History file

Use the History file program to generate JCL for history file maintenance.

You can use the history file maintenance program to get reports about the current content of the BMC AMI Recovery Manager history file and to recover a damaged BMC AMI Recovery Manager history file.

Managing the history file

Use the following procedure to view and manage the history file:

1. In the BMC AMI Recovery for Db2 Main Menu, select 3. System resources, and press Enter.
   The System Resource Recovery and Maintenance panel is displayed.

2. Select B. History File and press Enter.
   The History File Maintenance panel is displayed.

   ============= History File Maintenance ================
   Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
   Type in the requested information. Then press Enter to generate JCL.
   
                                                                     
    History file                                                      
      Report SSID . .  ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____        
                      (.H History File data set name to recover from)
      Recover . . . .  ____________________________________________   
      Health Check                                                    
        SSID. . . . .  ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____        
        Group Attach.  ________ ________ ________ ________            
        Days. . . . .  __ (Range 1-90 days backward)                  
        Logs. . . . .  ___ (Range 1-999 recent logs)                  
    Set options                                                       
      Email at EOJ. .  ________ EMAILDST entry                        
        EOJ RC. . . .  ___ Range 0-254
      Unrecover RC. .  5 Range 0-254
3. Specify the JCL generation batch information and the job information, and press Enter.
4. In the JCL Specification panel, enter a fully qualified output data set name.
5. Save the JCL data set or submit the job as required.