z/OS Batch Processing

EasySMF Events can run as a regularly scheduled batch job to send SMF data to Splunk, instead of using the real time interface.

JCL can be found in the <installation-dir>/JCL/EZSMFJOB.jcl file.

The JCL uses the JZOS Batch Launcher, which runs Java as a regular z/OS batch job with access to DD statements in the JCL.

Notes

SMF data compresses very well with zEDC dataset compression.

Testing suggests that Java I/O is also significantly faster, with a decrease in CP time and increase in zIIP time when reading zEDC compressed data.

Consider testing and evaluating on your own data if zEDC is available and these factors are important on your system.