Workload Archiving configuration

Control-M Workload Archiving is a Control-M add-on that enables you to archive job log and output data in a secure and central repository.

When Control-M/Server submits a job to run on an Agent, the Workload Archiving Server archives the job log and output in a separate PostgreSQL or Oracle database for a defined period based on Workload Archiving Policies. A Workload Archiving Policy determines what type of data to archive (log, output, or both), and the retention period to store the archived data. It also determines which jobs (both Distributed and z/OS) to archive.

NOTE: The Workload Archiving process receives Control-M/EM authorization data to apply Control-M/EM user authorization rules. You do not need to define additional authorizations. For more information, see Control-M/EM Authorizations.

NOTE: To collect job output and logs, do one of the following:

• (Control-M for Distributed Systems) Define the Control-M/Server security user ARCUSER with the same permissions as BIMUSER (see Creating a user/group).
• (Control-M or z/OS) Define the security user ARCUSER with the View LOG and View SYSOUT permissions.

  NOTE: If you want to configure Control-M Workload Archiving with SSL, see Generating component certificates using the wizard.

To start/stop the Workload Archiving database, perform backup and restore, and other database procedures, see arc_database_menu.

The following procedures describe how to start up and configure Workload Archiving settings:

• Starting up the Workload Archiving Server
• Defining Workload Archiving policies
• Configuring Workload Archiving disk space and cleanup settings
• Checking the status of the Workload Archiving Server
• Deleting data from the Workload Archiving server
• Testing the configuration of the Workload Archiving server
• Connecting to a different Control-M/EM server
• Shutting down the Workload Archiving Server

After you have created a Workload Archiving policy and have configured the required settings, you can now perform an Archive search, as described in Control-M Workload Archiving.