Logging and tracing server information

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System information that is unique to the Data Virtualization Manager server can be recorded in Server Trace log file(s), System Management Facility (SMF) data set records, and in Data Virtualization log (DB2) tables.

Use Server Trace to trace and log server events, and to help identify and troubleshoot Data Virtualization Manager server issues.

Use the System Management Facility (SMF) to record system resource usage information in SMF data sets.

Use DB2 logging to write out the total z/OS resource usage information into an intervals table for a specified time interval.

The information that you collect can be used for:
  • Billing users
  • Reporting reliability
  • Analyzing the configuration
  • Scheduling jobs
  • Summarizing direct access volume activity
  • Evaluating data set activity
  • Profiling system resource use
  • Maintaining system security

You can choose to use any combination of logging features. For example, SMF logging can be used together with Server Trace logging, or separately. When used together, only the SMF Record Subtypes 01, 02, 06, 09, 10, 18 and 19 records are available for logging into DB2 tables. In most cases, the fields that are recorded are identical. However, some fields may not be available in both SMF and Server Trace logs.