SYNC


   .-SYNC(0M)--------.   
>>-+-----------------+-----------------------------------------><
   |         .-M-.   |   
   +-SYNC(mm-+---+-)-+   
   '-NOSYNC----------'

Specifies how the MINTIME interval is to be synchronized with the hour. This option must be specified if you want to generate sysplex reports. See Synchronizing SMF recording intervals for more information. If you want synchronization, specify SYNC and the number of minutes (mm) after the hour (in a range from 0 to 59) at which you want synchronization. If you specify a value that is not between 0 and 59, RMF™ uses 0, the default, which synchronizes sets of samples on the hour. If you specify NOSYNC, all intervals are the same.

Note: Keep in mind the time you start a Monitor III data gatherer session. RMF synchronizes the starting time of a set of samples by calculating how many sets of samples will fit in the time range up to the first synchronization point. This might mean that the MINTIME interval before the synchronization point is shortened. Subsequent sets of samples remain synchronized only when the MINTIME value is a factor of 60.