Re: strategy to prove backups are good

[Steve McKay <samckay1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Only way to prove backups are good is to restore them somewhere.

The job log might show that the backup completed normally but it won’t show
a bad spot on the tape.

I’ve gotten auditors to let me restore one library as evidence - maybe
they’ll accept that.

Thanks,

Steve McKay
205-585-8424
samckay1@xxxxxxxxx


On Sun, Apr 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Auditors want proof that the backups indeed did a backup.
>
> Strategy?
>
> Perhaps read jog log for confirmation of each step?
>
> SAVSECDTA
> SAVCFTG
> SAVLIB *ALLUSR
> SAVDLO
> SAV <IFS>
>
> TIA,
>
> Jerry
>
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