Re: backup question

["Charles Wilt" <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Take a look at the SAVSAVFDTA command.

It allows you to move the contents of a save file to a tape.  You end up
with the objects on the tapes as if they had been originally saved there
instead of a save file.

HTH,
Charles


On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:37 AM, <ldwopt@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have an opportunity presented to me and I would like some assistance in
> coming up with a solution.
>
> I have a 3 LPAR iSeries with one tape drive. The tape drive allocation
> rotated between the 3 LPARs for backup purposes. The tape drive is an LTO4.
> Each partition is running V5R4M5 with networked BRMS. Each day backup is
> performed on each LPAR. Each tape is saved for 28 days. Monthly backups
> require 6 tapes for the 3 LPARs. These 6 tapes are stored permanently.
>
> Now for the opportunity, reduce the number of tapes used each in the daily
> backup. I had thought about creating a library on 2 of the LPARs to contain
> save  files of each library, save each library to a save file  and then FTP
> the contents of the save library to the main LPAR and then backup the main
> LAR to tape those only using one tape.
>
> The problem with this solution is restores. If I need to restore a file
> from one of the alternate LPARs, I would have to restore the saved file to a
> library and then restore the file from the saved file.
>
> I would like to find other solutions to this opportunity using the tools
> available.
>
> Thanks for all your help
>
> Dave Willenborg
> FNTS
> Omaha NE
>
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