RE: Saving the IFS

["Lukas Beeler" <l.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Don,

Your question isn't as easy to answer as it might seem.

There's the SAV command, which can be used to save IFS objects to a save
file. I'm not sure if you can create save files on the QNTC filesystem,
which would allow you to access a remote windows pc (without any special
software installed, the SMB Server is standard with every windows
install). Using SAV would probably be the most complete way to generate
a backup off your files.

There are other options, like creating tar or zip archives using the tar
or jar command respectively in the Q-Shell environment (started with the
command STRQSH). You could save these directly to the QNTC filesystem,
but you would lose authorities etc. on your files if you choose this
route.

What do you want to achieve? I would recommend doing a Save 21 at least
weekly, which includes a save of the IFS (to tape).

Hope this helps,

Lukas

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Cavaiani
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:51 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Saving the IFS

Is there a single command which will copy the entire IFS onto a PC hard
drive (as a backup)?  Would I need Client Access installed on the PC?

Don F. Cavaiani
IT Manager
Amerequip Corp.
920-894-7063
 
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