Errors Cost report

The Errors Cost Report reads the last available Audit ERRSUM file and the DFSMShsm File Statistics Records (FSR), reporting the action in the appropriate group cost. The Errors Cost audit report is a useful tool for knowing and understanding the resource waste costs associated with the errors that are found in each DFSMShsm Control Data Set and DFSMShsm owned and managed tape.

Select the Errors Cost Report option from the Auditing Reports Menu to display a filter panel for the Auditing Errors Cost panel. You can specify filters on CPU cost, tape cost, FSR history usage, or any combination of these.

Note: If you specify multiple filters, AND logic is used when the filters are evaluated. All filters must be true for a candidate to be included in the report.

CPU Cost (per second)

The cost of one second of CPU time, in cents (hundredths of a dollar). The default of 25 cents ($0.25 US) is used for the cost of a single CPU second that was used for reading the errors associated to the specific Control Data Set or HSM owned tape. You can change this cost variable to a new cost associated with your site. Use one of these formats for specifying the filter value:

nn for costs of 01-99 cents (US). For example, to specify a cost of 75 cents, you would type 75. To specify a cost of 9 cents, you would type 09.
nnn for costs that are equal to or greater than 1 dollar (US). For example, to specify a cost of $3.80, you would type 380.

Tape Cost (per cartridge)

The cost of one tape cartridge, in cents (hundredths of a dollar). The default of 1 dollar (US) is used for the cost of a tape cartridge used for reading the errors associated to the specific Control Data Set or HSM owned tape. Use one of these formats for specifying the filter value:

nn for costs of 01-99 dollars (US). For example, to specify a value of 9 dollars, you would type 09.
nnn for costs that are equal to or greater than 100 dollars (US). For example, to specify a value of 170 dollars, you would type 170.

Use FSR History

The default value is N. Type Y if you want the FSR history that is collected to be used for reporting. Otherwise, a 24-hour period of the recent HSM activity is reported.

Type your filtering values and press Enter to proceed to the Auditing Errors Cost panel.

 ErrsCost ------- IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm V2R6 ----------- 14:24 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
                                                                                
 Auditing Errors Cost:                                      Row 1 of 5          
                                                                                
 Aud      CPU    Tape   Errors Est. #     Est. #  # Tape  Estimated  Estimated  
 Type     Cost   Cost   Count  CDS Reads  CPU Sec Vols    CPU Cost   Tape Cost  
 MCDS         25  10000   1216     305216       7       4        190      40000 
 BCDS         25  10000    139          0       0       0          0          0 
 OCDS         25  10000      0          0       0       0          0          0 
 HSMTAPE      25  10000      0          0       0       0          0          0 
 Total        25  10000   1355     305216       7       4        190      40000

The report includes the following information:

Aud Type: The type of auditing: MCDS, BCDS, OCDS and HSMTAPE.
CPU Cost: The cost of one CPU second, in hundredths of a dollar (cents), as it was specified in either a filter or the main parameter member.
Tape Cost: The cost of one tape cartridge, in hundredths of a dollar (cents), as it was specified in either a filter or the main parameter member.
Errors Count: Total number of errors discovered under the auditing option.
Est. # CDS Reads: Estimated number of times that errant records were read during the reporting period.
Est. # CPU Sec: Estimated number of CPU seconds that were used for reading errant records during the reporting period.
# Tape Vols: Number of tape volumes in error that were discovered under the auditing option.
Estimated CPU Cost: Estimated CPU cost (in hundredths of a dollar) of the errors that were discovered under the auditing option, based on the CPU cost specified.
Estimated Tape Cost: Estimated tape cost (in hundredths of a dollar) of the errors that were discovered under the auditing option, based on the tape cost specified.

To exit the Auditing Errors Cost panel, press the END function key.