Re: QSYSDIR Save Files

I wonder if applying your ptf's permanently will delete them?  I think 
this is how it works.  Let's say I have an object called QCMDEXC.  Then I 
apply a ptf SI88888 which has a fix for it.  The first thing it does is it 
backs up that object(s) into the save file QSI88888S1 or some such thing. 
Then it puts the new object in the system.  Because if I do a RMVPTF 
SI88888 it has to restore the object(s) fixed by that ptf.  And it 
restores them from a save file.  If you apply them permanently you can no 
longer do a RMVPTF.  One of the reasons should be because you no longer 
have that save file to restore the older objects from.

Rob Berendt
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I'm trying to do some cleanup on our test system and found library 
QSYSDIR, 888 MB total, with 883 MB of that in save files.  These files are 
mostly named QSIxxxxxJ1where xxxxx appears to be a PTF #.  When I do a 
DSPSAVF on them they appear to be java runtime objects.  The objects in 
the save file also appear to exist in the IFS under 
/QIBM/ProdData/OS400/Java400/ ... 

I called SupportLine, and was first told that these save files could be 
deleted, then was told not to delete them, then they said that they would 
open up a discussion group on this.  Does anyone know if these save files 
can be safely deleted?

Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group
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