NPM Network Collector Function
The NPM Network Collector Function records volume, performance, and reliability data, as collected in the Network Control Program (NCP), which is the communication controller's operating system.
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NPM communicates with the Network Performance Analysis Logical Unit (NPALU) in the NCP to retrieve data and record it in one of three places:
- A review file, whichMICSdoes not process
- The network log
- SMF records
In z/OS, the data recorded by the NCP is transmitted to the host processor and is written by an NPM host-based routine into the SMF data set.
In VM, the SMF equivalent type 28 records are written to the CMS files named on the FNMLOG2 FILEDEF statements in the NPM startup EXEC. It is your responsibility to transport the VM NPM log files to your
MICS
z/OS host.The NPM Network Collector Function builds a review file and the NPM Network Log. The Network Log can be written to a sequential log file or the SMF data set. For VM NPM, the Network Log can be written to an SMF-equivalent CMS file.
The
MICS Network Analyzer
Option requires that the data be in SMF or SMF-equivalent form (SMF type 28 for NPM). It is your responsibility to archive SMF data regularly for input to MICS DAILY
update process. If you are running VM NPM, it is also your responsibility to transport the data to your MICS
z/OS host.