About MAR environment variables and system symbols

The environment settings for MAR include the following:

• Whether the system logger service is used to collect event logs

• The default record type of the SMF record to be output by MAR

Set the environment settings for MAR by using either of the following methods:

• Use the environment variable (set by using the RSSETENV environment configuration command).

  Use this method if you cannot perform an IPL again because the system is running. However, this setting is invalidated if an IPL is performed again. Also note that you cannot use this method to set SMF record type.

• Use the system symbol (set for the IEASYMxx parmlib member).

  To enable this setting, you must perform an IPL again. The statically-registered settings can be used the next time an IPL is performed again.