Hello

The application in IBM i system that I manage does not use IBM i for any application data printing nor spooled file generating at all.  The app  produces all kinds of business reports as PDF files and distributes them out of IBM i to app client workstations through a WIndows server's repository.   All spooled files in IBM i are of system management information (QPJOBLOG and such) and nothing to do with the application output of any kind.   

With this fact in mind, I want to reduce iCluster workload in having to keep track of print and spooled file data in QAUDJRN.   So, I remove *SPLFDTA and *PRTDTA entries out of the system value QAUDJRN while all replication groups are stopped.  But when I start back all groups, I notice the following messages in event log that iCluster add them back  !!

                                                         iCluster Event Log                                                        
                                                                                                                 System:   COREPRO1
Displaying replication events for:                                                                                                 
  Group . . . . . . . . . . . . : *ALL                                                                                             
Displaying communication events for:                                                                                               
  Machine name  . . . . . . . . : *ALL                                                                                             
Time Filter:                                                                                                                       
  Start Time  . . . . . . . . . : 15/09/23 10:00:00                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
    Date, time      Machine  MsgId, Sev            Message text                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI2279 30 Missing or incorrect system auditing values have been detected.                            
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *SPLFDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.          
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *PRTDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.           

Consulting 9.1.1 user guide, I find this command VFYHAJRN which states that if I specify AUDSPLF(*NO ), iCLuster will no longer audit any spooled file function.  I do this while all groups are stopped, remove the spooled file and print entries from QAUDLVL.

My job,log show the following  messages :

VFYHAJRN AUDQTEMP(*NO) AUDSPLF(*NO)                                     
VFYHAJRN command completed normally.                                                                                             
dspsysval qaudlvl                                                       
wrksysval qaudlvl                                                       
System value QAUDLVL changed from *AUTFAIL  *PGMFAIL  *DELETE   *OBJMGT   *SAVRST   *SECURITY *SERVICE  *SYSMGT   *CREATE   *SPLFDTA  *PRTDTA to
  *AUTFAIL  *PGMFAIL  *DELETE   *OBJMGT   *SAVRST   *SECURITY *SERVICE    *SYSMGT   *CREATE.                                                    

When I start the groups back, surprisingly, I see the same messages above again :  

15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI2279 30 Missing or incorrect system auditing values have been detected.                  
15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *SPLFDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.
15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *PRTDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster. 

I would like to ask if there is any strict sequence of action steps I should take to achieve what I want?  Or is it just that this CFYHAJRN is no longer valid in iCluster 9.1.1 and I have to use other method instead?  If so, what method (or other new command) should I adopt?  

Thankks.

Hello

The application in IBM i system that I manage does not use IBM i for any application data printing nor spooled file generating at all.  The app  produces all kinds of business reports as PDF files and distributes them out of IBM i to app client workstations through a WIndows server's repository.   All spooled files in IBM i are of system management information (QPJOBLOG and such) and nothing to do with the application output of any kind.   

With this fact in mind, I want to reduce iCluster workload in having to keep track of print and spooled file data in QAUDJRN.   So, I remove *SPLFDTA and *PRTDTA entries out of the system value QAUDJRN while all replication groups are stopped.  But when I start back all groups, I notice the following messages in event log that iCluster add them back  !!

                                                         iCluster Event Log                                                        
                                                                                                                 System:   COREPRO1
Displaying replication events for:                                                                                                 
  Group . . . . . . . . . . . . : *ALL                                                                                             
Displaying communication events for:                                                                                               
  Machine name  . . . . . . . . : *ALL                                                                                             
Time Filter:                                                                                                                       
  Start Time  . . . . . . . . . : 15/09/23 10:00:00                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
    Date, time      Machine  MsgId, Sev            Message text                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI2279 30 Missing or incorrect system auditing values have been detected.                            
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *SPLFDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.          
15/09/23 10:21:38   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *PRTDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.           

Consulting 9.1.1 user guide, I find this command VFYHAJRN which states that if I specify AUDSPLF(*NO ), iCLuster will no longer audit any spooled file function.  I do this while all groups are stopped, remove the spooled file and print entries from QAUDLVL.

My job,log show the following  messages :

VFYHAJRN AUDQTEMP(*NO) AUDSPLF(*NO)                                     
VFYHAJRN command completed normally.                                                                                             
dspsysval qaudlvl                                                       
wrksysval qaudlvl                                                       
System value QAUDLVL changed from *AUTFAIL  *PGMFAIL  *DELETE   *OBJMGT   *SAVRST   *SECURITY *SERVICE  *SYSMGT   *CREATE   *SPLFDTA  *PRTDTA to
  *AUTFAIL  *PGMFAIL  *DELETE   *OBJMGT   *SAVRST   *SECURITY *SERVICE    *SYSMGT   *CREATE.                                                    

When I start the groups back, surprisingly, I see the same messages above again :  

15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI2279 30 Missing or incorrect system auditing values have been detected.                  
15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *SPLFDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster.
15/09/23 11:16:37   COREPRO1 OMI0203 20 Auditing option *PRTDTA has been added to the QAUDLVL system values by iCluster. 

I would like to ask if there is any strict sequence of action steps I should take to achieve what I want?  Or is it just that this CFYHAJRN is no longer valid in iCluster 9.1.1 and I have to use other method instead?  If so, what method (or other new command) should I adopt?  

Thankks.

Hi Satid,

From the iCluster standard interface main menu select option 6 or prompt command DMSETSVAL.  Page down twice to find 'Spooled file values'.    Or from the iCluster Web interface select from the Administration section and sub selection 'System Values'.  Find 'Spooled file values'.  Change the setting to *NO, save your change and then repeat the steps you took to change the QAUDLVL settings.  I like the command you found 'VFYHAJRN AUDQTEMP(*NO) AUDSPLF(*NO)'.  iCluster will now allow the values to remain as you have set them.

Dear Mark

Thanks a lot for your swift response that delivers the solution to the issue!    I can now remove the spooled file and print entries from QAUDLVL. 

Again, I would appreciate your help in reaching out to your colleague who takes care of the composition of 9.1.1 user guide to add more comment into the section on VFYHAJRN command to add its dependency to the parameter "Replicate *OUTQ contents"  in SETSVAL command to render accuracy and completeness to the user guide.  

Your superb support is highly appreciated.