journal entry’s entry specific data
Hi, I am trying to extract fields from security audit events. The problem comes when dealing with entry specific data field. This field contains lot of info which varies according to the entry type. Is there any API which returns information present in the entry specific data portion in a convenient format? Any suggestions or [...]

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2010  11:15 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, iSeries, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Security, tips and tricks, Tools

qlogic BIOS setings
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: How do you set qlogic BIOS setings?

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2005  11:12 AM
Backup & recovery, Storage, Storage products and equipment

How to configure the 4th Hard disk of 36gb into existing 18.2gb x 3 hard disk
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: kindly guide how to configure the 4th hard disk to the existing capacity of 18.2gb x 3 hard disk. we have the system with raid -5 , system already showing the 4th hard disk but we could not get the 4th hard disk capacity into the existing one. I hope [...]

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2005  3:19 PM
Backup & recovery, Storage, Storage products and equipment

SQL Server worst practices
Hello, My name is Nick Bellistri and I am the assistant site editor for SearchSQLServer.com. Jeremy Kadlec, a performance and tuning expert at SearchSQLServer.com, recently wrote up what he considers some of the worst SQL Server practices and offered recommended fixes. You can see the list here: http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid87_gci1071463,00.html. In response to this tip, several readers [...]

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2005  12:16 PM
Administration, Availability, Backup & recovery, CE/Mobile, Database Management Systems, Development, Hardware, Migration, Modeling, Normalization, Performance/Tuning, Security, SQL Server, Standard Edition 2000, Version 7 and earlier

Backup incomplete
I’m having a big problem with BrightStor ARCserver Backup 9.0. I tried for few days to make a full system backup (c: – e: – System State – System Registry) of my Windows 2003 Server (Domain controller with Active Directory). Every Time the backup is incomplete, because BrightStor skip these files: - Skip Registry Hive [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2005  10:28 PM
Backup & recovery

timestamp value
Hi, I am receiving TIMESTAMP value from the iSeries system as an unsigned 64 bit integer value. Is it possible to convert this timestamp into a readable format in windows machine? The iSeries timestamp value is an unsigned 64 bit integer value. All the time management routines which I can use on a windows machine [...]

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2005  9:39 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, iSeries, OS/400, tips and tricks, Tools

Veritas Backup Exec 9.1 issues
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: We are using ?Veritas Backup Exec 9.1? for our Windows Server 2000 to backup data. This program is not working and we cannot backup the data. The error message is: ?Device could not be backed up because an error occurred while connecting to the Remote Agent for Windows Servers. Make [...]

Answer Question   |  July 20, 2005  1:04 PM
Backup & recovery, Storage, Storage products and equipment

maximize storage space on disk
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: I brought 120g hardisk. I really surprise, that I found there are only 112G. do you have any idea to get back that balance 8G and how I can apply if I find the same problem in thumb drive.

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2005  12:58 PM
Backup & recovery, Storage, Storage products and equipment

Failover clustering in windows 2003 environment.
A SearchStorage.com reader recently asked: I want to test a failover clustering in windows 2003 environment. As am doing this at home, I don’t have a SAN or Shared SCSI with me. Am struck at Shared Quorum. If am using Majority Node Cluster, is it possible to test with the IDE hard disks of these [...]

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2011  12:52 PM
Backup & recovery, Clustering, Failover, Microsoft Windows, SAN, SCSI, Storage clustering, Storage products and equipment, Windows Server 2003

small doubt
Hi, I have a small doubt in AS400 programming. This is regarding receiving journal entries. I am using ILE C to write the exit program. I am using RJNE0200 format on the RCVJRNE command. I am getting the entries in the exit program. But I have a few questions: - in the RJNE0200 format, there [...]

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2005  7:26 AM
Backup & recovery, DB2, Hardware, i5, iSeries, OS/400, Security, tips and tricks, Tools, UDB for iSeries/i5

Upgrade to SQL Server 2005 sooner or later?
Hello, I’m the editor of SearchSQLServer.com and I am hoping to get your opinons on a timely topic. Prior to Microsoft announcing its November 7 release date for SQL Server 2005, we had run a poll asking site members: How have the delays with SQL Server 2005 affected your organization’s plans? 58% delays had no [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2005  10:19 AM
Administration, Architecture/Design, Availability, Backup & recovery, CE/Mobile, Database Management Systems, Implementation, Installation/Upgrade, Migration, Modeling, Normalization, Performance/Tuning, Security, SQL Server, Standard Edition 2000, Tech support, Version 7 and earlier

File transfer to the iSeries problem.
I am trying to transfer an excel speadsheet file to my AS/400. I have tried setting up a file transfer through client access and tried sending the file directly from Excel. Both times I get the following error cwbtf0023 – pc file description file was not specified or is empty The file is not empty. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 9, 2011  10:11 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

Is *JOBCTL needed to view job logs?
I have read IBM’s Security manual and Work Management manual and I know that *JOBCTL is needed to change job priorities and other things for jobs on the system, but I do not see any statements that say *JOBCTL is needed to view the job logs of other user’s jobs on the system. Does anyone [...]

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2010  2:09 PM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

BRMS on iSeries Multiple LPARs
How do I get BRMS to perform backups from multiple LPARs to a single LTO3 tape, on the same day?

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2010  1:07 PM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, IBM

Extended Backup Times for NONSYS
Currently running V5R3 For some reason backup times on our production machine for the NONSYS have suddenly increased from approx 5hours to 7hours (Approx 500gb) There has been no appreciable gain in disk space used and exactly the same drive is being used (3592). Can anyone give me some suggestions as to why this might [...]

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2005  6:09 AM
Backup & recovery

Tape Backup/Restore
Using a 3570-C11 tape/library how do I determine which cartridge(s) was used on which date? The magazine has 20 tapes. Is there a DB file in Qusrsys?

Answer Question   |  July 1, 2005  6:53 PM
Backup & recovery

Alternate IPL device on AS/400
I need to know how to determine the current Alternate IPL device on our AS/400 model 270, and (possibly) how to change that to a different device. We plan to use a different tape device for system backups and restores, from the original tape device that came with our system.

Answer Question   |  June 27, 2005  11:37 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, iSeries, OS/400

Encrypting backups
I have been asked by my CIO to perform an risk analysis of encrypting our backup takes. Our off-site vendor is urging us to consider encrypting sensitive data backups. I want to follow up with operations team performing this operation to review the impact on backup window. Has anyone created a matrix to compare the [...]

Answer Question   |  June 30, 2005  3:36 PM
Backup & recovery, Storage

Receiving journal entries
Hi, I am new to AS400, so need some help in solving a problem. I have tried to some extent but things seem to be more complicated than I thought. Problem Goal: receiving entries from a journal and putting them into a DB2 table in a predefined format(say Type5). RCVJRNE command can be used to [...]

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2005  5:55 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, OS/400, Printing, Security, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools

Backing up from Mailboxes in Exchange Server2k
Hi,when I choose the mailboxes folder of M drive in an Exchange Mail Server to taking a backup and start backup,immidiately the task terminated and in report it says you don’t have permission on mailboxes!!!! But I am administrator and a member of Enterprice Admin and Exchange Server Services and Schema Admin?? What’s wrong?? (The [...]

Answer Question   |  June 21, 2005  5:39 AM
Active Directory, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Development, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Storage, Systems management software