Backup question

[John McKee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our software package is provided by HBOC.  They have a number of commands that
are based on IBM commands, with subtle changes.  They differentiate them by
prefacing their versions with a 'B'.

Using their commands, a full save of the system was accomplished with BBACKUP. 
This command brings up a number of options.  Ultimately, a set of user defined
commands is run.  In our case, the commands were: SAVSYS, SAVLIB, SAVDLO, and
SAV, with appropriate options.

I was told that IBM pretty much demanded that Go SAVE option 21 be used instead.

According to the command help, the only commands that appear different are that
the controlling subsystem is ended and restarted.  That process was performed
by operators when BBACKUP command was used.

Is there something else that is going on that is different from the scripted
backup?  One reason to ask is that the BBACKUP command logs start and stop time
of each step - which is sometimes an issue.

Thanks,

John McKee