I have done some testing with the supportpack MS0L. It reported that: The oldest file required for restart is "S0000000.LOG The oldest file required for recovery is "S0000000.LOG
So, I kept these two files and deleted the remaing two despite the fact that the report said "no MQ Linear Logfiles available for cleanup". I stopped the qmgr and restarted but it would not come up because of the missing log files (producing error 7017). I thought the oldest log file as indicated by the supportpack was what was required for a restart/recovery. Can someone please explain why it did not work? Thanks, Ruzi --- Ruzi R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Windows 2000 WMQ 5.3 (CSD 6). We have been using > Circular logging for the Test queue managers. To be > able to do a media recovery, I would like to use > Linear logging in Production. However, my > colleagues > are in favor of using Circular logging instead as > it > does not require any maintenance/backup. They say, > if > an object is damaged they can re-create it manually. > They are willing to live with the damaged queue and > its contents by deleting and recreating the queue > etc. > > > > I would like to know from the real experiences of > the > people using Linear logging: > > 1- The Admin book says If you do not take regular > media images of the objects that you want to > re-create, you might have insufficient disk space to > hold all the log files required to re-create an > object. > > How often do you take media images? > > 2-Is there a tool (preferably free) out there that > could be used to retrieve selected messages from > the > log and put them onto a queue ? I think there are > some, but I don t remember the names. > > 3-How often do you clean-up the logs? Of course, it > depends on the how fast the files are getting full. > But I just need some idea > > 4- Any complexities, problems etc with dealing with > Liner logging? > > Thanks in advance, > > Ruzi > > Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive
