RE: Go Save 21 question

["Porterfield, Sean" <SPorterfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correct.  Look into the ENDSBS BCHTIMLMT parameter.  I've never used it, but at least at one time it was the way to end everything and save the system from a batch job.
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Sean Porterfield


-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel T. Rowan
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 09:42
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Go Save 21 question

QCTL never gets ended though does it? I have scheduled our nightly backup to run in that subsystem.

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Luis Rodriguez <luisro58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Daniel,
>
> (Running V5R3, but the principles, IMHO, should stay the same).
>
> The name of the program that is executed with GO SAVE 21 is, IIRC,
> QMNSRBND. It is quite complex and I believe you would be better served
> by just typing 21 (don't press enter) while in the GO SAVE menu and
> then pressing the help key. The help text shows you all the commands
> that are run under a GO SAVE 21 option.
>
> I don't know if it can be run with a WRKJOBSCDE (never tried it), but
> my best guess would be *no*, as a GO SAVE 21 implies the ending of
> susbsystems, including, of course, QBATCH and its similars. In a worst
> case scenario, you could just create a small CLP that recreates the GO
> SAVE 21 options and just add a delay before it. Run it in your console
> when leaving Friday afternoon.
>
> HTH,
>
> Luis Rodriguez
> IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer i5 iSeries
> --
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Daniel T. Rowan
> <danieltrowan@xxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Good morning.
> >
> > I have three questions. First, what is the name of the program that
> > is executed by the option 21? Now that we are on V7R1, I would like
> > to retrieve the source and customize it for our shop. My former boss
> > had a version that we still use, but he has retired, and I'm not
> > sure we're getting everything.
> >
> > Second, can this new program be run through WRKJOBSCDE? I am getting
> tired
> > of either staying late on Fridays or getting up early on Saturday to
> > do
> my
> > full system saves.
> >
> > Third, if I can't run this through the scheduler, is there a way to
> > set
> up
> > a PC to act as the console and remote into it? We don't have budget
> > money for one of those HMC's you guys talk about.
> >
> > Thanks
> > --


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