Add Remote Journal (ADDRMTJRN)

Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL)
Threadsafe: No
Parameters
Examples
Error messages

The Add Remote Journal (ADDRMTJRN) command associates a remote journal on the target system, as identified by the relational database directory entry, with the specified journal on the source system. The journal on the source system may be either a local journal or another remote journal. A maximum of 255 remote journals may be associated with a single journal on a source system.

When adding a remote journal to a source journal, the remote journal is created on the target system using a combination of the attributes from the source journal and the input parameters provided on this command. The library that the remote journal will be created in must already exist on the target system prior to this command being used on the source system. When created by this command, the remote journal will be created with a journal type of *REMOTE and the remote journal will not have an attached journal receiver.

Note: A receiver will be attached when the remote journal is activated using either the Change Remote Journal (CHGRMTJRN) command, or Change Journal State (QjoChangeJournalState) API.

When adding the remote journal, the remote journal can either be created into the same named library as that of the source journal or into a redirected library on the target system. A redirected library provides a means for remote journals and any of their associated journal receivers to reside in different named libraries on the target system from the corresponding local journal and journal receivers on the local system. When specified, all validation for the journal library on the target system will be performed using the redirected library name. Similarly, the journal receivers that will later be created and associated with this remote journal can either reside in the same library as the source journal receivers on the source system, or into a distinct redirected library name on the target system. The journal receiver library redirection, if desired, must be specified when the remote journal is added using this command.

When adding a remote journal on a target system, two remote journal types can be specified, *TYPE1 and *TYPE2. The remote journal type influences the redirection capabilities, journal receiver restore operations, and remote journal association characteristics.

If the specified journal already exists on the target system, the journal can be associated with the source journal if all of the following are true:

Also, the journal may or may not have an attached journal receiver.

After the remote journal has been successfully added on the target system, the remote journal will have a journal state of *INACTIVE. A journal state of *INACTIVE for a remote journal means that the remote journal is currently not ready to receive journal entries from its source journal on the source system. The Change Remote Journal (CHGRMTJRN) command or Change Journal State (QjoChangeJournalState) API is used to activate a remote journal and start the replication of journal entries from the source journal to the remote journal.

Once a remote journal has been added to a journal, the receiver that was attached to the source journal at the time of running this command or any subsequently attached receivers, will be protected from deletion if all journal entries for a given journal receiver have not yet been replicated to the remote journal. This protection ends when the remote journal is removed using the Remove Remote Journal (RMVRMTJRN) command or Remove Remote Journal (QjoRemoveRemoteJournal) API.

Restrictions:

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Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
RDB Relational database Name Required, Positional 1
SRCJRN Source journal Qualified object name Required, Positional 2
Qualifier 1: Source journal Name
Qualifier 2: Library Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
TGTJRN Target journal Single values: *SRCJRN
Other values: Qualified object name
Optional
Qualifier 1: Target journal Name
Qualifier 2: Library Name
RMTRCVLIB Remote receiver library Name, *SRCRCVLIB Optional
RMTJRNTYPE Remote journal type *TYPE1, *TYPE2 Optional
MSGQ Journal message queue Qualified object name Optional
Qualifier 1: Journal message queue Name, QSYSOPR
Qualifier 2: Library Name, QSYS
DLTRCV Delete receivers *NO, *YES Optional
DLTRCVDLY Delete receiver delay time 1-1440, 10 Optional
TEXT Text 'description' Character value, *BLANK Optional
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Relational database (RDB)

Specifies the name of the relational database directory entry that contains the remote location name of the target system. This name should match the name of the *LOCAL relational database directory entry on the target system.

This is a required parameter.

relational-database-entry
Specify a maximum of 18 characters for the name of the relational database directory entry.
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Source journal (SRCJRN)

Specifies the name of the journal on the source system to which the remote journal is being added, and the library where it resides. The journal on the source system may be either a local journal or another remote journal.

This is a required parameter.

source-journal-name
Specify the source journal to which the target journal is being added.

The name of the source journal can be qualified by one of the following library values:

*LIBL
All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched until the first match is found.
*CURLIB
The current library for the thread is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the thread, the QGPL library is searched.
library-name
Specify the name of the library to be searched.
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Target journal (TGTJRN)

Specifies the name of the remote journal on the target system.

