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Recommended Strategy
Extract detail data from raw log files into a different log file every
month by using the MONTHLY command. Name each extracted file to permit
identification and later restoration from archive tapes. If your system
generates more than 30 megabytes of monthly data, you might need to
extract data using the WEEKLY command or eliminate process detail data.
To save disc space, next extract only global and application summaries
into a YEARLY file. Use this file for the HP RXForecast program and for
examining long-term trends. The following batch job will perform these
extractions:
:JOB MONTHLY,SCOPE.SYS,SCOPE
:RUN EXTRACT
GLOBAL BOTH
APPLICATION BOTH
PROCESS DETAIL
DISC DETAIL
MONTHLY
*****
GLOBAL SUM
APPLICATION SUM
PROCESS OFF
DISC DETAIL
YEARLY
EXIT
:EOJ
Use this job stream as follows:
* Stream the job periodically--at least monthly, preferably every
few days.
* Whenever you have two files named RXMO####, you can STORE the file
with the lowest number to tape and purge it from the disc. Timing
is not critical since the raw log files act as a buffer as long as
they contain all log file records collected between running the
"monthly" jobs. The RXMO#### files will be ready for transferring
data to tape storage as soon as the first monthly job is run.
* Once a year, you will get a second RXYR#### file. You can
transfer the old RXYR#### file to tape and purge it from your
disc.