Re: Full system back up.

You want to perform a GO SAVE Option 21 it sounds like. As far as a time,
it depends on your system hardware, OS/400 version, tape drive, media type,
and how much you are saving to tape (probably some other factors too).  To
simplify, use 'N' for the 'prompt for commands' option when submitting the
save, that will minimize the time and give you the default options for each
save step.

As far as special things to do before and after the system is down for the
save, that depends on your apps, users, and environment.  Hopefully you'll
have a little time to investigate the procedure further (especially the
impact on your environment and the special, individual steps that will no
doubt be necessary to minimize interruption to your environment, every shop
has them).  Make sure you let them know that's important that this is done
'right' rather than just done quickly.

The save steps once you submit the 21 are:

ENDSBS
SAVSYS
SAVLIB
SAVDLO
SAV
Restart controlling subsystem


                                                                           
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I am tasked to do a full system back up. At my previous places of
employment we had a system administrator and BRMS software that handled
system back ups, but at my current place of employment I just became the
administrator (this morning) and we don't have any BRMS software. My
back up experience is limited to putting tapes into the tape drive and
occasionally adding a library to our daily backup program.  As such I
have a couple questions. The first question is how long does an entire
system back up typically take? I imagine it varies based on system, but
is there a general amount of time that should be allotted? My second
question is should I use SAVSYS, or GO SAVE option 21? In my mind GO
SAVE option 21 is what I would want to use, since I do want to back up
the entire system. Once I figure out which save option to use is it as
simple as getting into dedicated mode and kicking off the back up, or
are there any other prerequisites that need to be taken care of? Are
there any special steps I need to take to handle messages? I will be at
the console during the duration of the back up so in my mind I will be
able to handle any errors that are raised. Finally, do I need to do
anything special after the back up is finished?  Any help with these
questions would be greatly appreciated. Also, any documentation, links,
etc on this topic would help greatly.

Thanks,

Griz

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