*SRCJRN
The target journal name is exactly the same as the source journal name.
library-name/target-journal-name
Specify the target journal that is being added as a remote journal to the source journal.
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Remote receiver library (RMTRCVLIB)

Specifies the name of the library for the remote journal receivers on the target system that will be associated with this remote journal.

*SRCRCVLIB
The journal receivers are created on the target system in the same library as they exist on the source system.
remote-journal-receiver-library-name
Specify the name of the library for the remote journal receivers on the target system that will be associated with this remote journal.
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Remote journal type (RMTJRNTYPE)

Specifies the type of remote journal on the target system. The remote journal type influences the redirection capabilities, journal receiver restore operations, and remote journal association characteristics. See the Journal Management information in the iSeries Information Center at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter for detailed descriptions of the differences.

*TYPE1
A *TYPE1 remote journal is added. Every *TYPE1 remote journal that is associated with the local journal must use the same redirection for both the remote journal and remote journal receiver. This allows a journal receiver to be saved from any system in the remote journal network and be restored to any system in the network and associated with either a local or remote journal.
*TYPE2
A *TYPE2 remote journal is added. Every *TYPE2 remote journal that is associated with the local journal can use different redirection for the remote journal or remote journal receiver. This restricts the save and restore options. The journal receiver can only be assoicated with the remote journal if it was saved from the system on which the remote journal resides. If the journal receiver was saved from the system with the local journal, then it cannot be associated with the remote journal on any system.
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Journal message queue (MSGQ)

Specifies the name of the message queue associated with the remote journal. This value is only set for a journal that is created on the target system.

QSYS/QSYSOPR
The message is sent to the QSYSOPR message queue.
library-name/journal-message-queue
Specify the name of the journal message queue to which the journal messages are sent. If this message queue is not available when a message is to be sent, the message is sent to the QSYSOPR message queue.
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Delete receivers (DLTRCV)

Specifies whether the system deletes the target journal receivers when they are no longer needed or keeps them on the target system for the user to delete after they have been detached by the target system. This value is only set for a journal that is created on the target system.

*NO
The journal receivers are not deleted by the system.
*YES
The journal receivers are deleted by the system.
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Delete receiver delay time (DLTRCVDLY)

If the system cannot allocate an object needed to delete a journal receiver associated with the remote journal on the target system, this parameter specifies the time (in minutes) to be used to delay the next attempt to delete the target journal receiver. This value is only set for a journal that is created on the target system.

10
System waits 10 minutes before trying again.
delete-receiver-delay-time
System waits the specified number of minutes before trying again. Valid values range from 1 to 1440.
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Text 'description' (TEXT)

Specifies the text that briefly describes the remote journal on the target system. This value is only set for a journal that is created on the target system.

*BLANK
Text is not specified.
'description'
Specify no more than 50 characters of text, enclosed in apostrophes.
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Examples

Example 1: Adding a *TYPE1 remote journal, specifying values for the DLTRCV and TEXT parameters.

ADDRMTJRN   SRCJRN(LOCLIB/J)  RDB(DETROIT)  TGTJRN(RMTLIB/J)
            DLTRCV(*NO)
            TEXT('Remote Journal Created for Application Z')

This command adds remote journal J in library RMTLIB to journal J in library LOCAL, and the DLTRCV parameter on the remote journal will be *NO, irrespective of the attribute of journal J in library LOCLIB. If journal J in RMTLIB does not already exist, then it is created, otherwise, it is reassociated with journal J in LOCLIB, if it meets the appropriate criteria.

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Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF69A4
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695A
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695B
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695C
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695D
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695E
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF695F
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF6973
Systems or journal environments not compatible.
CPF6982
Relational database directory entry &1 not valid.
CPF6983
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF6984
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF6985
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF6988
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF6989
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF699B
User profile &8 not found.
CPF6991
Remote journal &1 in &2 not added.
CPF70DB
Remote journal function failed.
CPF70D6
Remote journal ended, reason code &6.
CPF701B
Journal recovery of an interrupted operation failed.
CPF7010
Object &1 in &2 type *&3 already exists.
CPF7011
Not enough storage or resources.
CPF9801
Object &2 in library &3 not found.
CPF9802
Not authorized to object &2 in &3.
CPF9803
Cannot allocate object &2 in library &3.
CPF9810
Library &1 not found.
CPF9820
Not authorized to use library &1.
CPF9830
Cannot assign library &1.
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