You can run multiple instances of the PowerExchange Logger for z/OS simultaneously in a single PowerExchange system. The number of instances that you use depends on your performance needs and your data-management processes.

For example, you might want to use separate instances of the PowerExchange Logger to capture changes from different branch offices of an organization.

The following situations are possible reasons for using multiple instances of the PowerExchange Logger:

Up to 50 PowerExchange Loggers can attach to a PowerExchange Agent. The value of the TaskLimit parameter in the AGENTCTL parameters limits the number of PowerExchange Loggers that can attach to a PowerExchange Agent. Each PowerExchange Logger requires a minimum of 12 tasks, and uses additional tasks for log readers and archive processes.