Re: Complete Save via CL Command?

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 04:11 PM 4/30/00 -0700, you wrote:

John,

When SAVSTG was written, it was a faster way to save the entire system 
(including queue data, which cannot be saved otherwise without 
extraordinary procedures) than a GO SAVE option 21.  Today with a 
sufficiently fast enough processor, enough memory, and a fast tape drive, 
GO SAVE option 21 is better (although queue data is omitted).

Al


>Henrik,
>
>Henrik Krebs wrote:
> >
> > Maybe SAVSTG? Check it.
> >
> > I'm not sure if it is possibly to submit a job to controlling subsystem 
> with an
> > ENDSBS(*ALL) + SAVSTG. Anyway SAVSTG is not a 'good' save command, 
> which is why I don't
> > know much about it.
>
>SAVSTG takes a complete (bit level) system snapshot, and expects
>to restore that snapshot to essentially the same hardware
>configuration.  It's usefull if you want to quickly save and
>replace an entire disk configuration, but it is worthless to the
>point of dangerous for daily backups.  You can't selectivley
>restore (libraries or objects), and you could be extremely hard
>pressed to restore to an alternate machine.
>
>jte
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Henrik Krebs
> >
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> > >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:46:33 -0500
> > >From: "Michele Reinkemeyer"<mreinkemeyer@mbsbooks.com>
> > >Subject: Complete Save via CL Command?
> > >
> > >I was told (when I first started dealing with the AS/400 and still 
> barely knew
> > >how to spell it) that there is a way to run a complete system save 
> using a CL
> > >command through a job scheduled entry.  Is anyone familiar with 
> this?  If so,
> > >would you be willing to share that CL command?  I want to implement 
> such on 3 of
> > >my AS/400's since I am an hr and a half from office and don't care to 
> drive in
> > >each weekend.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > >Michele R
> >
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