Install Offline Interceptor Interface

The Connector for ACF2 Offline Interceptor is intended to be used following a period of time during which the Online Interceptor was not active, or if the Online Interceptor is not installed.

While the Online Interceptor intercepts ACF2 administration events as they occur, the Offline Interceptor reads SMF datasets in which ACF2 has logged events that have already occurred.

Before they are processed, SMF records in the SYS1.MANx datasets should be copied into a sequential dataset by SMF utility IFASMFDP.

JCL library member RCFAOFI includes a sample job for activating the program IFASMFDP. During activation of IFASMFDP, a sequential dataset is created that includes only SMF80 and SMF30 records. These datasets are necessary for the Offline Interceptor started task (CTSAOFS).

Most MVS sites dump the contents of the SYS1.MANx datasets to a sequential dataset as a step in a daily job or when the SYS1.MANx becomes full.

Examination of the SYS1.MANx dataset directly by the Offline Interceptor may not be useful since SYS1.MANx may have already been cleared. This could result in events being missed by the Offline Interceptor.

Therefore, you should integrate the Connector Offline Interceptor into the SMF processing jobs which clear the SYS1.MANx datasets at your site.

For more information about the Offline Interceptor, see Offline Interceptor Logic.