number of triplets in this record. A triplet is a set of three SMF fields (offset/length/number values) that defines a section of the record.
26 1A   2   Reserved.
28 1C SMF79PRS 4 binary Offset to RMF™ Product section from start of record, including record descriptor word (RDW).
32 20 SMF79PRL 2 binary Length of RMF Product section.
34 22 SMF79PRN 2 binary Number of RMF Product sections.
Individual header extension for subtypes 1 - 14:
36 24 SMF79MCS 4 binary Offset to Monitor II control section from start of record, including record descriptor word (RDW).
40 28 SMF79MCL 2 binary Length of Monitor II control section.
42 2A SMF79MCN 2 binary Number of Monitor II control sections.
44 2C SMF79ASS 4 binary Offset to data section from start of record, including record descriptor word (RDW).
48 30 SMF79ASL 2 binary Length of data section.
50 32 SMF79ASN 2 binary Number of data sections.
The following six fields are not present for all subtypes:
52 34 SMF79DCS 4 binary Offset to control section from start of record, including record descriptor word (RDW).
56 38 SMF79DCL 2 binary Length of control section.
58 3A SMF79DCN 2 binary Number of control sections.
60 3C SMF79QSS 4 binary Offset to Input/Output Queue (IOQ) queuing control from start of record, including record descriptor word (RDW).
64 40 SMF79QSL 2 binary Length of Input/Output Queue (IOQ) global section.
66 42 SMF79QSN 2 binary Number of Input/Output Queue (IOQ) global sections.
Individual header extension for subtype 15:
36 24 SMF79FPO 4 binary Offset to IMS™ Long Lock data section.
40 28 SMF79FPL 2 binary Length of IMS Long Lock data section.
42 2A SMF79FPN 2 binary Number of IMS Long Lock data sections.