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
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
Testing Backup tapes before use?
My company operates on an LPAR on an iSeries. Connected to the iSeries is a tape silo which we utilize as part of our backup strategy. Our backup strategy involves taking a full system save each Saturday night, and then Mon-Fri nights, we take incremental backups of our critical libraries. During the week, we take [...]
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| January 26, 2012 2:15 PM
Backup, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, iSeries backup, LPAR, Tape Backups
My company operates on an LPAR on an iSeries. Connected to the iSeries is a tape silo which we utilize as part of our backup strategy. Our backup strategy involves taking a full system save each Saturday night, and then Mon-Fri nights, we take incremental backups of our critical libraries. During the week, we take [...]
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| January 26, 2012 2:15 PM
Backup, Backup Recovery and Media Services, BRMS, iSeries backup, LPAR, Tape Backups
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
Dealing with bad tapes automatically when using BRMS
My organization uses BRMS to perform our backup activities. Each week, on Saturday night, a full system save is completed, and then each weeknight, an incremental save is done. The incremental save is done prior to our batch. Our iSeries is housed at a data center, that manages the tapes, and also monitors our iSeries. [...]
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| June 19, 2008 2:09 PM
Bad tapes, BRMS, iSeries, Tape Backups, Tape errors
My organization uses BRMS to perform our backup activities. Each week, on Saturday night, a full system save is completed, and then each weeknight, an incremental save is done. The incremental save is done prior to our batch. Our iSeries is housed at a data center, that manages the tapes, and also monitors our iSeries. [...]
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| June 19, 2008 2:09 PM
Bad tapes, BRMS, iSeries, Tape Backups, Tape errors
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
Backup Exec Not Reading full Capacity of Media
I have not been able to backup in over two weeks because of an issue with Backup Exec not accepting my media… These are 400GB tapes and it is limiting them to 196GB. Is there any reason for this? As it is, we backup over 250GB a night (and growing). Eventually even the 400GB tapes [...]
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| February 12, 2008 5:12 PM
Backup, Backup Exec, Backup servers, Tape Backups, Tape drives
I have not been able to backup in over two weeks because of an issue with Backup Exec not accepting my media… These are 400GB tapes and it is limiting them to 196GB. Is there any reason for this? As it is, we backup over 250GB a night (and growing). Eventually even the 400GB tapes [...]
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| February 12, 2008 5:12 PM
Backup, Backup Exec, Backup servers, Tape Backups, Tape drives
Backup issues
I am having problems with backing up a 2 volumes from my HP MSA1000 SAN to an LTO tape library. The volumes are 80 & 90 GB in size and contain around 600,000 small files in each set. The 2 volumes are RAID 5 and I am getting about 5-8 GB per hour back-up. I [...]
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| February 7, 2009 4:47 AM
Commvault, LTO tape library, MSA1000, SAN, Tape Backups, Tape drives/Libraries, Tape libraries
I am having problems with backing up a 2 volumes from my HP MSA1000 SAN to an LTO tape library. The volumes are 80 & 90 GB in size and contain around 600,000 small files in each set. The 2 volumes are RAID 5 and I am getting about 5-8 GB per hour back-up. I [...]
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| February 7, 2009 4:47 AM
Commvault, LTO tape library, MSA1000, SAN, Tape Backups, Tape drives/Libraries, Tape libraries
