Re: Backup enhancement (???)

Kenneth,

Should be trivial for them to do that, after all it wouldn't be hard to put
equivalent function into a user-written startup program today, including
adding the parameters to a copy of the PWRDWNSYS command.  The big expense
for IBM is translating the documentation and help screens into all the
languages they support.

Many people are squeamish about mods to system stuff like this, but I've
always been able to do it without problems.  The biggies I've messed with
are SBMJOB and SIGNOFF - never quite managed to kill the production system,
even with my bumbling approach to such things. ;)

Dave Shaw
Simpsonville, SC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Graap, Ken" <keg@nwnatural.com>
To: "'Midrange'" <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:48 PM
Subject: Backup enhancement (???)


> Backup Recovery Wish list.... Item #1 ...
>
> Maybe someday IBM will redesign the IPL process to allow the SAVSYS
process
> to run during an IPL. Wouldn't it be nice if you could do something like
> this:
>
> PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) SAVSYS(*YES) SAVEXIT(Exit_Pgm1)
>
> The system would be powered down, restarted, perform a system save while
in
> a restrictive state and then run an exit program that could either restart
> the system or continue the backup process....
>
> Can anyone think of a reason why IBM couldn't make something like this
> happen?
>
>
> Kenneth
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