If working with z/VM MONITOR data the ZVMDATA DDNAME points to one or more concatenated sequential datasets for the same system. See JCL and parameters for a COLLECT run for a COLLECT run using this input data.
If working with Velocity Software data four DDNAMEs point to the system, CPU, device and user data respectively – VELSYS, VELCPU, VELDEV and VELUSR. Each file name may point to one or more concatenated sequential datasets of the same type, for the same system.
DD AVMDATA is the dataset to which the output data from Acquire is written. It must be a sequential file with LRECL=4096, RECFM=VB and any convenient block size (half track is good).
The following parameters are mandatory for a COLLECT run:
RUNTYPE=COLLECT
TARGET=tttttttt=ssssssss
Target system number and z/VM system name, for example 1234=MVSA
The following parameters are optional for a COLLECT run. Defaults are bold/underlined:
DEBUG=<string>
Default is all N; turn on selective debugging of Acquire modules. DO not use unless instructed to by Precisely.
COMPRESS=N or Y
Perform basic output data compression in AVMDATA or not
EDATE=ddmmmyy
End date of required measurement interval, for example 17JAN13
ETIME=hhmm
End time of required measurement interval, for example 1115
DROPNV=Y or N
Drops disk devices with no volume serial, or not
PUSHFTP=<x>
Default is N indicating that files will be collected from USS by Control Center; if Y or D files are assumed to be “pushed” from the mainframe to Control Center and are named slightly differently
REMAINDER=Y or N or <name>
Specifies for workloads if a remainder group is to be generated or not (z/VM Monitor data only)
SDATE=ddmmmyy
Start date of required measurement interval, for example 24DEC12
STIME=hhmm
Start time of required measurement interval, for example 0945
USSCOMP=Y or N
Compress USS output or not, default is to compress data.
USER=<name>
Specify a full or partial name for a WORKLOAD= entry (z/VM Monitor data only)
USSONLY=N or Y
Default is N and data is written to //AVMDATA and USS; if Y, data only written to USS
USSPATH=
No default; if provided is path to USS directory to store data
WORKLOAD=name
Specifies a workload name and then which guest machines belong to it (z/VM Monitor data only)