Server qualifications
I have done consulting extensively on the AS/400 platform, and was at one of my clients sites, and they wished I’d been a “server guy” – they were in the process of starting up and had many issues to resolve. What does it take to become one? What certifications would I need for that? There [...]
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| October 4, 2010 2:48 PM
IT training, IT training and certifications, Job training, Mail servers, Server administration, Server consolidation, Servers, Windows Server Training
I have done consulting extensively on the AS/400 platform, and was at one of my clients sites, and they wished I’d been a “server guy” – they were in the process of starting up and had many issues to resolve. What does it take to become one? What certifications would I need for that? There [...]
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| October 4, 2010 2:48 PM
IT training, IT training and certifications, Job training, Mail servers, Server administration, Server consolidation, Servers, Windows Server Training
Consolidating low power/memory servers into virtual machines
We have several servers that use very little computing power/memory and we would like to consolidate them into one server with several virtual machines. What is the best way to asses what will need to be done and what equipment we will need to purchase?
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| September 20, 2010 3:41 PM
Server consolidation, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Virtualization and hardware, Virtualization strategies
We have several servers that use very little computing power/memory and we would like to consolidate them into one server with several virtual machines. What is the best way to asses what will need to be done and what equipment we will need to purchase?
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| September 20, 2010 3:41 PM
Server consolidation, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, Virtualization and hardware, Virtualization strategies
When joining 2008 to 2003 DC, the wizard cannot access the list of domain in the forest
The wizard cannot access the list of domain in the forest. Error: logon failure unknown user name or bad password
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| June 28, 2010 12:24 PM
Data center consolidation, Server consolidation, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2008 Administration
The wizard cannot access the list of domain in the forest. Error: logon failure unknown user name or bad password
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| June 28, 2010 12:24 PM
Data center consolidation, Server consolidation, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows Server 2008 Administration
How to best consolidate 5 or 6 physical PC servers into one and save on total cost?
For typically small (departmental) environments consisting of 5 physical PC servers (more or less) running departmental applications, what would be the best server consolidation approach ? Do we use server virtualization ? Do we use SAN or NAS ? Would VMWare or Citrix Xen be best suited for this? What’s Microsoft’s approach to this ? [...]
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| May 20, 2010 2:23 PM
Server consolidation, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, Xen
For typically small (departmental) environments consisting of 5 physical PC servers (more or less) running departmental applications, what would be the best server consolidation approach ? Do we use server virtualization ? Do we use SAN or NAS ? Would VMWare or Citrix Xen be best suited for this? What’s Microsoft’s approach to this ? [...]
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| May 20, 2010 2:23 PM
Server consolidation, Virtualization in 2010, VMware, Xen
What can you recommend as PC audit/configuration tool for server consolidation sizing?
What can you recommend as PC audit/configuration tool for server consolidation sizing? This tool needs to be proven and accepted by Server Consolidation servers such as HP, IBM, DELL, Microsoft, VMware and others as basis for proposing the target consolidated server environment using blade servers and appropriate virtualization software as necessary. I would expect this [...]
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| May 18, 2010 8:06 PM
Server consolidation, Virtualization in 2010, Virtualization software
What can you recommend as PC audit/configuration tool for server consolidation sizing? This tool needs to be proven and accepted by Server Consolidation servers such as HP, IBM, DELL, Microsoft, VMware and others as basis for proposing the target consolidated server environment using blade servers and appropriate virtualization software as necessary. I would expect this [...]
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| May 18, 2010 8:06 PM
Server consolidation, Virtualization in 2010, Virtualization software
Blades Comparison: HP vs Dell
If you had the choice to pick a blade platform, who would you choose and why?
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| November 1, 2010 2:56 PM
Blade Server Comparison, Blade servers, Dell Blade Server, HP Blade Server, Server consolidation, Servers
If you had the choice to pick a blade platform, who would you choose and why?
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| November 1, 2010 2:56 PM
Blade Server Comparison, Blade servers, Dell Blade Server, HP Blade Server, Server consolidation, Servers
Virtualization vs Consolidation
The process or running multiple virtual machines on a single physical server, is that called virtualization or consolidation?
