Re: backups on AS/400, objects missing -- auto-run procedures -- MIDRANGE-L




Hi Midrange,

    Thanks for your help folks...
   On my backup issues,

   The save that was in the Job Scheduler was simply the one from the
BACKUP menu,
(tracked it down with a little assistance) which I will now replace with
SAVLIB ..
a couple of questions

   1) should probably add the configuration and security stuff on the save
(or put on
       their own occasional tape) ... can you just run the three CL
commands with
       the LEAVE parameter .. ?

You should run SAVSECDTA and SAVCFG every day.  They can be run while the
system is active, use little resource and guarantee that you have a good
restore.

   2)  and what is the story on Date Expiration and  initializing the tape
when using the
       SAVLIB command, we want to basically  have a Monday tape, a Tuesday
tape etc...

Every tape should be initialized uniquely.  They way you can use PRTERRLOG
*VOLSTAT to determine when tapes are going bad.  If you would like to see
an example of this, send me a private e-mail, and I will send you a copy of
my presentation "ABC's of AS/400 System Management", which shows this.

There is a tool on TAA Tools to calculate an expiration date.  It's called
ADDDAT.

   3) I set up the following
         SAVLIB LIB(*NONSYS)
         DEV (TAP01)
         SAVACT (*SYSDFN)
         ACCPTH (*NO)
         OMITLIB (couple of unimportant libs here)
         OUTPUT (*OUTFILE)
         OUTFILE (QS36F/(filename))
         OUTMBR(*FIRST *ADD)
         INFTYPE(*ERR)

I thought the SAVACT would allow an immediate save in shared mode
   (tho I wasn't sure whether to use *SYSDFN or *SYNCLIB or *LIB)

   but I immediately got a "Not all subsystems ended" response...

   Suggestions ? :-) .. why ... what to do...thanks....

   Any other suggestions on this command ?, thanks..

A few issues here.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO SAVE-WHILE-ACTIVE IF YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.  This can be a very dangerous function.  You can
run a function with SWA, get a bad save, and it will never tell you!  You
need to understand the theory of quiescence, and this is not OS/400 101.

I have a presentation that I do, and a magazine article, and I would be
happy to forward that you anyone interested.  Again, please send me private
mail.

Secondly, SWA does not support *NONSYS.

Lastly, ALWAYS change the default from ACCPTH (access path) from *NO to
*YES.  It can mean the difference of DAYS of restore time.  (I believe the
world's record occurred at one of my accounts of 11 days!)

Al

PS:  Happy Memorial Day Weekend to everyone.


Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com




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