RE: i5 backup options without tape

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yeah, but I just don't want to give folks the wrong impression that they 
could do a total restore this way.. You still need to have a full savsys 
to boot from alt ipl dev for restore...

Don in DC

On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Doug Hart wrote:

> You could also do SAVCFG and SAVSECDTA this way.
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> Doug Hart
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> Do they have a windows server inhouse by any chance that has some space on
> it?  If so, backup to savf's then ftp binary them to your windows
> server...then from there spin them off to a removeable drive periodically...
> Won't replace what you need from a savsys and I recommend a save/21
> periodically still, but if they're not doing any
> user/security/dev/application maintenance and just need offlines of the
> production libs, then this should work.   Also make sure your LF's are in
> the same lib as your PF's...
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> And, this will work with a unix server as well as a windows one...
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> Just off the top of my balding little head before I start counting punch
> cards...:)
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> Don in DC
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