Re: SavSys21 to virtual tape and restore from virtual tape

You can IPL using STRNETINS so your system IPL from NFS+TFTP , but you need an "empty machine" as starting point. You need to save the license keys, TCP/IP configuration, adapters configurations, etc on your target system before restoring on it.

You need to use Virtual Optical images instead of Virtual Tape.

The Service Tools Server LAN Adapter allows to IPL from a remote NFS server on IBM i, but as long as you don't have an HMC you can't IPL from a powered off system in some cloud providers. You need to IPL with RESTART(*YES) using something like this:

    STRNETINS DEV(NFSRESTORE) OPTION(*LIC) KEYLCKMOD(*MANUAL)

Not the easy option, but cloud environments have their limitations and you need to adapt...

... or you can take the empty LPAR with IBM i and start restoring data from any virtual media you want. Maybe the easiest way to perform the migration.

NOTE: I suggest to test your 5250 console and timeouts before trying any test. Sometimes Web-Based consoles are tricky

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Regards
Diego E. KESSELMAN


El 28/07/21 a las 18:10, Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis escribió:

As Jerry has stated there is no way to IPL from an IBM i virtual tape, not even using NFS. Support IS provided for virtual optical IPL using a combination TFTP and NFS.

    - Larry

On 7/28/2021 3:02 PM, Diego E. KESSELMAN wrote:

Yes, take a look on the post.

IBM i - Backup to NFS & to the cloud
https://bit.ly/3d01iY4

IBM i - RESTORE your System/LPAR from NFS
https://bit.ly/2TgA09j

Now:

* It's faster if you have performed a Save Option 21 to disk instead of using NFS server, but sometimes you don't have enough space. You must use Virtual OPTICAL.
* You can use a SAVSYS (not option 21) with Virtual Optical and restore the empty system and then transfer your full backup from disk , using FTP or SFTP to the target system
* For restore purposes you'll need a temporary IBM i LPAR
* The steps with IBM Cloud Object Storage are optional.
* It's not lightning fast because NFS on IBM i is slow, but works.
* Most cloud providers use noVNC as your 5250 console. I recommend using LAN CONSOLE -> https://www.linkedin.com/posts/diegokesselman_ibmi-ibmiseries-powervs-activity-6813240320084598784-u7-U

Good luck!