Moving only the active log, archive log, or archive failover log

You can move only the active log, archive log, or archive failover log from one directory to another. You can move the logs as part of performance tuning, replacing a hard disk drive, or changing to a file system with more space.

1. Stop the server.
2. Create a directory by using the following commands for the log that you want to move.

   Table 1. Commands for new directories

   Log name	Command
   Active log	mkdir /activelog2 mkdir p:\tsm\activelog
   Archive log	mkdir /archivelog2 mkdir q:\tsm\archivelog
   Archive failover log	mkdir /tsmserver1/archfaillog2 mkdir e:\tsmserver1\archfaillog2

3. Update the dsmserv.opt option file for the new directory by using one of the following commands.

   Table 2. Server option example to update the dsmserv.opt option file

   Log name	Server option example
   Active log	activelogdirectory /activelog2 activelogdirectory p:\tsm\activelog
   Archive log	archlogdirectory /archivelog2 archlogdirectory q:\tsm\archivelog
   Archive failover log	archfailoverlogdirectory /tsmserver1/archfaillog2 archfailoverlogdirectory e:\tsmserver1\archfaillog2

4. Restart the server.
5. Move or copy the logs from the old directory to the new directory.

   Table 3. Commands to move or copy the logs

   Log name	Command
   Active log	No action is necessary. The active logs are automatically moved by the database manager from the old directory to the new directory.
   Archive log	Preserve the subdirectory structure. Use and verify a recursive copy directory command. For example: cp -r /archivelog/* /archivelog2 xcopy /s k:\tsm\archivelog\* q:\tsm\archivelog
   Archive failover log	Preserve the subdirectory structure. Use and verify a recursive copy directory command. For example: cp -r /tsmserver1/archfaillog/* /tsmserver1/archfaillog2 xcopy /s c:\tsmserver1\archfaillog\* f:\tsmserver1\archfaillog2

6. Optional: Remove the old directory by using the rmdir command.