If you have access to BMC's FDREPORT, that would be the perfect tool.
"Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit." Bugs Bunny Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Thursday, November 7th, 2024 at 9:14 AM, Paul Feller <000005aa34d46684-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Jack, if you have DCOLLECT data that covers the time frames you are looking > at then I would go with the DCOLLECT data. The D records should have what you > are looking for. Depending on the size of some of the files you might have to > deal with several D records. But if all you are looking for is totals by HLQ > then that should not really be much of an issue. Also, naturally it is just a > point in time look at things. > > In the past I would do things like create a sequential file using DCOLLECT > data with the needed information I was looking for. I would then import that > into EXCEL to create reports. > > Depending on what programming language (Easytrieve, SAS, REXX, ...) you have > access to you might be able to write some code that can slice and dice the > DCOLLECT data to get what you want. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf Of > Jack Zukt > > Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2024 1:46 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Calculating used dataset space > > I Dave > Ta > Thank you for your suggestion. > We run an hourly dcollect for storage group space analysis, and a weekly full > one for other type of analysis. Unfortunately what I need is the total for a > couple of HLQ, all sequential, on four specific dates. And they are spread > over several storage goups. And I do agree with you. SMF might not have the > answer. > Regards > Jack > > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 20:49 Dave Gibney < > 000006fb76de82cb-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > I ran DCOLLECT daily (to a GDS) as part of storage tracking. I don't > > think you will find accurate/useable data in SMF. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On > > > Behalf Of Jack Zukt > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:21 PM > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Calculating used dataset space > > > > > > Hello Steve, > > > I do not know if there are backups to be restored. If there are it > > > will > > > be worth a > > > try. Thank you for the suggestion. > > > Regards > > > Jack > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 19:51 Steve Estle < 000005dcac13570d-dmarc- > > > requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > Jack, > > > > > > > > I might be missing something here, but do you have backups of the > > > > datasets from when you want space information? If so, you can > > > > restore datasets (ADRDSSU or equivalent) and then measure usage > > > > using standard tools - ISPF, ISMF, etc. > > > > > > > > Possibly I'm misunderstanding but perhaps this is quickest way > > > > forward > > > > vs. > > > > reading SMF records. > > > > > > > > If have to go SMF records and have SAS/MXG that might be quickest > > > > way forward. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ---- 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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
