Displaying remote journal function information

When you are working with the remote journal function, you will want to be able to view the remote journal network. You may also want to view the various attributes, journal states, or delivery modes. The status of the remote journal environment is also available to display.

Start of change To View the remote journal details from the source side, proceed as follows: End of change

With IBM® Navigator for i, connect to the system that contains the local journal.
Expand Journal Management.
Select Set Database/Library to use with Journal Tasks and specify the database and library that contains the local journal.
Select Journals.
Select the journal, and then select the Remote Journals action.
On the Remote Journals list, select the remote journal, and then select the Properties action to view the details about the remote journal connection

Start of change To view the remote journal details from the target side, proceed as follows: End of change

With Navigator for i, connect to the system that contains the remote journal.
Expand Journal Management.
Select Set Database/Library to use with Journal Tasks and specify the database and library that contains the remote journal.
Select Journals.
Select the remote journal, and select the Properties action.

The Work with Journal Attributes (WRKJRNA) command display includes the list of all remote journals that are associated with a given journal. When looking at a specific journal, you can see information about the journal's source journal, if any. Additionally, you can see all remote journals which are immediately downstream from the specified journal. If those remote journals are cascaded to other remote journals, you will not be able to see any cascaded remote journal information. To see that information, you must invoke the WRKJRNA command for that remote journal on its own system. This information is also available through the Retrieve Journal Information (QjoRetrieveJournalInformation) API.

Start of change The remote journal information available with these interfaces includes latency information. From the source side, you can see how far the source system is behind in sending entries in an asynchronous remote journal environment. You can also see when remote journal was last activated and any filtering criteria being used. From the target side, you can see when remote journal was last activated, an estimate of how many seconds behind the target system is, and any filtering criteria that is being used. End of change

Additionally, the Display Journal Receiver Attributes (DSPJRNRCVA) command display provides additional information about the remote journal characteristics of the journal receivers. The DSPJRNRCVA command also has an API counterpart to allow program retrieval of the journal receiver information, the Retrieve Journal Receiver Information (QjoRtvJrnReceiverInformation) API. The IBM Navigator for i equivalent information is available by selecting the Properties action for a journal receiver.