RE: Backup enhancement (???)

[Dwayne Lindner <Dwayne.Lindner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, but you could save that savefile off to tape when you're back in the
office - that way you can have an unnattended operator-free IPL and SAVSYS
in one go.


Dwayne Lindner
Senior Network Analyst
Wesfarmers Rural Information Technology
184 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
Ph: (08) 9273 5365    Mob: 0407 386 693
Email: dwayne.lindner@writ.wesfarmers.com.au


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Klement [mailto:klemscot@klements.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2001 14:45
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: Backup enhancement (???)
> 
> 
> 
> If the system configuration is damaged, how are you going to 
> restore it
> from a *SAVF?  Seems to me that there's a good chance that 
> you won't be
> able to get at the SAVF to restore...
> 
> 
> On Wed, 23 May 2001, Steve Richter wrote:
> 
> > Ken,
> > 
> > could you add SavSys Dev(*Savf) to that feature request ?
> > 
> > Steve Richter
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Graap, Ken <keg@nwnatural.com>
> > To: 'Midrange' <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:37 PM
> > Subject: Backup enhancement (???)
> > 
> > 
> > >Backup Recovery Wish list.... Item #1 ...
> > >
> > >Maybe someday IBM will redesign the IPL process to allow 
> the SAVSYS process
> > >to run during an IPL. Wouldn't it be nice if you could do 
> something like
> > >this:
> > >
> > >PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) SAVSYS(*YES) 
> SAVEXIT(Exit_Pgm1)
> > >
> > >The system would be powered down, restarted, perform a 
> system save while in
> > >a restrictive state and then run an exit program that 
> could either restart
> > >the system or continue the backup process....
> > >
> > >Can anyone think of a reason why IBM couldn't make 
> something like this
> > >happen?
> > >
> > >
> > >Kenneth
> 
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