Re: SAVLIB and UPDHST(*NO) ... is it faster?

>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:46:17 -0400, "Peter Vidal" <Peter_Vidal@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi guys!
>
>I am in a project were backup speed is crucial.  I am doing SAVLIB over 27 
>libraries but one of the guys here told me that if I change the parameter 
>UPDHST to be *NO, it will increase the backup speed dramatically.  I am 
>doing a regular backup of the libraries on tape every single day and this 
>backup event is for one shot only, so I was wondering if I can give it a 
>try...
>
>Any pros/cons/comments on this?
>

A couple of years ago when we first started with our imaging system I
changed our weekly save routine to include the IFS directories in the SAV
command.  I normally do UPDHST(*YES) for QSYS objects and had included it on
the SAV as well.  The images save ran for hours.  I changed it to
UPDHST(*NO) and, while it still runs for a long time, it's nowhere near as
long as with UPDHST(*YES).


Gord