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        SMF 72-3 Workload Activity
        • 05 Jun 2024
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        SMF 72-3 Workload Activity

        • Updated on 05 Jun 2024
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        Introduction

        Fields

        Stored in wlmData

        SMF FieldDB Column nameDescriptionUnit
        recordTypeValue can be WLM or RPT
        WLM is a record from Work Load Manager and provide global information
        RPT is a record from a Report class
        SMF74DATstartTimeDate when the RMF measurement interval started
        endTime
        secondsNumber of seconds between startTime and endTimeSeconds
        SMF78SID)sidMVS system ID
        SMF74XNMsysplexSysplex name as defined in parmlib member COUPLExx
        SMF74SNMsystemNameSystem name for current system as defined in parmlib member IEASYSxx SYSNAME parameter
        R723MCNM
        R723CLSC        		wlmClassIf recordType == 'RPT' fill with R723CLSC
        Else fill with R723MCNM
        R723MCNMwlmReportIf recordType == 'RPT' fill with R723MCNM
        R723MNSPwlmPolicyPolicy name
        R723MWNMwlmNameWorkload name
        R723CPERwlmPeriodService or report class period number
        R723CIMPimportanceIf goalType is 'Discret' importance is equal to 6, in other cases it will be filled by R723CIMP
        R723GGNMrsGrpNameResource group name.
        R723GGTItenantIdTenant identifier
        R723GGKYsolutionId
        R723CRTF
        R723CRCF        		goalTypeDepend on goalFlags
        • 08 : System
        • 10 : Discret
        • 20 : Velocity
        • 40 : Avg-RT
        • 80 : Pct-RT
        • Default : goalFlags third and fourth character
        R723MSCF
        R723MFLG        		wlmFlagsService/Report class flags.
        First byte:
        Bit 0: Indicator for a report class
        Bit 1: Workload activity data not available
        Bit 2: Policy data not available
        Bit 3: Execution velocity includes I/O delays
        Bit 4: Indicator for CPU protection
        Bit 5: Indicator for storage protection
        Bit 6: Indicator for dynamic alias tuning
        Bit 7: Indicator for I/O priority group HIGH

        Second byte:
        Bit 0: Indicator for zAAP crossover
        Bit 1: Indicator for zAAP honor priority
        Bit 2: Indicator for zIIP honor priority
        Bit 3: Failure returned by HISMT service. Multithreading maximum capacity numerator values are invalid.
        Bit 4-7: Reserved
        R723CADFdataFlagsData flags - they indicate the availability of actual measured data in one of the subsections being a part of this section.
        Bit 0: Resource consumption data available
        Bit 1: Response time data available
        Bit 2: General execution delay data available
        Bit 3-7: Reserved
        R723CRTF
        R723CRCF        		goalFlagsResponse time flags.
        First byte:
        Bit 0: Response time specified in milliseconds.
        Bit 1: Response time specified in seconds.
        Bit 2: Response time specified in minutes.
        Bit 3: Response time specified in hours.
        Bit 4-7: Reserved.

