We currently have a procedure for that in place.  We have a script that
scans the event log and parses each line that has a missed, failed or
pending message to a file.  Using the file, we send an e-mail to each user
informing them their backup missed, failed or was pending at the time we
scanned the event log.  We use e-mail addresses in the contact field, and
use that to send an e-mail to whichever node has missed, failed or is
pending a successful backup.  If the backup/archive was successful, we don't
send them anything.  We're running on AIX 4.3.2, but I'm sure this could be
easily ported to OS390.  I can provide further information if you like.

Luke Dahl
NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mark Stapleton wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:31:14 -0600, it was written:
> >We have recently installed a TSM 4.2.0 server on OS/390.  We are
> >interested in emailing relevant portions of the activity log and/or the
> >event log to a contact person for each client, informing them of the
> >results of their scheduled backups or archives.
> >
> >Has anyone implemented such a system?  If so, how?
>
> Why? The dsmsched.log file already on each client contains this
> information.
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)