VMRM Log File

While VMRM runs, it creates a log file of major events as they occur. All messages that are sent to the message user (MSGUSER) defined in the ADMIN statement are logged. (If that user is not logged on, no messages are sent, but the messages are still logged.) Other information that is not sent to the MSGUSER is also logged. See ADMIN Statement for more information.

The information in the log file is useful for fixing syntax problems in the configuration file and many other problems encountered by VMRM. The messages for VMRM can be found in z/VM: CMS and REXX/VM Messages and Codes.

A log file is stored on the VMRMSVM user's A-disk even if the MSGUSER operand on the ADMIN statement is not specified. The primary log file is called VMRM LOG1 A. Once the log file reaches 10,000 records, it will be renamed and saved as VMRM LOG2 A. A previously existing VMRM LOG2 A file will be erased. Logging will continue and be written to a new VMRM LOG1 A file. This process is repeated each time the log record limit is reached. Figure 1 shows an example of a VMRM log file.
Figure 1. Sample VMRM Log File
 2002-06-20 15:30:58 ServExe  Entry     ---------------------------------------------- 
 2002-06-20 15:30:58 ServExe  PCfg       MAINTEST CONFIG A1 4/02/04 17:24:32 
 2002-06-20 15:30:59 ServExe  MSG       IRMSER0032I No errors found in VMRM configuration file 
 2002-06-20 15:30:59 ServExe  MSG       IRMSER0033I SYNCHECK option was specified. The server will 
not be started. 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  Entry     ---------------------------------------------- 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  MSG       IRMSER0022I VM Resource Manager Service Virtual Machine 
initialization started 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  PCfg       MAINTEST CONFIG A1 4/02/04 17:24:32 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  Monitor sample started -- recording is pending 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  HCPMNR6224I Sample recording is pending because there are 
no users connected to *MONITOR for this data. 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR EVENT INACTIVE    BLOCK    4     PARTITION    0 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR DCSS NAME - NO DCSS NAME DEFINED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  CONFIGURATION SIZE       68 LIMIT         1 MINUTES 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  CONFIGURATION AREA IS FREE 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  USERS CONNECTED TO *MONITOR - NO USERS CONNECTED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR   DOMAIN ENABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  PROCESSOR DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  STORAGE   DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  SCHEDULER DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  SEEKS     DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  USER      DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  I/O       DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  APPLDATA  DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:18 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR SAMPLE PENDING 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  INTERVAL    1 MINUTES 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  RATE     2.00 SECONDS 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR DCSS NAME - NO DCSS NAME DEFINED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  CONFIGURATION SIZE      241 LIMIT         1 MINUTES 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  CONFIGURATION AREA IS FREE 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  USERS CONNECTED TO *MONITOR - NO USERS CONNECTED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  MONITOR   DOMAIN ENABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  SYSTEM    DOMAIN ENABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  PROCESSOR DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  STORAGE   DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  USER      DOMAIN ENABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  ALL USERS ENABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  I/O       DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  InitEnv  APPLDATA  DOMAIN DISABLED 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 ServExe  MSG IRMSER0023I VMRM Service Virtual Machine initialization complete. 
Proceeding to connect to Monitor. 
 2002-06-20 15:31:19 MonRexx  Entry   MonIntCtr= 1 , Record= ENDR B7CEEE7F6551F741 , Processing this 
record at 20 Jun 2002 15:31:19 
 2002-06-20 15:32:18 MonRexx  Entry   MonIntCtr= 2 , Record= ENDR B7CEEEB79D0C9E80 , Processing this 
record at 20 Jun 2002 15:32:18 
 2002-06-20 15:33:18 MonRexx  Entry   MonIntCtr= 3 , Record= ENDR B7CEEEF0D235BE80 , Processing this 
record at 20 Jun 2002 15:33:18 
 2002-06-20 15:33:18 MonRexx  Select  IRMMON0028I Workload WORK7 selected to adjust UP for CPU 
 2002-06-20 15:33:18 MonRexx  Select  IRMMON0028I Workload WORK2 selected to adjust DOWN for DASD 
 2002-06-20 15:33:18 MonRexx  CPCMD   SET SHARE IRD00011 RELATIVE 769 
 2002-06-20 15:33:18 MonRexx  CPCMD   SET IOPRIORITY IRD00002 RELATIVE 5 7 
 2002-06-20 15:33:53 MonExec  Exit         IRMMON0026I VM Resource Manager processing of monitor records 
ended. Pipe RC= 0 
 2002-06-20 15:33:53 ServExe  MSG          IRMSER0012I VM Resource Manager Service Virtual Machine 
shutdown in progress 
 2002-06-20 15:33:53 ServExe  ExitSVM   Monitor sample stopped 
 2002-06-20 15:33:53 ServExe  MSG          IRMSER0027I VM Resource Manager Service Virtual Machine 
shutdown complete