RE: Online backup from System i (FTP)

I am sending Iron Mountain files from a 520 and a MMA system. One is using
V5R3, the other V5R4. We use BRMS to control backups on both systems. I
convert the printed reports to a database flat file and ftp the file to our
local Iron Mountain site. The reports contain the information of the tapes
that we are sending to Iron Mountain and the tapes Iron Mountain is to
return to us.

We have no problems with them. It seems to me the Iron Mountain site should
be able to download the save file to a disk area for storage

Hope that helps
Dave Willenborg
FNTS
Moaha, NE

-----Original Message-----
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[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.