Print the product activity log

The Product Activity Log on the iSeries™ server is a record of machine checks, device errors, and tape statistics. It also contains FFDC information including the first 1000 bytes of each FFDC dump. By reviewing these errors you might be able to determine the nature of a problem.

To print the product activity log for a server on which you are signed on, follow these steps:

  1. Type the Print Error Log (PRTERRLOG) command on any command line and press F4 (Prompt). The Print Error Log display is shown.
  2. Type the parameter value for the kind of log information you want to print and press the Enter key. The log information is sent to the output queue identified for your job.
  3. Enter the Work with Job (WRKJOB) command. The Work with Job display is shown.
  4. Select the option to work with spooled files. The Work with Job Spooled Files display is shown.
  5. Look for the log file you just created at or near the bottom of the spooled file list.
  6. Type the work with printing status option in the Opt column next to the log file. The Work with Printing Status display is shown.
  7. On the Work with Printing Status display, use the change status option to change the status of the file and specify the printer to print the file.
Parent topic: Get data to report a failure
Related information
Print Error Log (PRTERRLOG) command
Work with Job (WRKJOB) command