Re: Online backup from System i (FTP)

[Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just do it yourself to any secure FTP server you choose.

Name the journal savf with a timestamp or something like that and then 
run your own FTP to an FTP server somewhere.  Perhaps at another 
location or inside your own network.

Jerry

Bentley Pearson wrote:
> I use SafeData for vaulting and DR. Not exactly what you are doing but
> they do everything. You could also try VAULT-400. 
>
> Bentley Pearson 
> Vice President - Information Services 
> Southland National Insurance Corporation 
> 1812 University Blvd 
> Tuscaloosa, Al 
> 35403 
> 205 345 7410 
> bpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:42 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: Online backup from System i (FTP)
>
> All,
>
> When I do a CHGJRN to attach a new journal receiver, I save the old
> journal
> receiver to a save file and FTP it to my PC so it's saved somewhere off
> the
> System i.  I want to FTP it to somewhere offsite as well.
>
> I tried Iron Mountain, but, get this:  they cannot do AS/400 / iSeries /
> System I / i.  They can only do PC/Unix/Linux because they install a
> piece
> of software that does the send to their vault.  This is unacceptable to
> me
> because I don't want to have to go through my PC (or any other system)
> to
> get offsite.  I want it direct.
>
> Anyone got any suggestions on a service that will do this?  Thanks.