Like almost all software, the products produce messages and records. The messages can be internally produced by a product, or user-defined with the DEFMSG rules statement. The rules language can also be used to create records using the DEFREC statement.
By default, internal product messages and messages defined in the rules are routed back to the end-user. However, a storage manager can add parameters to change the destinations, copy the message to additional destinations, and/or write log messages or records. These more advanced features are normally to used by administrators to monitor the storage environment.
The following lists the possible destinations for a message or record. Also, a single message is not limited a single destination - message routing can often be used to route a copy of a message to multiple destinations.
- TSO Users
- JES Message Log
- IDCAMS SYSPRINT
- MVS Consoles
- SMF Records
- Log Files
- HFS Log Files
- The System Logger
- SYSLOG Daemon
- MQSeries
- Email Message
The next chapter will cover message and record delivery. For more information, examine“ROUTING MESSAGES AND RECORDS” on page 4-1.