RE: Full System Backup in BATCH mode ?

["Chuck Lewis" <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jorge,

You've gotten some good answers. But all require you to actually be on site,
twiddling your thumbs while the full save runs... Assuming you have a tape
unit that can handle multiple tapes (enough to do the full save) I would
guess, unless you want to clean your office, which is what I used to use the
dead time for, you'd rather be at home.

We running a 620 and are on V4R5; I think with the newer releases or boxes
there is a remote console option ?

What I did was grab an old(er) PC we had around here not being used for
anything else, installed a twin-ax emulation card in it, loaded some 5250
emulation software, set the PC up as the first device on the first port of
the first card and it becomes the System Console, attached an extra modem,
got PC/Anywhere and set that up on this PC and my PC at home and I can dial
in from home, sign on to the System Console and run a full system save from
home without having to be in here ! I wish I had known you could do this
YEARS ago, of course then my office would NEVER have gotten cleaned :-)

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of
jmoreno@militarycars.com
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 8:32 AM
To: Midrange-L@midrange.com
Subject: Full System Backup in BATCH mode ?


Hello Midrange Users,

I am sure this question has been asked before

But what about at V5R1 or V5R2 ?

Has anyone been able to figure out if a full System Backup
can be run in BATCH mode ?

By Full System Backup I mean:
Operating System, QSYS, IBM Libraries, Licensed Programs
*ALLUSR libraries *ALL Folders and *ALL User Directories

However to my knowledge
The SAVSYS requires the system to be in a restricted state.

Does it mean that only a device attached to the Controlling
Subsystem can perform this function ?


Just want to know your opinions

Thanks in advance


Jorge Moreno
Systems Analyst
Overseas Military Car Sales
Woodbury, New York