Re: CPF3708 savf file too small

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

The online help lists that 2TB size for a save file only for SNDNETF.  It's
been a few decades since I've used SNDNETF.
However, the save/restore limits do confirm this 2TB limitation.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=capacities-save-restore-limits
If you have a business case where you really desire to use save files for
such a large amount then submit an "Idea".  As a workaround you could try
saving to image catalogs.  Granted, for *ZLIB you'd have to use an optical
image catalog, at least according to the help.
Then again, the maximum size of a stream file is 1TB as per
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=capacities-file-system-limits so
maybe 2TB is a little too progressive for the rest of the world.
Keep in mind that these 2TB and 1TB sizes are AFTER compression.

On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 5:40 AM Mark Villa <iseries.4.me@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> Is this because of actual SAVF limits or total system storage ?
> CPF3708 - The save file is not large enough to save all of the objects....
>
> My assumption is that it can be both....we were passing through 92% when
> this happened. It was quite a surprise...and a plan changer.
>
> 2 Terabytes ? wow ! ....that's small these days :)
>
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> Thank You,
> Mark Villa
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