After you customize and install procedure MFAGTF you can test out the procedure by issuing the following z/OS START command at a system console or using the TSO/ISPF SDSF command facility:
S MFAGTF.MYGTF
GTF will start and read the GTFCNTL parameter file. When the initialization complete message is issued GTF is ready to record trace data.
S MFAGTF.MYGTF
$HASP100 MFAGTF ON STCINRDR
IEF695I START MFAGTF WITH JOBNAME MFAGTF IS ASSIGNED TO USER RWITEK, GROUP CSIDVLP
$HASP373 MFAGTF STARTED
IEF403I MFAGTF - STARTED - TIME=19.08.44
AHL121I TRACE OPTION INPUT INDICATED FROM MEMBER GTFCNTL OF PDS
<hlq>.CNTL
TRACE=USRP
USR=(FF1,FEF,0E9)
END
AHL103I TRACE OPTIONS SELECTED --USR=(FEF,FF1,0E9)
AHL906I THE OUTPUT BLOCK SIZE OF 27998 WILL BE USED FOR OUTPUT 228
DATA SETS:
<hlq>.TRACE
AHL080I GTF STORAGE USED FOR GTF DATA: 229
GTFBLOCK STORAGE 82K BYTES (BLOK= 40K)
PRIVATE STORAGE 1038K BYTES
SADMP HISTORY 54K BYTES (SADMP= 40K)
SDUMP HISTORY 54K BYTES (SDUMP= 40K)
ABEND DUMP DATA 0K BYTES (ABDUMP= 0K)
AHL031I GTF INITIALIZATION COMPLETE
You stop GTF by issuing the following z/OS STOP command at a system console or using the TSO/ISPF SDSF command facility:
P MYGTF
GTF acknowledges the stop command and closes down, as shown in the following example:
P MYGTF AHL006I GTF ACKNOWLEDGES STOP COMMAND IEF404I MFAGTF - ENDED - TIME=19.10.31 $HASP395 MFAGTF ENDED $HASP250 MFAGTF PURGED -- (JOB KEY WAS B9C101AA)