Re: BRMS suddenly requires second tape?

The QUSRBRM is done all the time at the end of any save: full, "IFS",
library, etc. It is the BRMS data so that if your system fries you'll
have exactly all the data on that tape to get your BRMS data up to the
minute so that you have a valid inventory of what object, from which save
(date/time), is on which tape and where that tape is physically located.
It really shouldn't be jumping to a second tape unless your first tape is
full.

Here's from our full system save on our development lpar:
You'll notice QUSRBRM being saved a few times, after the *ALLUSR, after
the *LINK.
This all fit on one LTO3 tape performed on one LTO4 drive.

9/08/12 2:28:54 Begin processing for control group DTFULL type *BKU.
9/08/12 2:29:00 Selecting devices with density *ULTRIUM3 for control
grou
9/08/12 2:29:02 Devices TAPGRT01 will be used for control group DTFULL
ty
...
9/08/12 2:30:39 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 2:30:39 Starting SAVSYS to devices TAPGRT01.
9/08/12 2:42:17 Save System (SAVSYS) command has completed processing
9/08/12 2:42:18 SAVSYS is complete.
9/08/12 2:42:25 Starting *IBM backup, type *FULL.
9/08/12 2:42:26 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 2:42:26 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 2:42:26 Starting save of library *IBM to devices TAPGRT01.
9/08/12 2:42:29 1 blocks processed for sequence 43, volume BR0163, on
dev
9/08/12 2:42:32 2 blocks processed for sequence 44, volume BR0163, on
dev
9/08/12 2:42:35 4 objects saved from library #CGULIB.
9/08/12 2:42:35 3 blocks processed for sequence 45, volume BR0163, on
dev
9/08/12 2:42:37 6 objects saved from library #DFULIB.
...
9/08/12 2:53:20 92 objects saved from library QZRDSECRPT.
9/08/12 2:53:20 1 objects saved from library Q1ABRMSF01.
9/08/12 2:53:20 2 objects saved from library Q5BTEMP.
9/08/12 2:53:20 133 libraries saved at 09/08/12 02:42:26.
9/08/12 2:53:24 Backup *IBM, type *FULL complete.
9/08/12 2:53:25 Starting *ALLUSR backup, type *FULL.
9/08/12 2:53:25 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 2:53:25 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 2:53:25 Starting save of library *ALLUSR to devices TAPGRT01.
9/08/12 2:53:29 1 blocks processed for sequence 177, volume BR0163, on
de
9/08/12 2:53:35 1193 blocks processed for sequence 178, volume BR0163,
on
9/08/12 2:53:44 272 objects saved from library QSYS2.
9/08/12 2:56:04 106054 blocks processed for sequence 179, volume
BR0163,
9/08/12 2:56:07 2002 objects saved from library QGPL.
9/08/12 2:56:24 6158 blocks processed for sequence 180, volume BR0163,
on
9/08/12 2:56:26 4 blocks processed for sequence 181, volume BR0163, on
de
9/08/12 2:56:29 20 blocks processed for sequence 182, volume BR0163, on
d
9/08/12 2:56:31 6 blocks processed for sequence 183, volume BR0163, on
de
9/08/12 2:56:35 2204 objects saved from library QUSRSYS.
9/08/12 2:56:35 19 objects saved from library #IDDUMSC.
9/08/12 2:56:35 19 objects saved from library #IDDUTPF.
9/08/12 2:56:35 54 objects saved from library #LIBRARY.
...
9/08/12 6:20:42 302 objects saved from library ZCLIB.
9/08/12 6:20:42 794 libraries saved at 09/08/12 02:53:25.
9/08/12 6:26:32 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:26:32 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:26:33 Starting save of library QUSRBRM to devices TAPGRT01.
9/08/12 6:27:33 29691 blocks processed for sequence 972, volume BR0163,
9/08/12 6:27:43 238 objects saved from library QUSRBRM.
9/08/12 6:27:44 Backup *ALLUSR, type *FULL complete.
9/08/12 6:27:48 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:27:48 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:27:58 196 document library objects saved.
9/08/12 6:27:59 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:28:00 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 6:28:00 Starting save of list *LINK to devices TAPGRT01.
9/08/12 7:28:11 Volume BR0163 on device TAPGRT01 is density *ULTRIUM3.

9/08/12 7:28:12 394868 blocks processed for sequence 974, volume
BR0163,
9/08/12 7:28:12 541576 objects saved.
9/08/12 7:32:22 Save of list *LINK complete.
9/08/12 7:32:23 Starting save of media information at level *OBJ to
devic
9/08/12 7:32:25 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 7:32:25 Change to media controls successful.
9/08/12 7:33:20 28794 blocks processed for sequence 975, volume BR0163,
o
9/08/12 7:33:27 19 objects saved from library QUSRBRM.
9/08/12 7:33:28 Save of BRM media information at level *OBJ complete.
9/08/12 7:35:23 Control group DTFULL type *BKU processing is complete.


Rob Berendt