SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.28+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

4 Configuring and Managing the SMF Master Process
The SMF master process manages a centrally located database of information required at startup
time for all other SMF processes, and it monitors and controls all storage pools and virtual disks
in the system. The SMF master process, $ZSMS, has the object type of MON. For a description
of this object, see “The MON Object” (page 35) and “MON Object States” (page 36). This chapter
contains:
• “Displaying Information” (page 42)
“Displaying Configuration Information” (page 42)◦
◦ “Displaying Current Status Information” (page 43)
• “Configuring the SMF Master Process” (page 44)
“Adding the SMF Master Process” (page 44)◦
◦ “Example of Adding the SMF Master Process Using the OBEYFORM Attribute” (page 44)
◦ “Altering the Values of the SMF Master Process Attributes” (page 45)
◦ “Deleting the SMF Master Process” (page 45)
• “Managing the SMF Master Process” (page 46)
“Starting the SMF Master Process” (page 46)◦
◦ “Stopping the SMF Master Process” (page 46)
◦ “Resetting the SMF Master Process” (page 47)
◦ “Swapping Processors for the SMF Master Process” (page 47)
Displaying Information
To display information about the SMF master process:
• “Displaying Configuration Information” (page 42)
• “Displaying Current Status Information” (page 43)
Displaying Configuration Information
The “INFO MON Command” (page 256) displays configured information about the SMF master
process.
Example of an INFO MON Report
-> INFO MON $ZSMS
STORAGE - Info MON \COMM.$ZSMS
*BackupCPU CatalogLocation *PrimaryCPU *Program
4 $VIRCFG.ZSMSCAT0 5 $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.OMP
Explanation of Fields — INFO MON Report
An attribute whose value you can change by using an ALTER MON command.*
The processor number of the backup SMF master process.BackupCPU
The location of the catalog for the SMF master process.CatalogLocation
42 Configuring and Managing the SMF Master Process