RE: Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another

nope. in v5r4 and higher the SAVxxx commands and RSTxxx commands will
save and restore spooled files.


Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From: "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
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Date: 10/19/2009 03:34 PM
Subject: RE: Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another
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Alan,

Double check me but it seems that you have to have BRMS installed to
restore
SPLFs....

DR2

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Shore
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 2:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another

Thanks for your reply Bob
What commands would be used to backup the spool files and then restore
them?



Alan Shore
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midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/19/2009 01:55:35 PM:

I believe backups can now save spool files to tape just like other

files.

From:
Alan Shore <AlanShore@xxxxxxxx>
To:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
10/19/2009 12:52 PM
Subject:
Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another
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Hi everyone

Due to a system crash, we are now working off our DR system and we are
looking to go back to using the production system this weekend.
Its been many winters have passed since I last replicated spool files

from

one AS/400 to another
The procedure that I last used was as follows (with thanks to Tim
Granatir,
Search400.com expert):-

On AS/400 that contains the spool file:
Step 1. Create a physical file that is at

least

1
character bigger than the size of the spool
file
you wish to replicate.
Step 2. Copy the spool file into your
database
file. Make sure you specify *FCFC for the
control
character parameter.
Step 3. Transfer this database file to
your
target AS/400 using whatever method you
choose
(FTP, File Transfer, etc.).

On AS/400 that you wish to print:

Step 4. Override print file to specify
control
character *FCFC.
Step 5. Copy your database file to the
spool
file.

Your print file is now duplicated on your
target
AS/400.

Example Commands:

CRTPF FILE(MYLIB/FILE133) RCDLEN(133)
CPYSPLF FILE(MYSPLF) TOFILE(MYLIB/FILE133)

JOB

(123456/*N/QPADEV0032) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)

Transfer FILE133 in library MYLIB to your
target
AS/400


OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)
CPYF FROMFILE(MYLIB/FILE133) TOFILE(QSYSPRT)

However, we may have a LARGE number of these spoolf files to migrate
We are presently on V5r4.
Is there a simpler and/or more automated method to achieve this?
Or do I have to cut and paste the spool file attributes (Job, User,
Number,
File and Number) of each and every spool file that needs to be migrated

Thanks in advance


Alan Shore
Programmer/Analyst, Distribution
E:AShore@xxxxxxxxxxx
P:(631) 200-5019
C:(631) 880-8640
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