Re: Back ups with High Availability Web Server

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,
	
That's what SAVSYSINF is for!! It does what you suggest plus copies and 
PTF *SAVFs for PTFs installed since your last SAVSYS.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 11/14/2013 7:38 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In the help for SAVSYS (which, unlike what many people think, does not
> save the entire system), it says:
> The Save System (SAVSYS) command saves a copy of the Licensed
> Internal Code and the QSYS library in a format compatible with the
> installation of the operating system.  It does not save objects from
> any other library.  In addition, it saves security and configuration
> objects that can also be saved using the Save Security Data
> (SAVSECDTA) and Save Configuration (SAVCFG) commands.
>
> So, I would bypass a SAVSYS on a daily basis.  It's primary intent is to
> make a bootable tape.  Just how often are you patching your licensed
> internal code?  I've not researched performing a save while active of the
> library QSYS.
> You can run the SAVSECDTA and the SAVCFG independently of the SAVSYS.  I
> do on my daily backups.  I also do a RTVCFGSRC to a source file.
>
> Rob Berendt