Re: Virtual Tape Process

For the variable file names you have to write them into the source member you're placing your FTP Commands into before you start the FTP session. There are many references on the list to this process and while I've not looked, I'm betting the wiki likely has this information as well.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

On 12/1/2011 4:43 PM, Jason Taylor wrote:

We are on v6r1m0. I am planning weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly saves
all to tape as well that will put our backups in 4 locations. I was poking
around doing a CL for batching the FTP process but I am not sure how to
handle the variable file names (e.g. Mondays tape has a different name than
Tuesdays tape) among other questions lol.

-Jason

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What version of the OS do you have? With 7.1 you can install the OS
from an NFS mount, however I think your NFS source has to be another i.
:-(

With that being the case I would probably still make my full system
saves be to physical tape, or to at least DUPTAP to physical media.

Personally, I've not done a whole lot of NFS mounting.


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From: "Jason Taylor"<jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 12/01/2011 04:17 PM
Subject: Virtual Tape Process
Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



Hi Everyone,

We are investigating using virtual tapes for our backups and I am
wondering
what the best method would be to transfer the data off the box once the
backup is complete. I was initially thinking of a tape for each day of
the
week and then FTP'ing the file to our SAN/NAS device and from there it
will
be replicated offsite to a datacenter. (This step appears to be
necessary
because I can't mount the image catalog on an NFS mount.) I know I can
FTP
the files I have tested that but I am wondering if there is a better
way.
Since I am a mere fledgling iseries admin I am turning to the experts.
What
would be the best approach for this? TIA...

-Jason


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