AS/400 Backup Questions and Answers

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AS400 J1 Back Up Help

Our AS400 usually does the day end routine automatically in the evening after the office is closed. We had an issue which we thought might me solved by setting off the back up manually. How long does this take? We set it off an hour ago and still cannot get back on. If we try opening a session it...

View Answer   |  Nov 10 2009  1:21 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, AS/400 jobs
asked by Lyndsayloo

  5 pts.

Display Tape Backup for i5

How do you display the data on an AS/400 System i5 backup tape?

View Answer   |  Oct 16 2009  9:14 PM GMT
Backup to Tape, AS/400 backup
asked by Spcooke

  5 pts.

CPYTOIMPF data corruption

CPYTOIMPF on V5R4 with latest PTF's adds invalid data to the created CSV file for some blank fields in the PF. Is this a Bug? Software/Hardware used: AS/400 V5R4

asked by JMShmc

  5 pts.

ending a savsys if tape is bad

our tape is not advancing in the backup operation - how to end the job? so we can restart the backup with a new tape? Software/Hardware used: as/400 r5v4, ultrium tape, 3490 tape drive

View Answer   |  Sep 19 2009  1:02 AM GMT
SAVSYS, AS/400 backup, Tape Backups
asked by Dsterba

  5 pts.

AS/400 Backups

In AS/400 How many types of Backups are there? what are they?

View Answer   |  Sep 12 2009  6:05 AM GMT
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery
asked by Qmaster

  300 pts.

Tape consolidation using BRMS on Systemi

How can I consolidate backup tapes across different LPARS using BRMS on OS/400 V5R3? We are using IBM 3584 tape library with 12 drives used by 15 LPARS. I want to consolidate daily incremental backups so that one tape can be used by 3 or 4 LPARS on a daily basis.

View Answer   |  Sep 9 2009  3:35 PM GMT
AS/400 backup and recovery, AS/400, iSeries
asked by Aktay05

  5 pts.

SAVSYS vs Daily Backups

My question is about the AS/400 and SAVSYS. Is it true that a daily backup process backs-up everything that has changed since the last SAVSYS? I’m being told that all changes (including data, programs and patches) are backed up as part of the daily backup. They also tell me that the daily...

View Answer   |  Aug 31 2009  1:43 PM GMT
AS/400, SAVSYS, AS/400 backup
asked by Pepper

  5 pts.

AS400 Backup delay

My daily backup always finish around 6:00AM, But today it completed at 10:30AM, What can we the posible reason for the delay, and how can i check it ?.. I used the command DSPLOGBRM but i didn`t get anything..please advise Software/Hardware used: brms

View Answer   |  Aug 12 2009  6:23 AM GMT
AS/400 backup, AS/400
asked by Now

  160 pts.

Automated backup of IFS to tape

What command would I use to write an IFS file to tape and delete it on a daily basis?

View Answer   |  Jul 29 2009  9:06 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, IFS, Tape Backups
asked by AS400 - Ask the Expert

  395 pts.

Controlling JDE app outage times during CL reorg

We currently run a weekly reorg controlled by a CL program. Until recently we had a four hour window and are now looking to do the reorgs with the smallest possible JDE application outage. Any recommendations?

View Answer   |  Jul 29 2009  9:01 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, JDE application outage, CL Program
asked by AS400 - Ask the Expert

  395 pts.

Saving production libraries on AS/400 - Best practices

When defining an order to save production libraries is it a recommendation or best practice to saved in alpha-numeric order?

View Answer   |  Jul 29 2009  8:54 PM GMT
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 Library
asked by AS400 - Ask the Expert

  395 pts.

Backup other networked servers to internal iSeries LTO4 Drive

Is anyone backing up other networked servers to their iSeries tape drive? How are you doing this and what software are you using. I would like to stay with IBM iSeries software if possible.

View Answer   |  Jul 28 2009  4:11 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, LT04, Backup
asked by Voodoovw

  1720 pts.

Problems whislt iSeries LIC recovery

Hi, We are trying to recover our DR machine its 825 and i550, when trying to boot from the SAVSYS tape we recieve the following errors i550 - B167 4609 825 - B200 300 Not sure if they are related to LIC program corrupt on the tape or something else as am not able to find it on the web as well?...

View Answer   |  Jul 7 2009  9:32 AM GMT
AS/400 hardware, AS/400 LIC, IBM iSeries 825
asked by Harisudhan21

  475 pts.

generating excel on server

I want to generate excle on server and store. I had copied spl file to pf but how can i generate excle on server.

View Answer   |  Jun 26 2009  11:31 AM GMT
AS/400 backup, AS/400 import/export, Microsoft Excel
asked by 1510

  15 pts.

Importing BPCS files to another format?

Our company has some backup tapes from a previous organization and need to get invoice data from the older tapes. We have a data restoration company that can pull the files from the tapes and place them on a hard drive for us. We do not have an AS 400 system available or the BPCS software. Is there...

View Answer   |  Jun 19 2009  1:32 AM GMT
BPCS AS/400 Data Recovery, AS/400 backup, Tape Backups
asked by Jeffr

  5 pts.

sytem tape usage

Tape cartridge percent used

View Answer   |  Jun 12 2009  4:07 PM GMT
AS/400 backup, Tape Backups
asked by HACKERMAN

  10 pts.

How to export meta-data

I am charged with archiving data from a legacy AS400 packaged system. I can export the data using attachmate and a few tricks to get it into XML on my LAN. However, the FDF info is not good as metadata, so I need to retrieve the field level that is available thru 'file commands''display file field...

asked by TP07830

  5 pts.

CPP6308 after backup completes normally.

BRMS, after an initialize or a backup, is requesting that the tape be moved back to its slot in the library while the tape is still in a loaded state. This is causing a third party tape library to place the drive into a FAILed state, as the MOVE command should not be issued until the tape is...

asked by Rmanderson

  5 pts.

Back up items in Control Groups

What are back up items in Control group. I can see some objects under this Backup items but couldnot find the objects in the system. Please tell me where can i find these subsystems.? Thanks.

View Answer   |  May 14 2009  7:55 PM GMT
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 Control Group
asked by Sangay

  365 pts.

How can I reduce backup time on AS/400 with LTO2 tape drives?

how i acn reduce backup time on AS400 with LTO2 tap drivs, is there any configuration can improve this task

View Answer   |  May 14 2009  6:39 AM GMT
AS/400 backup, LTO2, Tape drives
asked by Qays

  5 pts.

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