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| September 17, 2009 6:24 AM
Physical Machines, Server consolidation, Virtual Machines, Virtualization
The process or running multiple virtual machines on a single physical server, is that called virtualization or consolidation?
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| September 17, 2009 6:24 AM
Physical Machines, Server consolidation, Virtual Machines, Virtualization
AD and Exchange Consolidation
I have 6 Active Directory child domains and one AD root domain in Windows 2000 Functional Level. I also have 5 Exchange 5.5 orgs and one Exchange 2003 org. My problem is we want to move all of the Active Directory Child domains, their resources and their users into the Root Domain. Also we want [...]
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| December 22, 2007 4:53 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange 5.5, Server consolidation
I have 6 Active Directory child domains and one AD root domain in Windows 2000 Functional Level. I also have 5 Exchange 5.5 orgs and one Exchange 2003 org. My problem is we want to move all of the Active Directory Child domains, their resources and their users into the Root Domain. Also we want [...]
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| December 22, 2007 4:53 PM
Active Directory, Exchange 2003, Exchange 5.5, Server consolidation
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. [...]
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| 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
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. [...]
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| 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 [...]
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| 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
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 [...]
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| 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
Drive letter issue in 2003 terminal server application
I have a situation where I have a terminal server with a C and D drive with all user related stuff on D & all system related & boot is C. I need to install a new application which requires each user to map drive letter C to a network folder on another server. Apparently, [...]
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| May 9, 2013 2:17 PM
Active Directory, Application integration, DataCenter, Datacenter Server, DHCP, DNS, Implementation, Installing/upgrading operating systems, Integration/Connectivity, IT architecture, Microsoft Windows, Network requirements, Networking services, Partitioning, Server consolidation, Server management, Server-based/Thin-client computing, Servers, Tech support, Windows, Windows 2000 Server, Windows on Intel, Windows Server 2003, Windows tools/WSRM
I have a situation where I have a terminal server with a C and D drive with all user related stuff on D & all system related & boot is C. I need to install a new application which requires each user to map drive letter C to a network folder on another server. Apparently, [...]
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| May 9, 2013 2:17 PM
Active Directory, Application integration, DataCenter, Datacenter Server, DHCP, DNS, Implementation, Installing/upgrading operating systems, Integration/Connectivity, IT architecture, Microsoft Windows, Network requirements, Networking services, Partitioning, Server consolidation, Server management, Server-based/Thin-client computing, Servers, Tech support, Windows, Windows 2000 Server, Windows on Intel, Windows Server 2003, Windows tools/WSRM
Can you transfer active jobs to another subsystem?
If a job is already active in one subsystem, can you use tfrbchjob or tfrjob to move into a different job queue to run in a different subsystem, or will you get errors because the job is already active in one subsystem?
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| October 26, 2009 4:52 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
If a job is already active in one subsystem, can you use tfrbchjob or tfrjob to move into a different job queue to run in a different subsystem, or will you get errors because the job is already active in one subsystem?
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| October 26, 2009 4:52 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
Damaged File In Save Operations
I have a file that is damaged, therefore, it will not save during my nightly backups. The file is QASZRAIRD in library QUSRSYS. Does anyone know what this file is used for or how I can find out what this file is used for? Can I delete the file and re-create the file, or will [...]
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| June 7, 2005 3:24 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
I have a file that is damaged, therefore, it will not save during my nightly backups. The file is QASZRAIRD in library QUSRSYS. Does anyone know what this file is used for or how I can find out what this file is used for? Can I delete the file and re-create the file, or will [...]
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| June 7, 2005 3:24 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
Installing PTFs questions and concerns.
I am now responsible for installing PTFs on the as400. I will be performing my first install on June 25th. I have some questions if someone doesn’t mind helping? 1. Documentation says to check the CD to make sure that it works. I put the CD in my CD drive at my local PC and [...]
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| May 25, 2005 9:42 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, IBM/Tivoli, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools
I am now responsible for installing PTFs on the as400. I will be performing my first install on June 25th. I have some questions if someone doesn’t mind helping? 1. Documentation says to check the CD to make sure that it works. I put the CD in my CD drive at my local PC and [...]
