to generate an archive log: cd /rd500/db2arch_logs/tst4ins4/WCTST10/NODE0000/LOGSTREAM0000/C0000042 WCSTG1: /rd500/db2arch_logs/stg1ins1/WCSTG1/NODE0000/LOGSTREAM0000/C0000001 WCPRD1: /rd500/db2arch_logs/prd1ins1/WCPRD1/NODE0000/LOGSTREAM0000/C0000033 db2 terminate <-- disconnect your session db2 archive log for db wctst10 DB20000I The ARCHIVE LOG command completed successfully. [tst4ins4@db2tst602 C0000042] $ ls -lrt total 550084 -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 20209664 Mar 25 06:52 S0039223.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 5136384 Mar 25 09:47 S0039224.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 6180864 Mar 25 11:38 S0039225.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 1859584 Mar 25 12:31 S0039226.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 4079616 Mar 25 14:01 S0039227.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 4677632 Mar 25 16:40 S0039228.LOG -rw-r----- 1 tst4ins4 db2iadm1 225288192 Mar 25 19:45 S0039229.LOG -rw-r---...