Controlling VTAM PIU trace data collection

To control VTAM PIU trace data collection

1. From the EZIP menu, select Product Administration (EZADMIN) in the Utilities section, and press Enter.
2. From the EZADMIN menu, select VTAM SAW Settings (MVIPSAWD) and press Enter.
3. In either of the following fields in the VTAM PIU Trace Settings section, type ON to enable or OFF to disable PIU trace data collection.
   
   • Global LU Trace
   • Global SSCP Trace

4. (Optional) If you enabled PIU trace data collection, enter values in the appropriate fields based on the information in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Log Trace PIUs	Specifies whether traced PIUs are logged to BMC AMI Ops history when the VTAM session ends This setting is used only if the VTAM session is not found in the SAW filter table. Valid values are: YES NO (default)
   PIU Trace Time Type	Defines the time to display when viewing PIU Traces Valid values are: GMT LOCAL (default)
   PIU Trace Data Buffers	Defines the number of PIU trace data buffers used when interfacing with the ISTPDCLU trace session Valid values are in the range 2 to 255. The default value is 2.
   PIU Trace Buffer Size	Defines the PIU trace data buffer size when interfacing with the ISTPDCLU trace session Valid values are in the range 2048 to 32767. The default value is 4096.
   Keep PIU Records	Specifies how many trace PIUs are kept for each VTAM session This setting is used only if the VTAM session is not found in the SAW filter table. Valid values are in the range 0 through 999. The default value is 7. Note The Keep PIU records value affects the amount of virtual and DASD storage used.