The status of the production environment can be determined according to the IOA Log file or the Active Jobs file (depending on which file is inaccessible). The recovery process is done manually, using reports extracted by specially designed programs and KSL.

In either case, whether running in dual mode or not, it is advisable to use the journaling and Restoration facility.

The Journal file is used to collect data relating to changes occurring in the Control‑M Active Jobs file and the IOA Conditions file during the Control‑M working day.

The Journal file is initialized each day during New Day processing. From that point on, for the rest of the working day, the Control‑M monitor records in the Journal file all activities that impact the Active Jobs file and all prerequisite condition changes.

If the Active Jobs file and (optionally) the IOA Conditions file need to be restored, run utility CTMRSTR to restore the files to the status they had as of any specific time after the last run of the New Day procedure.