Journal management

Journal management provides a means by which you can record the activity of objects on your system. When you use journal management, you create an object called a journal. The journal records the activities of the objects you specify in the form of journal entries. The journal writes the journal entries in another object called a journal receiver.

Journal management provides you with the following:

  • Decreased recovery time after an abnormal end
  • Powerful recovery functions
  • Powerful audit functions
  • The ability to replicate journal entries on a remote system

This topic provides information about how to set up, manage, and troubleshoot system-managed access-path protection (SMAPP), local journals, and remote journals on the IBM® i platform.

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