The TLMS ALOG is the Alternate LOG, and used to do forward recovery on the VMF (Volume Master File). Here are two snippets from the TLMS Systems Programmers Guide:
TLMSUPDT—TLMSUPDT manages access to the Volume Master File at the logical level. Records are retrieved from the VMF, updated with the data from transaction records passed from TLMSMSGQ, and written back to the file. If the optional ALOG file is indicated, a log record is written (for eventual use if recovery is necessary). File utility functions, such as OPEN and CLOSE, are managed by this module. CATVMFRV - Recover the Volume Master File If the Volume Master File must be restored and there has been tape activity since the last VMF backup, you must reprocess the VMF update transactions from a backup of the alternate log file (ALOG) or the SMF data sets, whichever is applicable. (These programs cannot be executed against a live ALOG file or SMF data sets.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
