RE: i5 backup options without tape

The failure with QNTC doesn't surprise me.

Wonder if NFS would work any better.

Just an FYI but unlike a regular DVD-RAM drive, when using virtual optical you 
have to specify DTACPR(*MEDIUM).

Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Worked like a champ.
> 
> However altering it slightly to use QNTC said nasty things 
> about my dear 
> departed mother:
> CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG2) DIR('/qntc/rob/qtemp')
> ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG2) FROMFILE(*NEW) TOFILE(testimg.bin) 
> IMGSIZ(*DVD4700)
> LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG2) DEV(OPTVRT01)
> Internal program error occurred. 
> Image catalog VRTOPTIMG2 not loaded to device OPTVRT01.
> 
> 
> Rob Berendt
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> Dept 01.073
> PO Box 2000
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> 6928N 400E
> Kendallville, IN 46755
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> Rob,
> 
> Try this:
> 
> 
> md '/vrtoptimg'
> CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG) DIR('/vrtoptimg') 
> ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG) FROMFILE(*NEW) TOFILE(testimg.bin) 
> IMGSIZ(*DVD4700) 
> LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(VRTOPTIMG) DEV(OPTVRT01) 
> INZOPT DEV(OPTVRT01) 
> SAVLIB LIB(DVPMELCW) DEV(OPTVRT01) 
> 
> Charles Wilt
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> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:42 AM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: i5 backup options without tape
> > 
> > 
> > Been awhile since I played with saving to optical.  Real 
> > optical media was 
> > slow as a one legged dog compared to tape (much to my 
> > surprise) and didn't 
> > hold hardly anything compared to your average tape cartridge.
> > 
> > But instead of real optical, what about virtual optical?  On a V5R2 
> > machine, or higher, try these steps:
> > MD DIR('/vrtopt')
> > CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(VRTOPT) DIR('/vrtopt')
> > CRTDEVOPT DEVD(VRTOPT) RSRCNAME(*VRT) ONLINE(*NO)
> > VRYCFG CFGOBJ(VRTOPT) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
> > ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(VRTOPT) FROMFILE('/vrtopt/opt_1.bin') 
> > TOFILE(*fromfile)
> > (crash and burn....  You've got to create the bin file first. 
> >  Oh well, 
> > nice thought.)
> > 
> > I guess virtual optical is meant to be a read only device. 
> > Hope someone 
> > can prove me wrong.
> > 
> > Rob Berendt
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> > Group Dekko Services, LLC
> > Dept 01.073
> > PO Box 2000
> > Dock 108
> > 6928N 400E
> > Kendallville, IN 46755
> > http://www.dekko.com
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