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| May 25, 2005 9:42 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, IBM/Tivoli, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools
Need some performance tuning tips or suggestions.
We currently have a 720-9406 model iSeries AS/400 system. We recently upgraded are OS to version V5R3M0. We are using the system mainly for our payroll processing which occurs weekly, as well as we have the system set up as a web server which we have employees accessing throughout the day. Since the upgrade, our [...]
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| October 26, 2009 9:46 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, Servers, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools, Web services
We currently have a 720-9406 model iSeries AS/400 system. We recently upgraded are OS to version V5R3M0. We are using the system mainly for our payroll processing which occurs weekly, as well as we have the system set up as a web server which we have employees accessing throughout the day. Since the upgrade, our [...]
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| October 26, 2009 9:46 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, Servers, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools, Web services
How To Print A Hardware Configuration List?
Does anyone know of another command to use to print out a hardware configuration list for the AS/400. I have already used the following command: DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*AHW) OUTPUT(*PRINT) Is there anything else that can be used?
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| October 25, 2009 9:34 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, IBM/Tivoli, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools
Does anyone know of another command to use to print out a hardware configuration list for the AS/400. I have already used the following command: DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*AHW) OUTPUT(*PRINT) Is there anything else that can be used?
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| October 25, 2009 9:34 AM
Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, IBM/Tivoli, Installation, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Security, Server consolidation, System monitoring, tips and tricks, Tools
New to AS400 administration and need some help.
I have two questions here if someone can help. I will appreciate anything you can give. First, I am trying to configure a network printer on the AS400. I did wrkcfgsts, work with description, and copied the printer devices description and modified the printer device with the new info. All I changed was the IP [...]
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| April 6, 2009 12:04 PM
Auditing, Availability, Backup & recovery, Capacity planning, DataCenter, Hardware, Help Desk, i5, IBM, Installation, Integration with other platforms, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, Mainframe, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating systems, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Remote access, Reporting, Security, Security management, Server consolidation, Servers, System monitoring, Tech support, Technical support, tips and tricks, Tools
I have two questions here if someone can help. I will appreciate anything you can give. First, I am trying to configure a network printer on the AS400. I did wrkcfgsts, work with description, and copied the printer devices description and modified the printer device with the new info. All I changed was the IP [...]
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| April 6, 2009 12:04 PM
Auditing, Availability, Backup & recovery, Capacity planning, DataCenter, Hardware, Help Desk, i5, IBM, Installation, Integration with other platforms, Integration/Connectivity, iSeries, Logical partitions, Mainframe, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Operating systems, OS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance/Tuning, Printing, PTFs, Remote access, Reporting, Security, Security management, Server consolidation, Servers, System monitoring, Tech support, Technical support, tips and tricks, Tools
OS/400 descriptions of files in Library QUSRSYS.
Hi There, Does anyone have descriptions of the files and their contained information for the files in Library QUSRSYS. In particular I am looking for where the “Go Backup” and “Go Cleanup” configurations are stored but explanations of the other files in this library will also be extremly usefull for High Availability purposes. Thanks. Best [...]
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| December 6, 2004 9:02 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, Installation, iSeries, OS/400, Performance/Tuning, Server consolidation, Servers, tips and tricks, Tools
Hi There, Does anyone have descriptions of the files and their contained information for the files in Library QUSRSYS. In particular I am looking for where the “Go Backup” and “Go Cleanup” configurations are stored but explanations of the other files in this library will also be extremly usefull for High Availability purposes. Thanks. Best [...]
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| December 6, 2004 9:02 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, Hardware, i5, IBM, Installation, iSeries, OS/400, Performance/Tuning, Server consolidation, Servers, tips and tricks, Tools
Monitor Internet Bandwidth
Good day, we are using windows2000 smallbusiness server in our organisation with Exchange,Dns and Isa server configured. 1. I want to monitor the internet usage by the users. 2. I want to take a report on monthly or daily basis how much mb/gb utilised By Each User. Thanks for u’r reply in advance.
