SAVF

Sharing user profiles between AS/400 systems without overwriting

I tried to restore system user profiles to another systems but have all the user profiles in *SAVF but I dont want the existing profiles in the system to over-write i tried to restore my id on the system but it got over-write can you please give me a solution how do i restore user profles without...

Transfer *SAVF to another AS400 box

Hi, Can anybody tell me as how to transfer a save file from one iSeries to another. I am using FTP. I tried the following FTP "Remote machine" after loggin in Typed BINARY NAME FMT 1 then i tried the PUT command... it did not work, may be my syntax was wrong or something. Can somebody help please....

Backup And Restore

I'm trying to find the fastest way to backup a library amongst others and restore it to a new library in order to make it available for inquiry mode while the production library is available for Monthend processing. Currently the process is to do a backup of a few libraries (approx.2.5 hrs) and...

Transferring objects between iSeries and authorities are lost

Why at transferring objects (all complete library), initial authority from source equipment dis aper, lost, in the target equipment. I start creating a savf and save the library into, then, with FTP put the library onto target iSeries. Thanks in advance for your help

Delete Expired SAVF

Using BRMS for backup on AS/400, the savf will be generated in the brms system library (q* in qbrms and can show by WRKSAVFBRM). I would like to know how the expired savf be deleted if no backup job with same control group execute SAVSAVFBRM? Moreover, will those not successfully saved to tape...

reassign the drives automatically withoput the use of the console

We have a 525 with 2 tape drives. Our prod backups occur at 1:00 am to savfs and then at 5:00 am the savfs are put to tape Our dev backups occur at 12:00 am to savfs and then when we come in we use the HMC to manually reassign the drives to the 2 dev partitions and the we sav the savfs to tape. ...

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

FTP SAVF

I FTP savf to another AS400 it becomes a physical file. How do I FTP a savf to another AS400 and restore the Libraries in the savf?

SAVLIB to SAVF

Do I need to change any parameters when trying to savlib to a savf to FTP to another I-series to create the same environment?

SAVF Files

how to see my all savf file in AS400

Moving data from iSeries to DB2 on Windows

I need to get data from a iSeries DB2 system to my Windows DB2 system. The DBA produced and sent me a savf file. How can I important that savf file into DB2?

SAVF listing

Does anyone know of a way to get a file with savf files only in it? I am trying to get a file so I can query it to see if I have any old save files on my iSeries

iSeries crashes when saving to save file

Hi, We've come across a problem when we save to a *SAVF on our iSeries. We use the save to save files a lot on our system and it's always worked fine. In the last few weeks however, the system has crashed twice (with an immediately re-IPL after abnormal system end) when saving to save files and...

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 is...

Faster File copy mechanism- Want to copy a huge data from one AS/400 file to another AS/400 file.

I want to copy a huge data from one AS/400 file to another AS/400 file. This is copying on the same machine. I tried a CPYF command first. It takes about 45 minutes to copy that file. Next, I tried the SAVE to a SAVF and restore from this SAVF. It takes about 20 minutes now. I would like to know...