Using the API SMF Log

The API SMF Log shows the details on any socket-attached sessions that are completed or are still active. The data for this report is from the SMF exit. Initiation and termination events are captured.

Figure 73. API SMF Log Screen

The fields on the main page of the API SMF Log are:

Count

Refers to where that record falls in the list of records displayed

Date

Date of initiation or termination (mm/dd/yyyy)

Time

Time of initiation or termination (hh:mm:ss)

Rec Type

Type of record: initiation or termination

Address

Remote IP address

Foreign Port

Remote port number

Job Name

Name of job or task

·         For interactive TSO API usage: the user's TSO User ID

·         For batch submitted jobs: the name of the JOB card

·         For started procedures: the name of the procedure

Job ID

For socket API applications, the JES job identifier (name of address space)

Bytes In

Number of bytes in to the MVS host

Bytes Out

Number of bytes out to remote port

To use the API SMF Log, perform the following steps:

1.      Click on the SessionLog tab.

2.      Click the API SMF Log hyperlink under Telnet and API. Use the Change Host option to specify a different Host for this session.

3.      Enter any filters desired or simply press the Submit button.

The fields available on the performance options are:

AutoRefresh

Automatically refresh the screen by the refresh interval without any user action required.

Refresh Interval
(seconds)

Determines the refresh interval for new data being displayed on the screen. Minimum refresh interval is 30 seconds. The maximum is 400 seconds. Avoid setting a local interval value less than the Host Monitor interval value.

Response Time Threshold

Enter a value for the response time threshold for all devices being monitored. The threshold settings affect only the current viewing session. They do not affect Alerting at the Host.

 

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