RE: Backup strategy

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

Jeff,

Have you looked at journalling your data?  You could get really wild. 
Journal your data.  Every hour (or whatever floats your boat) do a CHGJRN 
to generate a new receiver and save the existing one to tape.  Then, in a 
DR situation you could do a RSTOBJ, followed by a APYJRNCHG to get an up 
to the minute restore.  Saving the receivers, instead of the data, during 
the day results in a zero percent probability of object lock.  Make sure 
you use the new V5R4 data area in each library that contains a file to 
automatically journal new files.  That way if your application does a lot 
of CREATE TABLE on the fly then the new file will be automatically 
journaled (regardless of how the library was created - sql gurus will 
understand that statement).
What might you lose?  Objects not traditionally associated with journals. 
Like program changes.

Rob Berendt