What tapes were used IBM TS3100 AS/400 Backup
How can I find out what tape was used in a previous backup? TS3100 2-12 mags
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| September 5, 2008 4:33 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, IBM TS3100, Tape Backups, TS3100
How can I find out what tape was used in a previous backup? TS3100 2-12 mags
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| September 5, 2008 4:33 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, IBM TS3100, Tape Backups, TS3100
SAVSAVFDTA size of 2,147,483,647
We do savf of our libraries nitely and then we do a savsavfdta to tape in the morning. The log created of the savfs going to tape shows a few libraries showing the same size number of 2,147,483,647. Can someone please explain why? Are there limitations for savfs? PLEASE HELP! Thanks, JAC
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| September 5, 2008 2:12 PM
AS/400 backup, SAVF, SAVSAVFDTA, Tape Backups
We do savf of our libraries nitely and then we do a savsavfdta to tape in the morning. The log created of the savfs going to tape shows a few libraries showing the same size number of 2,147,483,647. Can someone please explain why? Are there limitations for savfs? PLEASE HELP! Thanks, JAC
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| September 5, 2008 2:12 PM
AS/400 backup, SAVF, SAVSAVFDTA, Tape Backups
AS400 Backup error
I ran a full system backup and the program errored off with the following message “Function check cpf2408 unmonitored by fullsys at satement 2500″ What is causing this error?
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| August 27, 2008 2:48 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 errors
I ran a full system backup and the program errored off with the following message “Function check cpf2408 unmonitored by fullsys at satement 2500″ What is causing this error?
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| August 27, 2008 2:48 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 errors
How full is my backup tape?
Is there a way on the AS/400 (ours is at V4R3 so I still call it that), to tell the percent used of a backup tape?
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| April 19, 2010 2:02 PM
AS/400 backup, IBM i, System i, Tape Backups, V4R3
Is there a way on the AS/400 (ours is at V4R3 so I still call it that), to tell the percent used of a backup tape?
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| April 19, 2010 2:02 PM
AS/400 backup, IBM i, System i, Tape Backups, V4R3
DVD Backup
I am working on an iseries 520 v5r4m0. Our tape backup is not reliable. So I would like to backup to CD or DVD. Could you tell me what hardware I need to do this? And could it be used with the current IBM backup software.
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| June 10, 2010 2:22 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, i520, iSeries, V5R4
I am working on an iseries 520 v5r4m0. Our tape backup is not reliable. So I would like to backup to CD or DVD. Could you tell me what hardware I need to do this? And could it be used with the current IBM backup software.
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| June 10, 2010 2:22 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, i520, iSeries, V5R4
restore AS400 to flat file
How can I restore an AS400 backup tape to flat file? We don’t have an AS 400 system.
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| July 28, 2008 2:29 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup & recovery, Flat files
How can I restore an AS400 backup tape to flat file? We don’t have an AS 400 system.
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| July 28, 2008 2:29 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup & recovery, Flat files
4 TB to 3 Tapes using LTO2, how can this fit on these tapes…???
Hi Team – Our production system is 4406 GB with approx 80% DASD used. The full system save takes 3 tapes using LTO2 tapes/drive. The save completes mormally with all objects saved. Mathematically I dont understand how this much data is fitting on only 3 tapes. Even with data compression I cant get the numbers [...]
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| April 29, 2010 5:38 PM
AS/400 backup, LTO2, Tape Backups
Hi Team – Our production system is 4406 GB with approx 80% DASD used. The full system save takes 3 tapes using LTO2 tapes/drive. The save completes mormally with all objects saved. Mathematically I dont understand how this much data is fitting on only 3 tapes. Even with data compression I cant get the numbers [...]
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| April 29, 2010 5:38 PM
AS/400 backup, LTO2, Tape Backups
AS/400 RUNBCKUP(*WEEKLY) Problem
We have seen a significant increase in the time it takes to run our weeklty backup which is a simply CL program calling RUNBCKUP(*WEEKLY). According to the log, it looks like it sits and does “nothing” for hours and hours. See the two log entries below: CPC2197 Completion 00 05/24/08 00:23:25.289040 QLICHLBL QSYS 013C BK_WKL2004 [...]
