How can I make sure all new and changed objects are being backed up when using the SAVCHGOBJ command?
Our current backup procedures include a full system save once a week (SAT) and two daily save change object processes (M-F). Yesterday a new library added on Monday was deleted by accident. When trying to restore it from one of the daily tape backups which was done using the SAVCHGOBJ command it was discovered that [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2013  2:39 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, SAVCHGOBJ

AS/400 backup
We built a new system with 3 LPARs with IBM i 7.1 . We setup the BRMS & using image catalog ,we created the virtual volume and scheduled the backups. Backups are performing perfect in virtual volumes also we can make a dupe tape using the physical media. My question is we have data of [...]

Answer Question   |  June 13, 2013  1:33 PM
AS/400 Administrator, AS/400 backup, AS/400 BRMS

iSeries library restore error
I have two iSeries machines both running v6r1. One is our production box (Model – E4A w/internal tape drive) and the other is a cold backup (Model 520 with external Transberg 3503-lto 4 tape drive).  I am trying to restore libraries from our production box to the backup. I can browse the the tape data [...]

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2013  1:51 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, iSeries

Why there is a partial library backup?
Hi , Greetings for the day, The backup job went in to MSGW state with CPF3777 (800 libraries saved, 1 Partially saved, 0 not saved) We used to take backup using Flash copy as we are using V7R1 OS with backup cluster. Kindly understand me what happened in that backup. Why there is a partial [...]

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2013  4:01 PM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 backup, iSeries administration

How to move tapes from I/O slot to storage slot via BRMS
How to move tapes from I/O slot to storage slot via BRMS

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2012  6:48 PM
AS/400 backup

AS/400 backup
How to find when the last full backup taken

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2012  8:51 AM
AS/400 backup

Power failure message was not monitored
Hi All, Please find the log below…. CPF1816 80 INFO System utility power failed at 120725200228. QSYSARB5 QSYS 967606 12/07/25 20:02:28.866168 QSYS CPF1819 90 INFO System ending. Power failure message not monitored. QSYSARB5 QSYS 967606 12/07/25 20:02:29.208032 QSYS Can anybody tell me why the failure message was not monitored?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2012  4:43 PM
AS/400, AS/400 administration, AS/400 backup, AS/400 IPL

full system backup
We want to exclude image catalogue from fsb.how can we do it?

Answer Question   |  July 5, 2012  12:53 PM
AS/400 backup

CL script required for tape automation process
Hi All, allocated with LT04 tape unit in the physical 3584 tape library. The following scenarios to test:  • Tape properly loaded  • Improperly loaded  • No tape  • Incorrect Category  • Aborted, try to restart. CL script required for tape automation process to check the above 5 scenarios. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks [...]

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  3:36 PM
AS/400 - DDS, AS/400 backup, AS/400 BRMS, AS/400 hardware, AS/400 programming

CPF3777 at Severity Level 99
CPF3777 is normally a severity level 30 during GO SAVE option 21. We have a V5R4M0 system that is showing a severity level 99 on a CPF3777 and it is hard halting the weekly full sys save. Any ideas as to why the severity level is changing on the message?

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2012  7:36 PM
AS/400 backup

Full system backup in AS400
Can you please let me know how full system backup in AS400 should be performed?

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2012  9:29 AM
AS/400 backup, AS400 backups, System backups, V5R4

Automated Tape Library
How to check the ATL logs and HMC logs? ? Is there any commands to verify directly ?

Answer Question   |  October 18, 2011  8:04 AM
AS/400 backup, ATL & HMC As400, ATL & HMC logs, Automated Tape Library, HMC

BRMS Entire system Backup
Hi All, Recently we have implemented BRMS, Anyone pls guid me, How to take the entire system backup in BRMS and its there posible to submit the backup in Batch mode in QCTL SBS while the System is in restricted state ? Thanks & Regards, Kc Balaji

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  1:25 PM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 backup, BRMS, BRMS Backup

As400 Daily Backup Error
Hi, From long time i am facing issue with daily backup using BRMS in multiple lpars.The daily saves are completing with error .I am in search of a permanent solution for this.Our OS level is V6R1. “ Message ID . . . . . . . . : CPF377F       Severity . . . . . [...]

Answer Question   |  June 14, 2012  6:37 AM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, AS/400 error messages, iSeries V6R1

Interface error: Tape unit TAP01 (resource TAP02) or IOP CMB03
Already change Cable, and entire Tape Drive, still cannot solve. Any idea? Below is the JOB LOG Message . . . . : 928 – SAVLIB LIB(JMMENV B82DYO BP64MDTA BP64DW SRCLIB TESTRST) DEV(TAP01) VOL(DLY000) SEQNBR(1) ENDOPT(*LEAVE) CLEAR(*REPLACE) SAVACT(*LIB) ACCPTH(*NO) DTACPR(*NO) OUTPUT(*PRINT) INFTYPE(*LIB) 11/08/11 05:25:13.540016 IoDriverTape 0018AC QSRSVDEQ QSYS Message . . . . : Source/sink [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:15 AM
AS/400 backup, Tape Backups, Tape Drive

Errors on savlib command
When I do a full backup getting error cpf3837 during sav command , then requires a C or G to continue how Do i fix

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  7:34 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 commands, SAV commands, SAVLIB

Automatic Storage Overflow MCH4299
Recently when running the daily backup I began getting an MCH4299 error, “One of the automatic storage stacks X’00000001′ for the thread has overflowed or a storage access beyond the maximum size of a teraspace automatic storage stack was attempted.” This particular server is v5r3. Can anyone tell me what may have caused this to [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:17 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 errors, V5R3

Expired AS/400 backup tape
If a backup tape is expired, does it still contain data?  If so, how can you restore or recover the data?  Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2011  4:22 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 backup and recovery, Tape Backups

BRMS reporting damaged objects after a backup
When BRMS encounters a damaged object, it skips the remaing libraries and goes to the DLO.  Where in BRMS can you check to see what libraries have been skipped?

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2011  8:37 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, BRMS, BRMS Backup

Opening Domino backups of an AS/400 tape on a Windows PC and converting the
Can anybody help us, please? We have the following problem: We received a backup tape of an AS/400 which contains some session with (presumably) save files containing Lotus Domino mailboxes. First question is: are these boxes nsf files and can they be opened by a Windows Notes client? The second question is: how can we [...]

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2011  6:04 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, Backup, Domino backup