Re: Question on BRMS Backups

[Kirk Goins <kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Everyone as Usual, lot of good info here. I like Rob's solution.


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:53 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We routinely use an omit list to omit certain libraries.  When we do our
> full system save we do it this way
> STRBKUBRM ... OMITS(*IGNORE)
> and that tells it to ignore any omit lists.
>
> WRKPCYBRM *BKU
> 2. Work with items to omit from backup
> Type     Backup item
> *ALLUSR  #MXJRN
> *ALLUSR  QMPGDATA
> *ALLUSR  QPFRDATA
>
> Whether or not to omit #MXJRN is a decision your shop should make.
>
> I don't want to scare anyone away from journalling.  It's great!  You just
> may not want to go to the extreme that we do.  People here are absolutely
> nuts about journalling, retain full detail, and retain it for 77 days.
> Yes, it is by far our biggest library.  Like 4 to 10 times the size of our
> ERP data library (ERPLXF).
>
> Primary system:
>                               % of          Size in
>  Library      Owner           Disk        1000 bytes
>  #MXJRN       MIMIXOWN       21.31      1679736967.2
>  ERPLXF       SSA             2.47       194767523.8
>  QGPL         QSYS            2.44       192282337.3
>  ERPLXFBK     DARREN          1.21        95701594.1
>  GDIDIVF08    SSA             1.20        94467751.9
>  ERPMRP       LES             1.14        90199834.6
>  GDIDIVF      SSA              .98        76948377.6
>  ROUTINES     ROB              .87        68772315.1
>  ...
>
>
> H/A system:
>                              % of          Size in
> Library      Owner           Disk        1000 bytes
> #MXJRN@R     QDFTOWN        45.11      2108449112.1
> #MXJRN       QDFTOWN        13.42       627048697.9
> ERPLXF       SSA             4.17       194773729.3
> ERPLXFBK     DARREN          2.05        95648436.2
> ERPMRP       LES             1.93        90198294.5
> GDIDIVF      SSA             1.72        80505970.7
> ...
>
>
> A coworker and I went to COMMON and pulled this up during a Larry Youngren
> session about journalling.  We tried some tips of his later in our hotel
> room but it just wasn't working for us.
>
> Rob Berendt
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>
> From:   <brad.lovelady@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Date:   05/25/2013 06:50 PM
> Subject:        RE: Question on BRMS Backups
> Sent by:        midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
> Kirk,
>
> Excluding libraries from *ALLUSR is easy, but it can also cause issues if
> you are not careful. The quickest option is to use backup policy omits
> from *ALLUSR but that will affect any control group that references
> *ALLUSR. While that might be the intended result, I would guess that if
> someone does a BRMS full system save they want every library that belongs
> to *ALLUSR without having to worry with explicitly configuring the omitted
> libraries.  The other option is to use BRMS Client Omits which can only be
> configured in iSeries Navigator. These are much more flexible and only
> affect the control group said omit definition belongs too. Word of
> caution.....if you activate BRMS Client Omits for a control group it will
> cause the control group logic to bypass any backup policy omits for items
> in that control group (if applicable). In other words, for a single
> control group you can do OMITS with option 1 or option2, but not both
> IIRC. I would recommend the Client Omit option based on your description.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [
> mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kirk Goins
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 4:53 PM
> To: Midrange-L
> Subject: Question on BRMS Backups
>
> I have a control group that includes *ALLUSR. this works pretty well but I
> want to  Exclude a couple libraries but keep the *ALLUSR so new libs are
> automagically added.
>
> Can this be done and if what is the best way?
>
> Everyone Enjoy the long weekend if you can
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> Kirk
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