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| April 23, 2010 9:01 PM
AS/400 backup, RUNBCKUP, Security Data
We have seen a significant increase in the time it takes to run our weeklty backup which is a simply CL program calling RUNBCKUP(*WEEKLY). According to the log, it looks like it sits and does “nothing” for hours and hours. See the two log entries below: CPC2197 Completion 00 05/24/08 00:23:25.289040 QLICHLBL QSYS 013C BK_WKL2004 [...]
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| April 23, 2010 9:01 PM
AS/400 backup, RUNBCKUP, Security Data
Backup AS400 to external NAS drive.
We have recently purchased a StoreVault S500 NAS drive and would like our AS400 to backup directly to this. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so how we go about doing it.
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| September 5, 2008 6:22 PM
AS/400 backup, NAS, NAS (network attached storage), StoreVault S500
We have recently purchased a StoreVault S500 NAS drive and would like our AS400 to backup directly to this. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so how we go about doing it.
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| September 5, 2008 6:22 PM
AS/400 backup, NAS, NAS (network attached storage), StoreVault S500
BRMS – No media available
Hi, We use BRMS to backup to a tape library. This has worked fine for years without any problem. Recently we’ve started getting saves failing with a no media available message. According to BRMS there are plenty of tapes with this media type which are initialized and/or expired. Does anybody have any idea what the [...]
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| May 30, 2008 8:40 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, Backup & recovery, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, iSeries, media, Tape Backups
Hi, We use BRMS to backup to a tape library. This has worked fine for years without any problem. Recently we’ve started getting saves failing with a no media available message. According to BRMS there are plenty of tapes with this media type which are initialized and/or expired. Does anybody have any idea what the [...]
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| May 30, 2008 8:40 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, Backup & recovery, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, iSeries, media, Tape Backups
AS400 Backup to Flatfiles
I am totally unfamilar with AS400 backup, so please forgive this basic question. Can an AS400 create a backup flat-file that could be stored on an NFS mounted drive location? The idea would be to create this flat-file backup, and then use a backup agent running on a Unix host to backup the flat file? [...]
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| April 21, 2010 4:50 PM
AS/400 backup
I am totally unfamilar with AS400 backup, so please forgive this basic question. Can an AS400 create a backup flat-file that could be stored on an NFS mounted drive location? The idea would be to create this flat-file backup, and then use a backup agent running on a Unix host to backup the flat file? [...]
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| April 21, 2010 4:50 PM
AS/400 backup
Complete backup via CLP
Isn’t it possible to wrap the commands issued via GO SAVE option 21 in a CLP and run it via job scheduled entry, assuming proper authority, etc.?
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| May 19, 2008 10:58 PM
AS/400 backup, CLP, Command Line Processor
Isn’t it possible to wrap the commands issued via GO SAVE option 21 in a CLP and run it via job scheduled entry, assuming proper authority, etc.?
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| May 19, 2008 10:58 PM
AS/400 backup, CLP, Command Line Processor
Library SAVF restore
Our backup procedure backs up our libraries to SAVFs and in the early morning copies the SAVFs to tape (with seq.#). This speeds up the backup process so that our overnight shifts are not down for a long period of time. Now my question what would be the fastest way to restore a library that [...]
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| April 21, 2010 1:53 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, Backup, Backup software, Restore objects, SAVF
Our backup procedure backs up our libraries to SAVFs and in the early morning copies the SAVFs to tape (with seq.#). This speeds up the backup process so that our overnight shifts are not down for a long period of time. Now my question what would be the fastest way to restore a library that [...]
