HARDCOPY: Releasing the activity logs

Explanation

HARDCOPY is an optional parameter specifying that DFSMShsm print four activity logs that have data. Printing occurs when ACTLOGTYPE is specified as SYSOUT on the SETSYS command.

If the activity logs are allocated to DASD, printing does not occur, but the current logs are closed and new copies of the logs are allocated for use. Allocating the activity logs to DASD allows you to view or browse the currently allocated activity logs for messages that may have passed too quickly from your screens.

The following activity logs can be printed with the RELEASE HARDCOPY command:

Backup
Dump
Migration
Command

After printing (or closing) these logs, DFSMShsm allocates new activity logs.

Defaults

None.

Usage notes:

The activity log for Aggregate Backup and Recovery cannot be printed with the RELEASE HARDCOPY command. This activity log is written to either a SYSOUT or DASD data set as determined by the ABARSACTLOGTYPE parameter of the SETSYS command.