Hello different Jeff,
Yes, a *SAVSYS can run using this method.
And here are the control group entries.
 Group . . . . . . . . . . : WEEKLTOCG
 Default activity  . . . . : *BKUPCY
 Text  . . . . . . . . . . : Weekly Backup Control Group
                         Auxiliary   Weekly    Retain  Save      SWA
       Backup      List  Storage     Activity  Object  While     Message
 Seq   Items       Type  Pool Device SMTWTFS   Detail  Active    Queue
   10  *SAVSYS                       *DFTACT
   20  *SAVSECDTA                    *DFTACT   *NO
   30  *SAVCFG                       *DFTACT   *NO
   40  *IBM                          *DFTACT   *NO     *NO
   50  *ALLUSR           *SYSBAS     *DFTACT   *NO     *NO
   60  *ALLDLO                       *DFTACT   *NO     *NO
   70  *LINK             *ALLAVL     *DFTACT   *NO     *NO
   80  *EXIT                         *DFTACT
   90  *EXIT                         *DFTACT
  100  *EXIT                         *DFTACT
Bottom
And a partial BRMS log for our last weekly save.
  5/31/09   2:00:11  Begin processing for control group WEEKLTOCG type *BKU.
  5/31/09   2:00:14  Devices TAPMLB04 will be used for control group
WEEKLTOCG
  5/31/09   2:00:26  Interactive usage check indicated no user jobs active
on
  5/31/09   2:02:36  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:02:36  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:02:36  Starting SAVSYS to devices TAPMLB04.
  5/31/09   2:16:29  Save System (SAVSYS) command has completed processing.
  5/31/09   2:16:31  SAVSYS is complete.
  5/31/09   2:16:32  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:16:32  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:16:32  Starting SAVSECDTA to devices TAPMLB04.
  5/31/09   2:17:43  All security objects saved.
  5/31/09   2:17:43  Save security data (SAVSECDTA) complete.
  5/31/09   2:17:44  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:17:44  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:17:44  Starting SAVCFG to devices TAPMLB04.
  5/31/09   2:17:55  All configuration objects saved.
  5/31/09   2:17:56  Save configuration (SAVCFG) complete.
  5/31/09   2:17:57  Starting *IBM backup, type *FULL.
  5/31/09   2:17:57  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:17:57  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   2:17:57  Starting save of library *IBM to devices TAPMLB04.
...
  5/31/09   6:10:33  Starting save of media information at level *LIB to
devic
  5/31/09   6:10:33  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   6:10:34  Change to media controls successful.
  5/31/09   6:10:44  15 objects saved from library QUSRBRM.
  5/31/09   6:10:45  Save of BRM media information at level *LIB complete.
  5/31/09   6:10:46  Subsystem *ALL is restarted.
  5/31/09   6:10:47  STRMNTBRM RMVMEDI(*REUSE) MOVMED(*NO) PRTEXPMED(*NO)
PRTV
  5/31/09   6:10:48  BRM maintenance procedure started.
  5/31/09   6:14:01  System start up program executed.
...
--Loyd
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
A different Jeff here.  :)
Per that archived post, this can be done even when doing a full backup,
including the *SAVSYS, right?
--
Jeff Crosby
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