Re: System messages/journals help

On 30 Apr 2013 01:34, Steff wrote:

I'm new to the system part of iSeries.
Need some help understanding.

OK... but what is the tie-in to RPG?

We have the system journal, MSGQ, QHST.

Do you mean the /audit/ journal? A particular *MSGQ such as QSYSMSG? The QHST is a message queue for which its data is manifest via the QHST###### files.

What types of events will go to which destination?
Is there an overlap of data?

Am I right to assume that QHST will get info messages, that do not
need to be dealt with?
And the MSGQ will get messages that might need immediate attention?

QHST gets a copy of every message sent to QSYSOPR, plus other messages that the OS component deemed worth having a copy logged, even if not to the system operator; e.g. data that might be relevant to debug an issue, but should not clutter the *SYSOPR message queue.

Perhaps the Opening Post should be clarified and then sent to an appropriate list.... to address the more appropriate audience.