Re: Backup using Save Files

["Angus MacQueen" <amacqueen@xxxxxxxxx>]

Not near an iSeries rightnow but you could look at the capability in iSeries
Navigator to create a package definition (I think it's called) in Management
Central. If that works for you it can  be scheduled too.

Angus


On 24/05/06, Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just tried it and it was pretty adamant about only one library per save
> file.
>
>
> Out of curiosity, what happens to the save files after they are created?
>
> I create save files of all of our production libraries every night and
> push them to our backup i5 where they are both stored until the next
> night, and backed up to tape.
>
>
>        * Jerry C. Adams
> *IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
> B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
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>
> cherylr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >Hi there
> >
> >We currently do not have a tape drive attached to every AS400 that we are
> >running.
> >
> >We're converting our backups to make use of Save Files instead of a tape
> >device being directly attached.
> >
> >Is there any way to get around the SAVLIB limitation of only saving 1
> >library per save file?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >Cheryl Rogers
> >Weekenders International
> >
> >
> >
>
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