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| April 21, 2010 1:53 PM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, Backup, Backup software, Restore objects, SAVF
Backup SQL database with BRMS AS400
Running BRMS on i520 v5r4 LTO 4 tape library. Company just installed on seperate machines, same network: Windows2003 Server with MSSQL Database. I want to use BRMS and our robust LTO library system to get to the data on the SQL Database. Have little success with the LTO 4 being supported by Microsoft. Any suggestions?
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| May 7, 2008 3:42 PM
AS/400 backup, BRMS, SQL Server
Running BRMS on i520 v5r4 LTO 4 tape library. Company just installed on seperate machines, same network: Windows2003 Server with MSSQL Database. I want to use BRMS and our robust LTO library system to get to the data on the SQL Database. Have little success with the LTO 4 being supported by Microsoft. Any suggestions?
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| May 7, 2008 3:42 PM
AS/400 backup, BRMS, SQL Server
File not restore
I rstlib from tape. Some of the files restore, some do not, Message say it is damaged. Load another tape from same facility and same messages. ALso get problem form another facility. Some I do not. I replaced out type drive. Still have problem. Is it the other facilities tape drive? Need a PTF? Some [...]
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| May 6, 2008 2:09 PM
AS/400 backup, RSTLIB
I rstlib from tape. Some of the files restore, some do not, Message say it is damaged. Load another tape from same facility and same messages. ALso get problem form another facility. Some I do not. I replaced out type drive. Still have problem. Is it the other facilities tape drive? Need a PTF? Some [...]
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| May 6, 2008 2:09 PM
AS/400 backup, RSTLIB
how can we restore deleted member in as/400
I have accedentally deleted the source member(FFLL24) of my printer file. Can we restore the deleted member of a file? Ex: LIB1/QDDSSRC/FFLL24. Lib1 is my library QDDSSRC is my source file FFLL24 source member.
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| April 22, 2008 9:30 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 printing, QDDSSRC
I have accedentally deleted the source member(FFLL24) of my printer file. Can we restore the deleted member of a file? Ex: LIB1/QDDSSRC/FFLL24. Lib1 is my library QDDSSRC is my source file FFLL24 source member.
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| April 22, 2008 9:30 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup, AS/400 printing, QDDSSRC
as/400 tape finding question
I am handling remote as400 servers(remote admin)with limited authorities. All As/400 servers are in US.I am having *sysopr authority , how to find the tape details viz -BackupTapes, TapeNos etc
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| May 22, 2008 5:36 AM
AS/400 backup, SYSOPR authority
I am handling remote as400 servers(remote admin)with limited authorities. All As/400 servers are in US.I am having *sysopr authority , how to find the tape details viz -BackupTapes, TapeNos etc
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| May 22, 2008 5:36 AM
AS/400 backup, SYSOPR authority
abap + archiving ???
i have 2 years of experience in abap and i am currently working moving into archiving.Is there any future with both these technologies combined???
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| April 2, 2008 10:10 PM
ABAP, Archiving, AS/400 backup, SAP careers
i have 2 years of experience in abap and i am currently working moving into archiving.Is there any future with both these technologies combined???
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| April 2, 2008 10:10 PM
ABAP, Archiving, AS/400 backup, SAP careers
Saving spool files from an AS400, restoring spool files to a different AS400
Hello Does anyone have any previous knowledge on how to save spool files on one AS400, (presumably to tape back up), and then perform a restore operation of these spool files on a different AS400. Note that the client is at V5R3. I am hoping that we can do this procedure with C/L programs ? [...]
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| December 23, 2010 1:34 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 storage, CL, Spool files
Hello Does anyone have any previous knowledge on how to save spool files on one AS400, (presumably to tape back up), and then perform a restore operation of these spool files on a different AS400. Note that the client is at V5R3. I am hoping that we can do this procedure with C/L programs ? [...]
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| December 23, 2010 1:34 PM
AS/400 backup, AS/400 storage, CL, Spool files
AS400 administration
what is the command for a full system back up in as400? not through the menu
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| November 19, 2008 11:55 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup
what is the command for a full system back up in as400? not through the menu
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| November 19, 2008 11:55 AM
AS/400, AS/400 backup
