Activating and inactivating remote journals

Activating a remote journal means starting and then maintaining the replication of journal entries from a source journal to a remote journal. Activating a remote journal always occurs from the source system.

Inactivating a remote journal means ending the replication of journal entries from the source journal to the remote journal. Inactivating a remote journal can be performed from the source or target systems. However, the preferred method is to inactivate from the source system.

If this is the first time the remote journal is being activated, activating a remote journal creates one or more journal receivers on the target system. Activating the remote journal also establishes the connection between the source and remote journal so that journal entry replication can begin.

If the remote journal has previously been activated, the system may or may not create additional receivers on the target system. This would occur prior to establishing the connection between the source and remote journal so that journal entry replication can resume.

You must be aware if library redirection is in effect for the remote journal when you activate or inactivate a remote journal. If it is in effect, any library name processing will substitute the redirected library name for the library name that is used for the operation on the target system.