RE: Tape backup strategy

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

V5R3 has added a few options to compression:

Data compression
 
  *DEV 
  *NO 
  *YES 
  *LOW 
  *MEDIUM 
  *HIGH 

I took something in a save file saved with *HIGH and only got a ?17%? 
further compression when I zipped it.  Use a simple *YES and zip will get 
a higher ratio.  They both end up with the same size zip file.  So I 
recommend the *HIGH.

Rob Berendt
-- 
Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





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RE: Tape backup strategy






Add DTACPR(*YES) to your SAVLIB commands to use compression on the save
file.  That should dramatically reduce the amount of disk space required
for the SAVF.

John A. Jones, CISSP
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Morrison [mailto:smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 1:28 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Tape backup strategy

The previous message was incomplete.

The simplest approach is to save to a savefile, on the AS/400, then save
the savefile to tape during the day. Do you have enough empty disk space
to accomplish this?

The command would be SAVLIB LIB(libname) DEV(*SAVF)  SAVF(savefile)

The save file will have to be created before you run this command.

To copy the savefile to tape use   SAVSAVFDTA SAVF(savefile) DEV(TAPxx)


Steve Morrison
Beacon Insurance
940-720-4672 



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