We have received the request to forward all log data from the MAI session manager to Splunk in real time. We wanted to use the Log DD statement in the STC for this, as VSAM KSDS datasets are not supported. Now we have the problem that these log entries are written with a long delay.
Is there any parameter to keep the entries of the Vsam logs in sync with the hardcopy log?
comparison of last entries and timestamps
VSAM LOG
Time Log Data for NM01
14.43.45 N51504 SESSION T01 WITH APPLICATION A01TSO STARTED
14.43.45 N51503 SESSION T01 WITH APPLICATION A01TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.43.52 N51504 SESSION T03 WITH APPLICATION A03TSO STARTED
14.43.52 N51503 SESSION T03 WITH APPLICATION A03TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.43.58 N51504 SESSION T53 WITH APPLICATION A53TSO STARTED
14.43.58 N51503 SESSION T53 WITH APPLICATION A53TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.44.11 N51504 SESSION T52 WITH APPLICATION A52TSO STARTED
14.44.11 N51503 SESSION T52 WITH APPLICATION A52TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.44.21 N51504 SESSION AOM01 WITH APPLICATION A01AOM STARTED
14.44.21 N51503 SESSION AOM01 WITH APPLICATION A01AOM IS USING ACB A03M0004 PRO
14.44.26 N51504 SESSION AOM03 WITH APPLICATION A03AOM STARTED
14.44.26 N51503 SESSION AOM03 WITH APPLICATION A03AOM IS USING ACB A03M0005 PRO
14.44.28 N51504 SESSION AOM52 WITH APPLICATION A52AOM STARTED
14.44.28 N51503 SESSION AOM52 WITH APPLICATION A52AOM IS USING ACB A03M0006 PRO
14.44.49 N51505 SESSION TSO10 WITH APPLICATION A10TSO ENDED, USING ACB A03M3003
14.45.33 N20202 REQUEST ACCEPTED - LU A03TP010 PASSED TO APPLICATION A03MAI
14.45.33 N20E05 LOCAL USER WRZOSW LOGGED ON FROM A03TP010 --
******************************* END-OF-LOG-DATA *******************************
Hardcopy Log:
SDSF OUTPUT DISPLAY A03SACC STC63126 DSID 102 LINE 9,789 COLUMNS 02- 133
COMMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CSR
14.12.09.72 - - N20E08 LOCAL USER WRZROO FORCED OFF FROM A03TP005 BY DISCONNECTION.
14.16.19.85 - - N05602 SESSION FOR A03TP004 FAILED. LOSTERM CODE X'14'.
14.36.19.10 - - N20E07 LOCAL USER WRSLAP LOGGED OFF FROM A03TP007 USER TYPE SINGLE
14.36.19.10 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51505 SESSION T16 WITH APPLICATION A16TSO ENDED, USING ACB A03M3002
14.36.19.10 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51505 SESSION T77 WITH APPLICATION A77TSO ENDED, USING ACB A03M3002
14.36.19.10 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51505 SESSION N77 WITH APPLICATION A77NMT ENDED, USING ACB A03M3012
14.36.26.69 - - N20202 REQUEST ACCEPTED - LU A03TP007 PASSED TO APPLICATION A03MAI
14.36.26.69 - - N20E05 LOCAL USER WRSLAP LOGGED ON FROM A03TP007 -- LAPPI Michael
14.36.31.86 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51504 SESSION T16 WITH APPLICATION A16TSO STARTED
14.36.31.86 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51503 SESSION T16 WITH APPLICATION A16TSO IS USING ACB A03M3002 PROC
14.36.40.51 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51504 SESSION T77 WITH APPLICATION A77TSO STARTED
14.36.40.51 A03TP007 WRSLAP N51503 SESSION T77 WITH APPLICATION A77TSO IS USING ACB A03M3002 PROC
14.43.37.15 - - N20202 REQUEST ACCEPTED - LU A03TP004 PASSED TO APPLICATION A03MAI
14.43.37.15 - - N20E05 LOCAL USER WRZFRN LOGGED ON FROM A03TP004 -- fritz norbert
14.43.45.93 A03TP004 WRZFRN N51504 SESSION T01 WITH APPLICATION A01TSO STARTED
14.43.45.93 A03TP004 WRZFRN N51503 SESSION T01 WITH APPLICATION A01TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.43.52.27 A03TP004 WRZFRN N51504 SESSION T03 WITH APPLICATION A03TSO STARTED
14.43.52.27 A03TP004 WRZFRN N51503 SESSION T03 WITH APPLICATION A03TSO IS USING ACB A03M0003 PROC
14.43.58.65 A03TP004 WRZFRN N51504 SESSION T53 WITH APPLICATION A53TSO STARTED
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Release : 5.0
Component : CA SOLVE:Access Session Management
Solve:Access doesn't have the ability to write the hardcopy log in real time it buffers the entries.