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JCL

How to Create an SMF report using DFSORT ICETOOL

22nd April 2015 Rui Miguel Feio
The following JCL is an example on how to use IBM DFSORT ICETOOL utility to produce a report on SMF records (record type 80 in our example): //SMFRPTR EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //RAWSMF DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS2.WEEKLY.SMF(0) // DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS2.WEEKLY.SMF(-1) // DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS2.WEEKLY.SMF(-2) // DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS2.WEEKLY.SMF(-3) //TEMPSMF DD DSN=&&TEMPS,SPACE=(CYL,(15,15)),UNIT=SYSDA //REPORT DD DSN=USER1.SMF.REPORT,DISP=OLD //TOOLMSG DD […]
JCL

JCL to Clear SMF Datasets

23rd January 2015 Rui Miguel Feio
Here’s a simple example of a batch job to clear the content of your SMF datasets: //SMFDP EXEC PGM=IFASMFDP //INDD1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN1 //INDD2 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN2 //INDD3 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MAN3 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * INDD(INDD1,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) INDD(INDD2,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) INDD(INDD3,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) Explanation: INDDx – are the DD cards that specify the SMF datasets. SYS1.MANx […]
RACF

UACC and ID(*) in RACF

4th October 2014 Rui Miguel Feio
If you work with mainframes, you are probably familiar with UACC (universal access) and ID(*). Many people believe that UACC and ID(*) represent the same thing. This is not true. They are slightly different and you need to take the difference in consideration when planning your RACF security environment. Access Authority Description […]