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| December 29, 2004 1:55 AM
Active Directory, Administration, Application management, Auditing, Availability, Backup, Backup & recovery, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Bind, BroadVision, Business Objects, Call Centers, Clarify Inc., CLB, Client management, Clustering/High availability, Component Load Balancing, Content filtering, Corporate portal applications, Customer relationship management applications, Data analysis, Data center operations, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing/Business intelligence, Database Management Systems, DataCenter, Datacenter Server, DB2 administration, Desktop security, Desktops, DHCP, Distributed File System, DNS, E-business, E-mail applications, ERP, Exchange, Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 5.5, Exchange Server ActiveSync, FAT and NTFS, Fault isolation, Firewalls, General Directories, Graphical User Interfaces, Handheld, Hardware, Help Desk, Information risk management, Integration/Connectivity, Intel servers, IT architecture, Knowledge management applications, Licensing, Lotus Domino, Mail protocols, Maintenance, Major Vendors, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Netscape Mail, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network requirements, Network testing, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking services, Office Applications, Operating system platforms, Operating systems, Outlook, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance management, Performance/Tuning, Planning, Policies, POP3, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Reporting, ROI & cost justification, Routers, S/MIME, Security, Security management, Security products, Sendmail, Server consolidation, Server management, Server-based/Thin-client computing, Servers, Services, Software, Software distribution, Software Quality Assurance, Spam, Storage, System monitoring, System utilities, Tech support, Technical support, Third-party services, Vendor support, Virus protection, Web services, Windows, Windows 2000 desktop, Windows 2000 Server, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows on Intel, Windows Server 2003
Good day, we are using windows2000 smallbusiness server in our organisation with Exchange,Dns and Isa server configured. 1. I want to monitor the internet usage by the users. 2. I want to take a report on monthly or daily basis how much mb/gb utilised By Each User. Thanks for u’r reply in advance.
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| December 29, 2004 1:55 AM
Active Directory, Administration, Application management, Auditing, Availability, Backup, Backup & recovery, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Bind, BroadVision, Business Objects, Call Centers, Clarify Inc., CLB, Client management, Clustering/High availability, Component Load Balancing, Content filtering, Corporate portal applications, Customer relationship management applications, Data analysis, Data center operations, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing/Business intelligence, Database Management Systems, DataCenter, Datacenter Server, DB2 administration, Desktop security, Desktops, DHCP, Distributed File System, DNS, E-business, E-mail applications, ERP, Exchange, Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 5.5, Exchange Server ActiveSync, FAT and NTFS, Fault isolation, Firewalls, General Directories, Graphical User Interfaces, Handheld, Hardware, Help Desk, Information risk management, Integration/Connectivity, Intel servers, IT architecture, Knowledge management applications, Licensing, Lotus Domino, Mail protocols, Maintenance, Major Vendors, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Netscape Mail, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network requirements, Network testing, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking services, Office Applications, Operating system platforms, Operating systems, Outlook, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance management, Performance/Tuning, Planning, Policies, POP3, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Reporting, ROI & cost justification, Routers, S/MIME, Security, Security management, Security products, Sendmail, Server consolidation, Server management, Server-based/Thin-client computing, Servers, Services, Software, Software distribution, Software Quality Assurance, Spam, Storage, System monitoring, System utilities, Tech support, Technical support, Third-party services, Vendor support, Virus protection, Web services, Windows, Windows 2000 desktop, Windows 2000 Server, Windows client administration and maintenance, Windows on Intel, Windows Server 2003
Restoring Source Files on the iSeries
We are moving to a new i5/iSeries machine. We will be doing a full backup, then a restore, then a SAVCHGOBJ. However, in the past, when we’ve done a restore of a source file, the existing members get renamed (SRCMBR00001) and the members from the restore get put in correctly. Does anybody know the exact [...]
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| March 9, 2005 8:30 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, Installation, iSeries, OS/400, RPG, Server consolidation, tips and tricks, Tools
We are moving to a new i5/iSeries machine. We will be doing a full backup, then a restore, then a SAVCHGOBJ. However, in the past, when we’ve done a restore of a source file, the existing members get renamed (SRCMBR00001) and the members from the restore get put in correctly. Does anybody know the exact [...]
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| March 9, 2005 8:30 AM
Backup & recovery, i5, Installation, iSeries, OS/400, RPG, Server consolidation, tips and tricks, Tools
