Viewing messages for a Linux server

This topic discusses how to view messages from the integrated Linux® server.

The iSeries™ Integrated Server Support software issues messages for integrated Linux and Windows® servers in the following ways:

Both of these sources can contain valuable information relating to Linux servers that can help you in problem determination.

You can view the job log of the server’s monitor job using either iSeries Navigator or the i5/OS™ command line. Note that the server needs to be started before you can view the job log.

Parent topic: Managing Linux drives

Viewing the job log using iSeries Navigator

To view the job log of the server’s monitor job through iSeries Navigator, complete the following steps:

  1. Launch iSeries Navigator from your Windows desktop.
  2. Click iSeries connection > Work Management
  3. Click Active Jobs.
  4. Scroll down the list of jobs in the right-hand window until you see the jobs running in the QSYSWRK subsystem. Look for a job with the same name as the NWSD of the Linux server.
  5. Right-click the name of the server whose job log you want to view. Select Job Log.
  6. You can view detailed information for any of the messages shown by double-clicking a message ID.

Viewing the job log using CL commands

To view the job log of the server’s monitor job through the i5/OS command line, complete the following steps:

  1. Type WRKACTJOB (Work with Active Jobs command) on an i5/OS command line. Press Enter.
  2. Scroll down until you see the jobs running in the QSYSWRK subsystem. Look for a job with the same name as the NWSD of the Linux server. Type 5 next to the server’s monitor job.
  3. Type 10 to display the job log. Press Enter.
  4. Press F10 to display detailed messages.
  5. Scroll up and down through the messages by pressing the Page up and Page down keys.

Viewing QSYSOPR message queue using iSeries Navigator

To view the QSYSOPR message queue through iSeries Navigator, complete the following steps:

  1. Launch iSeries Navigator from your Windows desktop.
  2. Click iSeries connection > Basic Operations
  3. Before you can view the QSYSOPR message queue through iSeries Navigator, you need to make QSYSOPR the default queue.
    1. Right-click Messages and select Customize this view > Include
    2. Click the button with the three dots (...).
    3. Click the System operator radio button. Click OK.
    4. The system operator’s message queue (QSYSOPR) is now the default message queue.
  4. Click Messages in the left pane to view the QSYSOPR message queue.
  5. Double-click an entry in the From user column to view detailed information for a message.

Viewing QSYSOPR message queue using CL commands

To view the QSYSOPR message queue through the i5/OS command line, complete the following steps:

Note: The server needs to be started before you can view the QSYSOPR message queue.
  1. Type DSPMSG QSYSOPR (Display Messages for QSYSOPR) on an i5/OS command line. Press Enter.
  2. You can scroll through the messages by pressing the Page up and Page down keys. Note that the most recent messages are at the bottom.

    To view detailed information for a message, use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor to the message you want to see and press F1.