Re: Journal management

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We typically keep them about two weeks or a month depending on how often a restricted state save runs.  

Option 2 is run the receivers onto tape daily ( append that specific tape) and set that tape permanently retained.   

Auditors can be mollified if they can get to the journal somehow later on. 


Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

> On Feb 13, 2026, at 9:51 AM, DEnglander--- via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know of any resources or Best Practice guidelines regarding
> how long to keep journal objects on the disk? We have journals that are
> taking up quite alot of disk space, and I am wondering how long they
> normally need to be kept online. At least weekly there are messages in
> QSYSOPR indicating a journal has been detached and should be saved.
> However, once the journal is saved to tape, how long is it necessary to
> keep it on disk?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Doug
>
>
>
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