Re: SAVOBJ *OUTQ Results in multiple items in *SAVF

[CRPence <crp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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  I was informed by a developer for save/restore that the noted outcome 
is working as designed (WAD), and indeed the condition is related to the 
number of spool files that are _in_ the output queue when the save is 
performed.  Additionally, a reference to that part of the design is 
noted in the APAR SE28660 which can be searched on the IBM Service 
website.  That APAR provides a recent fix for a problem restoring from 
such output queues.  The specific text from the APAR relating to the 
condition seen:
   ... large output queues were saved, and some of the large
   output queues are not restored. For the purpose of this problem,
   a _large output queue_ is defined as one which had its spooled
   files divided into multiple groups when it was saved. A large
   output queue is listed more than once when the save/restore
   media is displayed (DSPTAP, DSPSAVF, or DSPOPT) to OUTPUT(*).

Regards, Chuck
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PaulMmn wrote:
> I ran a SAVOBJ command to save an Output Queue to a Save File.
>
> SAVOBJ OBJ(METASENT2) LIB(QGPL) DEV(*SAVF) OBJTYPE(*OUTQ) 
> SAVF(ARCHIVES/METASENT) SPLFDTA(*ALL)
>
> I ended up with multiple items in the Save File:
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------
> |                             Display Saved Objects                         
> |                                                                           
> | Library saved . . . . . . . :   QGPL                                      
> |                                                                           
> | Type Options, press Enter.                                                
> |   5=Display                                                               
> |                                                                           
> | Opt  Object      Type      Attribute   Owner          Size (K)  Data      
> |      METASENT2   *OUTQ                 HQPGPEM          217420  YES       
> |      METASENT2   *OUTQ                 HQPGPEM          290052  YES       
> +--------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The part that has be baffled is why I ended up with multiple objects 
> in the *SAVF!!
>
> Could it be related to the 11,037 spooled files that were in the output queue?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx