Z/OS Mapping of SMF Records to System Entities

A computer-implemented method for mapping System Management Facility (SMF) records to logical entities, the method comprising:

• storing, in memory of a computer, instructions for mapping SMF records to logical entities;
• executing, by a processor of the computer, the instructions stored in memory, the instructions causing the processor to perform the steps of:
• receiving plural SMF records, each SMF record includes data associated with a system event;
• updating plural logical entities with the system event data, each logical entity being configured to store data with plural logical entities;
• generating, as one or more of the plural logical entities is being updated with the system event data, a at least one unique key using system event data common to at least two of the plural logical entities;
• associating the at least one unique key with each logical entity that includes the system event data used to generate the at least one unique key;
• storing, in a relational database, correlations between the plural logical entities based on the at least one unique key, and
• dynamically adjusting at least one of attributes of the plural logic entities and data associations based on content of a received SMF record.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which causes a computer system to be configured to:

• receive plural SMF records, each SMF record including data associated with a system event;
• update plural logical entities with the system event data, each logical entity being configured to store data with plural logical entities;
• generate, as one or more of the plural logical entities is being updated with the system event data, at least one unique key using system event data common to at least two of the plural logical entities;
• associate the at least one unique key with each logical entity that includes the system event data used to generate the at least one unique key;
• store, in a relational database, correlations between the plural logical entities based on the at least one unique key, and
• dynamically adjusting at least one of attributes of the plural logic entities and data associations based on content of a received SMF record.