Re: SAVCHGOBJ

["John Earl" <johnearl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fiona,

> We backup changes , without the access paths during the week, & do a
full
> SAVLIB *ALLUSR at weekends with access paths.
> Should the nightly save changes job save access paths just like the
weekly
> full saves ?

It depends (don't you hate that answer?).  Which is more important,
faster backups or faster recoveries.   You make the call.

Personally, I would opt for faster recovery and spend the extra time
it takes to do the access path backups.  If your backup window allows
you to, you should do the same.

> We've been using this strategy to minimise tape & offline
batch-window
> usage for 5 years, but I'm wondering if this is wrong for effective
> disaster-recovery, when it slows down to rebuild them. Our
application
> files rarely change, only the pgms get upgraded weekly. Does anyone
have an
> opinion on the pros & cons of this ?

Actually, your application files (and their associated access paths)
change everyday.  Every time someone Adds a record, deletes a record,
or updates a key field in an access path, that access path changes- so
there is value in backing up the access paths every night.

jte

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