Acquiring disk configuration information

Mainframe Analytics Recorder User Guide

Version
10.1.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-92HC226-08
ft:lastEdition
2026-01-30
Execute the disk configuration acquisition program to acquire the disk configuration information.
  • Placing volumes online when specifying the scan scope by using SMS storage groups or volume serial numbers
  1. Specify values for the following items for SYSIN of the disk configuration acquisition program JCL:
    • Scan scope
    • Prefix of the disk configuration definition file
  2. Execute the disk configuration acquisition program.
    A disk configuration definition file with the following name is created for each storage system.
    • prefix.DSK.SNnnnnn.LOCAL

      nnnnn: Storage system serial number

Note: If the disk configuration changes significantly (for example, because the storage system is replaced or device numbers of volumes change due to changes in I/O definitions), delete the disk configuration definition file and then scan the storage system again.
  • Creating a metric collection parameter file