SMF Data Set Processing

The SMF recovery function that is provided responds to system messages that indicate that the SMF data set is full or has been switched. Predefined commands from the configuration files are selected to dump and clear the contents of the SMF data set.

The commands to be selected can be defined depending on the occurrence of the incoming messages. Additionally SA z/OS checks at initialization time whether SMF data sets need to be dumped and triggers the appropriate recovery action. The SMF recovery function includes the following items:

• Automation routine AOFRSA03, see AOFRSA03
• Automation table entries for system messages IEE362A, IEE362I, IEE391A and IEE392I
• Error threshold definitions for MVS component minor resource SMFDUMP
• Command specification in the MESSAGES/USER DATA automation policy item for the special message ID SMFDUMP