        Second bytes:
        Bit 0: Percentile response time goal.
        Bit 1: Average response time goal.
        Bit 2: Execution velocity goal.
        Bit 3: Discretionary goal.
        Bit 4: System specified goal.
        Bit 5-7: Reserved.
        R723GGLTrsGrpFlagsResource group flags.
        Bit 0: Maximum capacity was specified.
        Bit 1: Minimum capacity was specified.
        Bit 2: Specification of R723GGMN and R723GGMX is in percentage of the LPAR share rather than in service units. In addition, the scope of the resource group is system-wide rather than sysplex-wide.
        Bit 3 : Specification of R723GGMN and R723GGMX is in percentage of a single processor capacity rather than in service units. In addition, the scope of the resource group is system-wide rather than sysplex-wide.
        Bit 4-7: Reserved.
        piFactor
        instMsu
        R723CVALgoalValueResponse time or execution velocity goalSee goalFlags
        R723CPCTgoalPctGoal percentile valuePercentage
        R723RTDMgoalMidPointMidpoint of all response times that were collected in the response time distribution bucketsMilliseconds
        actualValueDepend on goalType
        • System/Velocity :
        • Avg-RT : avgTrxRt
        R723CDURperiodSuMaxPeriod duration in weighted service units, or zero for the last periodWeighted service units
        swSuCounttotCpTime * cpaFactor
        R723CSRVtotSuCountTotal service units
        R723CCPUcpuSuCountTotal TCB service units
        R723CSRBsrbSuCountTotal SRB service units
        R723CIOCioSuCountTotal IOC service units
        R723CMSOmsoSuCountTotal central storage service units
        R723TSUCPtotCpSuCntTotal Service units consumed by transactions, executed on general purpose processors
        R723TSUSPtotSeSuCntTotal Service units consumed by transactions, executed on specialty processors
        R723TSUOCPtotSeCpSuCntTotal Service units consumed by transactions, eligible to run on specialty processors, but executed on general purpose processors
        R723MSUCPmobCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute MOBILE, executed on general purpose processors
        R723MSUSPmobSeSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute MOBILE, executed on specialty processors
        R723MSUOCPmobSeCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute MOBILE, eligible to run on specialty processors, but executed on general purpose processors
        R723ASUCPcaCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYA, executed on general purpose processors
        R723ASUSPcaSeSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYA, executed on specialty processors
        R723ASUOCPcaSeCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYA, eligible to run on specialty processors, but executed on general purpose processors
        R723BSUCPcbCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYB, executed on general purpose processors
        R723BSUSPcbSeSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYB, executed on specialty processors
        R723BSUOCPcbSeCpSuCntService units consumed by transactions, classified with reporting attribute CATEGORYB, eligible to run on specialty processors, but executed on general purpose processors
        R723MTVsampleCountNumber of times when WLM sampling code ran
        R723CRCPendTrxCountCount of transaction completions for this period
        avgTrxRtMilliseconds
        stdTrxRtSeconds
        actTrxTimeSeconds
        avgEncCountSeconds
        R723CTATavgTrxCount
        R723CTRRavgMplCount
        R723CSACavgAsCountSampled address space count
        totCpTimetcbCpTime + srbCpTime + rctCpTime + intCpTime + hstCpTimeSeconds
        totSeTimeSeconds
        totSeCpTimeSeconds
        tcbCpTimeSeconds
        srbCpTimeSeconds
        R723CRCTrctCpTimeTotal RCT timeSeconds
        R723CIITintCpTimeTotal I/O interrupt timeSeconds
        R723CHSThstCpTimeTotal hiperspace service timeSeconds
        R723CSWCswapCountTotal swap count
        R723CARCtrxAbortsCount of transactions that completed abnormally as reported by subsystem work manager
        R723CANCexecAbortsCount of transactions that completed their execution phase abnormally as reported by subsystem work Manager
        R723CIOC
        R723MIOC        		excpCount
        R723CTSAtotSamplesTotal execution samples
        R723CTOUtotUsingCPU using samples
        R723CTOTtotDelayTotal general execution delay samples used in WLMs execution velocity calculation
        R723CUNKunknowDelayUnknown. Address space or enclave is waiting, but none of the above general execution delays apply
        R723CIDLidleDelayIdle. Address space or enclave is in STIMER wait, TSO terminal wait, APPC wait, or an initiator waiting for work
        R723CCUScpuUsingCPU using samples
        R723CIOUdasdUsingDASD using samples
        R723CAMUcrptCamUsingCAM crypto using samples
        R723APUcrptApUsingAP crypto using samples
        R723RCOUcontentUsingContention using sample count
        R723IFAU
        R723SUPU        		seUsing
        R723IFCU
        R723SUCU        		seCpUsing
        R723CCDEcpuDelayCPU delay
        R723CIODdasdDelayDASD delay samples
        R723CCCAcappingDelayCPU capping delay
