Obtaining, Installing, and Running QMGTOOLS for the Save/Restore/BRMS Data Collections

Resolving The Problem

1. Issue the ADDLIBLE LIB(QMGTOOLS) command.
2. Issue the command GO MG command to access the main QMGTOOLS menu.
3. Make sure that the tool is up to date by choosing option 13 and downloading the latest version.
4. Choose option 1 to collect a system snapshot.
5. These three parameters allow the collecting of SR or BRMS data.
   Collect SR data (QSRSRV) . . . .   Y           Y, N
   Collect BRMS data (QSRSRV) . .     Y           Y, N
   Collect device FR (QSRSRV) . .     Y           Y, N
   The following URL has information about system snapshot options:
   https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/qmgtools-system-snapshot-syssnap
6. If you are specifying other options in the SYSSNAP to collect LICLOGS, PALS, QHST, or CS data, fill in the DAYSPRV option, which defaults to only one day. In this example we show 30 days.
   Previous days to collect . . . .   30            1-180 days, *DATE
7. When the function finishes, a zip file is created in the IFS.

Example 1: Basic SR Info

SYSSNAP COLSRDTA(Y/Y/Y)

This gathers basic system information, along with SR, BRMS, and tape device flight recorders.
 

Example 2: A month's worth of more advanced logging

SYSSNAP LICLOGS(Y) QHST(Y) COLSRDTA(Y/Y/Y) DAYSPRV(30)

This gathers basic system information, SR, BRMS, and tape device flight recorders, as well as LICLOGS, PALS, and QHST logs for the last 30 days.