Re: Automatic save at IPL

What about using the unattended backup from the GO BACKUP menu?

Neil Palmer wrote:

> Bill,
>
> If you're trying to call a program to run a complete system backup from
> the startup program, it can't be done.
> You need to start the complete save interactively at the system console
> (although I tink I read about a vendor who claimed to have a utility
> that would allow you to do this, I have never seen one myself).
>
> If you're simply looking for a CL program that will backup your entire
> machine, like the GO SAVE #21, then I could send you mine if you're
> interested.  Just send me a private e-mail.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bmegenity@ruskin.com [SMTP:bmegenity@ruskin.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 1998 9:06 AM
> > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:      Automatic save at IPL
> >
> > Forgive me if this is covered in the archives. By the way, how do I
> > get
> > to them to see what has transpired before? We are trying to perform a
> >
> > full, unattended system save every Sunday morning when we IPL. We are
> >
> > running into problems with the program wanting to be in the restricted
> >
> > state, which side of the console we are using, which sign the moon is
> > in
> > (probably not but it seems that way). Can anyone give me a nice, neat
> >
> > list of things to do to get this to operate correctly. We are on a 510
> > at
> > V3R7 and using an Exabyte Mammoth 8mm tape drive, with a 20/40gb
> > capacity
> > (I think).
> >
> > By the way, we have had excellent luck with this drive except for the
> >
> > little quirk that when you load software from an 8mm tape that is not
> > of
> > their particular brand, you MUST clean and restart the tape drive
> > before
> > you can read another tape. This is a design "feature".
> >
> > Bill Megenity
> >
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