        R723CQqueueDelayQueue delay samples, work is waiting for a server
        R723CSWIswapDelaySwap-in delay
        R723CMPLmplDelayMPL delay
        R723CSPVsrvPrivDelayServer private area paging delay samples
        R723CSVIsrvVioDelayServer space VIO paging delay samples
        R723CSHSsrvHipDelayServer hiperspace paging delay samples
        R723CSMPsrvMplDelayServer MPL delay samples
        R723CSSWsrvSwapDelayServer swap-in delay samples
        R723CTDQbatchDelayTotal delay samples always including batch queue delay
        R723CAMDcrptCamDelayCAM crypto delay samples
        R723APDcrptApDelayAP crypto delay samples
        R723FQDfeatureDelayFeature queue delay samples
        R723RCODcontentDelayContention delay sample count
        R723IFAD
        R723SUPD        		seDelay
        R723CNDInonDasdSampleNon-DASD I/O using or delay samples
        totBucket
        buk50Pct
        buk60Pct
        buk70Pct
        buk80Pct
        buk90Pct
        buk1xPct
        buk110Pct
        buk120Pct
        buk130Pct
        buk140Pct
        buk150Pct
        buk2xPct
        buk4xPct
        bukFfPct
        R723CPRStotMemSize
        R723CPRS
        R723CERS        		comMemSize
        R723CERSexpMemSize
        R723CSRSshrMemSize
        R723CIRCsschCountTotal non-paging DASD I/O start subchannel count
        R723CICTdasdConnTimeTotal non-paging DASD connect timeSeconds
        R723CIWTdasdPendTimeTotal non-paging DASD wait timeSeconds
        R723CIDTdasdDiscTimeTotal non-paging DASD disconnect timeSeconds
        R723CIOTdasdQueueTimeTotal DASD IOS queue timeSeconds
        R723CQDTqueueTimeTotal queue delay timeSeconds
        R723CADTresourceWaitTotal time batch jobs were ineligible to run because a resource that the job had affinity to was unavailableSeconds
        R723CCVTjclTime
        Total time batch jobs spent in JCL conversion.Seconds
        R723CIQTjobQueueTimeTotal time while ineligible to run on any system for reasons other than resource affinities.Seconds
        R723CPIRtotPagCountTotal page-in count
        R723CHPIhipPagCountTotal hiperspace page-in count
        R723CBPIauxBlkCountTotal block page-in from auxiliary count
        R723CPIEesPagCountTotal page-in from expanded count
        R723CBPEesBlkCountTotal block page-in from expanded count
        R723CAPRprivatPageAuxiliary page from private
        R723CACOcommonPageAuxiliary page from common
        R723CAXMxmemPageAuxiliary page from cross memory
        R723CVIOvioPageAuxiliary page from VIO
        R723CHSPstdHipPageAuxiliary page from standard hiperspaces
        R723CCHSesoHipPageAuxiliary page from ESO hiperspaces
        R723ECTCrscRaiseTimeCPU time consumed while dispatching priority was temporarily raised by enqueue management because the work held a resource that other work neededSeconds
        R723TPDPwlmRaiseTimeCPU time consumed while dispatching priority of work with low importance was temporarily raised to help blocked workloadsSeconds
        R723CPDPchrRaiseTimeCPU time consumed while dispatching priority was temporarily raised by chronic resource contention management because the work held a resource that other work neededSeconds
        R723LPDPlocRaiseTimeCPU time consumed while dispatching priority was temporarily raised to shorten the lock hold time of a local suspend lock held by the work unitSeconds
        R723SPDPsupRaiseTimeCPU time consumed while dispatching priority for a work unit was temporarily raised by the z/OS supervisor to a higher dispatching priority than assigned by WLMSeconds
        R723MCPUcpuCoeffCPU service coefficient * 10,000
        R723MIOCiocCoeffI/O service coefficient * 10,000
        R723MMSOmsoCoeffStorage service coefficient * 10,000
        R723MSRBsrbCoeffSRB service coefficient * 10,000
        R723MADJcpuFactorAdjustment factor for CPU rate
        R723NFFSseFactorNormalization factor for zIIP
        R723NADJnominaFactorNominal adjustment factor for CPU rate
        R723CECAcecFactorCEC adjustment factor
        R723MADJcpaFactorIf R723CPA_actual is not empty

        Else
        R723MCFcpMaxMtMultithreading maximum capacity numerator for general purpose processors
        R723MCFSseMaxMtMultithreading maximum capacity numerator for zIIP
        R723GGMNrsGrpMinMinimum sysplex capacity strived for in unweighted TCB+SRB service units per secondsPercentage or service units. See R723GGLT.
        R723GGMXrsGrpMaxMaximum sysplex capacity allowed in unweighted TCB+SRB service units per secondsPercentage or service units. See R723GGLT.
        R723MTVLsampleTimeWLM sample interval
        R723CADFisSubSysdataFlags == '40'
        R723GGTIisTenanttenantId is not empty
        R723CTATtrxTimeTotal transaction active timeSeconds
        R723CTETtrxElapTimeTotal transaction elapsed timeSeconds
        R723CXETtrxExecTimeTotal transaction execution timeSeconds
        R723CETStrxElapSqrSum of transaction elapsed times squaredSeconds
        R723CIEAenclaveTimeIndependent enclave total transaction active timeSeconds
        R723CXEAexpEncTimeExported enclave total transaction active timeSeconds
        R723CFEAremEncTimeForeign enclave total transaction active timeSeconds
        actionId
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