Charles, The SMF data is VBS or variable block SPANNED.
Typically if I am unloading a small number of records I switch it to FIXED BLOCK (FB) to save space Each block in a VBS file has an extra 4 bytes for the Block descriptor word (BDW) And each record has a 4 byte record descriptor word (RDW) Easy to use more storage than you think you might. I forget how the spanned plays into that. But if you have a specific record and it is a fixed length then go for the FB for the record with an LRECL equal to the length of the longest record. If you are offload a TYPE30 record, a little more of an issue but match the longest length of the Type 30 and use that as the FB LRECL Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:01 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMF DUMP SB37 - what am I doing wrong? > > I don't think I was clear. My question is why is the file so big? How does what should > be handful of SMF records end up as 157 tracks? > > And yes, there is space on the volume: > > Volume Data > Tracks . : 3,825 > %Used . : 65 > Trks/Cyls: 15 > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Cobe Xu > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 5:45 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SMF DUMP SB37 - what am I doing wrong? > > Maybe a bigger DUMPOUT will help... worth a try.. > //DUMPOUT DD DSN=xxxxxx.SMFDATA.NEW,DISP=(,CATLG), > // SPACE=(CYL,(50,10),RLSE), > // LRECL=32760,RECFM=VBS > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote: > > > This has to be less than sysprog 101 but I am obviously less than a > > sysprog. > > > > Here is my SMF Dump proc: > > > > //SMFDUMPS PROC MAN='SYS1.S0W1.MAN1' > > //DUMP1 EXEC PGM=IFASMFDP,REGION=1M > > //INDD1 DD DSN=&MAN,DISP=SHR > > //DUMPOUT DD DSN=xxxxxx.SMFDATA,DISP=(MOD,CATLG), > > // SPACE=(TRK,(10,10),RLSE), > > // LRECL=32760,RECFM=VBS > > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=H Was D > > //SYSIN DD DSN=VENDOR.PARMLIB(CLRMAN),DISP=SHR > > > > VENDOR.PARMLIB(CLRMAN) is > > INDD(INDD1,OPTIONS(ALL)),OUTDD(DUMPOUT,TYPE(89)) > > > > There is almost nothing going on on the system. I have only a very few > > Type > > 89 records: > > 89 8 .07 % 1,794.00 326 > > > > But xxxxxx.SMFDATA quickly goes to multiple extents, multiple tracks, > > and an SB37. Here is about 24 hours' worth of data: > > Tracks %Used XT > > xxxxxx.SMFDATA 157 100 6 > > > > What the heck am I doing wrong? Or am I off in my expectations somehow? > > > > Thanks much. > > > > Charles > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > -- > Cobe Xu > > Best Regards > ----------------------------------------------------------- > z/OS Performance & Capacity Analyst > z/OS System Programmer > Email: cob...@gmail.com > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
