Re: backup situation

Eric,

You're assuming it's use for multiple backups. We use ENDOPT(*LEAVE)
regularily in our standard nightly backup to separate different types of
data.

For example:

SAVLIB LIB(some libs) DEV( TAP01) ENDOPT(*LEAVE)
SAVOBJ OBJ(QDFTJOBSCD) LIB(QUSRSYS) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*JOBSCD)
                ENDOPT(*LEAVE)
SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') OBJ('/SomeDir/*') ENDOPT(*LEAVE)
SAVSECDTA DEV(TAP01) ENDOPT(*REWIND)

See what I mean? One tape/set per night. Regular rotation schedule with
off-site storage.

John Taylor
Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Kempter" <eric.kempter@RobertMondavi.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 13:52
Subject: RE: backup situation


> Michele,
> The problem that I have with using the ENDOPT(*LEAVE) option is that it is
not advisable to use the same tape for multiple backups.  It is much better
to use one tape per day and be certain that the unused tapes are moved
off-site.
> As for saving your file while it active - if you have a exclusive lock on
the object all day, you can not save it.   Using the "Save while Active"
feature is a good idea but there must be a moment in time (albeit a small
one depending on how your set your command up) when the Save can get a shot
at it.
>
> HTH,
>
> Eric Kempter
>
>
> > Michele,
> >
> > In response to your question about overwriting a previous backup, you
need
> > to investigate the ENDOPT parameter for the respective SAVxxx command
that
> > you are using. By specifying ENDOPT(*LEAVE) on your first backup, and
> > ENDOPT(*REWIND) on your last backup, you will avoid overwriting the
first
> > backup on the tape.
> >
> > Another solution to your problem that you may want to look into is the
"Save
> > While Active" feature. You can specify this as a parameter option on the
SAV
> > command that backs-up your IFS directories. The parameter name is
SAVACT.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michele Reinkemeyer" <mreinkemeyer@mbsbooks.com>
> > To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 12:01
> > Subject: backup situation
> >
> >
> > > Here is the problem:
> > >
> > > We have customers doing a backup nightly, but since it backups up one
file
> > in
> > > particular (their web file) no one can access their web site during
this
> > time.
> > >
> > > Possible solution?:
> > >
> > > To run a backup, excluding that file each night and then run a job
> > scheduled
> > > entry to backup just that file since it doesn't seem possible to run 2
> > scheduled
> > > backups each night.
> > >
> > > Questions:
> > >
> > > How would you ensure that the job scheduled entry save didn't save
OVER
> > your
> > > nightly backup?  Is there a parameter that can be set that will force
the
> > job
> > > scheduled entry to search the tape, go to the end of the backup and
then
> > start
> > > saving that file to tape?  Is there a better way of going about this?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Michele R
> > >
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