On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 10:17 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: <snip> > My syslog collection process runs the external writer as a multi-step STC. > The first step is the external writer, then the next step splits the syslogs > from each LPAR in the MAS into their own files [1] on disk, the next step > copies those to tape (longer retention), the next step runs the OPERLOG > offload program - IEAMDBLG and the final step copies the operlog from > disk to tape. > > [1] I had to write a REXX program to separate the syslogs in the MAS > into separate files after a logical consolidation left me no available output > classes to use keep each system in the MAS unique. So all systems > write the syslog to class L, and I separate them later. > > Regards, > > Mark
Although today, I would not use an external writer for much of anything, but write my own SDSF REXX code. This got me to wondering if it would be possible to send the external writer's output to a UNIX named pipe. And then have a separate STC or "process" read that pipe to do "in line" processing of the output. No, I wouldn't actually do it. But it sounds weird enough to be interesting to me. Too bad there is not a way to assign a form to SYSLOG. -- John McKown Maranatha! <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
