RE: BRMS Incremental Backup

["Graap, Kenneth" <keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you seeing any error messages in the job log?

Are you quiescing your system prior to running this backup to insure you
are able to a "checkpoint" across ALL your user libraries? This isn't a
trivial thing. Your users will most likely be unable to use the system
for 20-30 minutes or more while this checkpoint is being established.

Kenneth

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Kenneth E. Graap
IBM Certified Specialist 
i5 Professional System Administrator
NW Natural (Gas Services)
keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 503-226-4211 x5537
FAX:    503-721-2518
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nick Franco
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:02 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: BRMS Incremental Backup

Recently we have had to change our backup schedule and can only 
occasionally get a full BRMS system backup. What we have been trying to 
set up for the interim is an *ALLUSR backup that is set up as a 
Save-While-Active. This will be a cumulative backup only run on Sunday. 
When we try running it, it only runs for a second and then it is
finished. 
I am not sure why it is doing that. Can someone advise? Thanks. Here is 
how we have it set up:

                              Display Backup Control Group Entries   
  
        Group . . . . . . . . . . :     ALLUSRBKUP  
        Default activity  . . . . :     I  
        Text  . . . . . . . . . . :     Testing !!!!!  
  
 Auxiliary      Weekly          Retain                  Save SWA  
                Backup                  List            Storage Activity

Object           While          Message 
        Seq     Items                   Type            Pool Device 
SMTWTFS         Detail                  Active          Queue 
          10    *EXIT I  
          20    *ALLUSR                                 *SYSBAS
I  
                *ERR            *SYSDFN         *LIB 
          30    QGPL                                    *SYSBAS
I  
                *ERR            *SYSDFN         *LIB 
          40    QUSRSYS                                 *SYSBAS
I  
                *ERR            *SYSDFN         *LIB 
          50    QUSRBRM                                 *SYSBAS
I  
                *ERR            *SYSDFN         *LIB 
          60    *EXIT I  
  
  
  
  
    Bottom 
        Press Enter to continue.  
  
        F3=Exit   F11=Display exits   F12=Cancel  

                                          Change Backup Control Group 
Attributes 
  
        Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :        ALLUSRBKUP     
  
        Type information, press Enter.  
  
        Media policy for:  
          Full backups . . . . . . . . . . . . .        DAILY Name, F4
for 
list 
          Incremental backups  . . . . . . . . .        DAILY Name, F4
for 
list 
        Backup devices . . . . . . . . . . . . .        TAP01 Name, F4
for 
list 
  
  
  
        Parallel device resources:  
          Minimum resources  . . . . . . . . . .        *NONE 1-32,
*NONE, 
*AVAIL 
          Maximum resources  . . . . . . . . . . 1-32, *AVAIL, *MIN 
        Sign off interactive users . . . . . . .        *NO     *YES,
*NO, 
*BKUPCY 
        Sign off limit . . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  0-999 
minutes, *BKUPCY 
        Default weekly activity  . . . . . . . .        I  SMTWTFS(F/I),

*BKUPCY 
        Incremental type . . . . . . . . . . . .        *CUML   *CUML, 
*INCR, *BKUPCY 
  
   More... 
        F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel  

                                          Change Backup Control Group 
Attributes 
  
        Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :        ALLUSRBKUP     
  
        Type information, press Enter.  
  
        Automatically backup  
            media information  . . . . . . . . .        *LIB    *LIB, 
*OBJ, *NONE, *BKUPCY
        Save access paths  . . . . . . . . . . .        *YES    *YES,
*NO, 
*BKUPCY 
        Save contents of save files  . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *YES, 
*NO, *BKUPCY 
        Data compression . . . . . . . . . . . .        *DEV    *DEV, 
*YES, *NO, *BKUPCY 
        Data compaction  . . . . . . . . . . . .        *DEV    *DEV,
*NO, 
*BKUPCY 
        Target release . . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY
*CURRENT, 
*PRV, *BKUPCY 
        Clear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *NONE, 
*ALL... 
        Object pre-check . . . . . . . . . . . .        *NO     *YES,
*NO, 
*BKUPCY 
        Append to media  . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *YES, 
*NO, *BKUPCY 
        End of tape option . . . . . . . . . . .        *UNLOAD
*UNLOAD, 
*REWIND... 
        Journaled objects  . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *YES, 
*NO, *BKUPCY 
        Use optimum block size . . . . . . . . .        *YES    *BKUPCY,

*DEV, *YES, *NO 
        Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Testing !!!!!

 
  
   More... 
        F3=Exit   F12=Cancel  

                                          Change Backup Control Group 
Attributes 
  
        Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :        ALLUSRBKUP     
  
        Type information, press Enter.  
  
        IPL after backup . . . . . . . . . . . .        *NO     *YES,
*NO, 
*BKUPCY 
           How to end  . . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY
*CNTRLD, 
*IMMED, *BKUPCY 
           Delay time, if *CNTRLD  . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY
Seconds, 
*NOLIMIT 
           Restart after power down  . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *YES, 
*NO, *BKUPCY 
           IPL source  . . . . . . . . . . . . .        *BKUPCY  *PANEL,

A, B, *BKUPCY 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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        F3=Exit   F12=Cancel  



Nick Franco