Checking log stream status

To display information about the status of CICS log streams, a batch job should issue the IXCMIAPU command:
   LIST LOGSTREAM NAME(streamname) DETAIL(YES)
You can use wildcards to select multiple log streams. For example, the following job produces a report on the system log streams for CICS region IYLX4:
   //IYLXLIST JOB NOTIFY=WILLIN,MSGCLASS=A
   //LOGLIST  EXEC PGM=IXCMIAPU
   //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=A,DCB=RECFM=FBA
   //SYSIN    DD *
     DATA TYPE(LOGR) REPORT(NO)
     LIST LOGSTREAM NAME(WILLIN.IYLX4.DFH*) DETAIL(YES)
Figure 1 shows a typical response to this command, with system logs streams for CICS region IYXL4.
Figure 1. Example output produced by the LIST LOGSTREAM NAME command
   LOGSTREAM NAME(WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHLOG) STRUCTNAME() LS_DATACLAS()
           LS_MGMTCLAS() LS_STORCLAS() HLQ(IXGLOGR) MODEL(NO) LS_SIZE(0)
           STG_MGMTCLAS() STG_STORCLAS() STG_DATACLAS() STG_SIZE(0)
           LOWOFFLOAD(40) HIGHOFFLOAD(85) STG_DUPLEX(YES) DUPLEXMODE(UNCOND)
           RMNAME() DESCRIPTION() RETPD(0) AUTODELETE(NO)
           DASDONLY(YES)
           MAXBUFSIZE(64000)
       LOG STREAM ATTRIBUTES:
         User Data:
          0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
          0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
  
      LOG STREAM CONNECTION INFO:
         SYSTEMS CONNECTED: 1
         SYSTEM    STRUCTURE         CON CONNECTION  CONNECTION
        NAME      VERSION           ID  VERSION     STATE
        --------  ----------------  --  ----------  ----------
        MV28      0000000000000000  00  00000000    N/A

       LOG STREAM DATA SET INFO:
         DATA SET NAMES IN USE: IXGLOGR.WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHLOG.<SEQ#>
         Ext.   <SEQ#>    Lowest Blockid    Highest GMT        Highest Local
        -----  --------  ----------------  -----------------  ---------------
       *00001  A0000007  0000000000496BAB  07/18/97 08:29:13  07/18/97 09:29:
 
       NUMBER OF DATA SETS IN LOG STREAM: 1 
      POSSIBLE ORPHANED LOG STREAM DATA SETS:
         DATA SET NAMES:
        --------------------------------------------
        IXGLOGR.WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHLOG.A0000037
        IXGLOGR.WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHLOG.A0000404
 
        NUMBER OF POSSIBLE ORPHANED LOG STREAM DATA SETS: 2
 
 LOGSTREAM NAME(WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHSHUNT) STRUCTNAME() LS_DATACLAS()
           LS_MGMTCLAS() LS_STORCLAS() HLQ(IXGLOGR) MODEL(NO) LS_SIZE(0)
           STG_MGMTCLAS() STG_STORCLAS() STG_DATACLAS() STG_SIZE(0)
           LOWOFFLOAD(0) HIGHOFFLOAD(80) STG_DUPLEX(YES) DUPLEXMODE(UNCOND)
           RMNAME() DESCRIPTION() RETPD(0) AUTODELETE(NO)
           DASDONLY(YES)
           MAXBUFSIZE(64000)
       LOG STREAM ATTRIBUTES:
         User Data:
          0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
          0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 
       LOG STREAM CONNECTION INFO:
         SYSTEMS CONNECTED: 1
         SYSTEM    STRUCTURE         CON CONNECTION  CONNECTION
        NAME      VERSION           ID  VERSION     STATE
        --------  ----------------  --  ----------  ----------
        MV28      0000000000000000  00  00000000    N/A
 
      LOG STREAM DATA SET INFO:
         DATA SET NAMES IN USE: IXGLOGR.WILLIN.IYLX4.DFHSHUNT.<SEQ#>
         Ext.   <SEQ#>    Lowest Blockid    Highest GMT        Highest Local
        -----  --------  ----------------  -----------------  ---------------
       *00001  A0000000  0000000000001F1E  07/16/97 12:52:22  07/16/97 13:52:
     
       NUMBER OF DATA SETS IN LOG STREAM: 1
       POSSIBLE ORPHANED LOG STREAM DATA SETS:
         NUMBER OF POSSIBLE ORPHANED LOG STREAM DATA SETS: 0

If you are using coupling facility log streams, the IXCMIAPU LIST STRUCTURE NAME(structname) DETAIL(YES) command is useful in finding the status of CICS log stream structures. For further information about these commands, see z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex.