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Collecting event logs

This section describes how to collect event logs.

How to collect event logs

Two methods are available for collecting event logs. Use the

LOGPUT

environment variable or the

&YKLOGPT

system symbol to select the method.

The methods for collecting event logs are as follows.

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Use the system logger service to output event logs to a log stream, and then use the Smart Manager
for Mainframe tool to output the event logs from the log stream to a dataset.

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Output event logs to a Smart Manager for Mainframe log dataset without using the system logger
service.

The system logger service provides the MVS-standard functionality for writing, displaying, and deleting
log data.

The system logger service has the following features. Use them as the guideline for determining whether
to use the system logger service.

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Provides mechanisms for capacity management (functions for automatically migrating log data
and automatically allocating log datasets) and troubleshooting (log duplication function).

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Allows the users to extract only necessary information later and customize it.

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Allows the users to view logs in the middle of a program.