We have run into auditors that faint with the vapors every time we set
*ALWSAV *NO. They claim the system is unrecoverable. (even the files for
IBM i hosted partitions) When we point out, as you do, that those files are
not needed for a recovery, they seem to be OK with the BRMS omits, since
that "documents that you are not backing them up". I'm not aware of an IBM
supplied report that shows the *ALWSAV attribute when it's no, and they
would not accept a custom report.
I love auditors........
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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 9:06 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: New RFE: Have IBM flag another directory with ALWSAV(*NO)
Had a backup give us some warning messages that some stream files were
locked. These were highly expendable and recreated at will. So I submitted
a RFE that IBM flag that directory with ALWSAV(*NO)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=142309
BRMS backup is getting:
CPFA09E Object in use. Object is
/QIBM/UserData/OS400/ServiceAgent/trace/esa.log.0.lck.
CPFA09E Object in use. Object is
/QIBM/UserData/OS400/ServiceAgent/trace/esa.log.0.
QSYS.QSRGENSE.QSROBJEC
While I could add these to a BRMS omit list I am wondering, since these
appear to be log files and/or lock indicators, and IMHO appear to be
expendable and something the system will rebuild as needed, if IBM should
perform a CHGATR OBJ('/QIBM/UserData/OS400/ServiceAgent/trace') ATR(*ALWSAV)
VALUE(*NO) IBM has flagged numerous directories like this with that
attribute starting a few releases ago.
IBM Response:
Hi Robert, thank you for contacting the IBM Global support Center. I
discussed with the ESA specialist and he said that The ESA.log.xx files are
trace logs for ESA transmissions and they usually delete them for problem
recreation. Then it is OK if you change the *ALWSAV attribute to *NO.
Rob Berendt
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