Yes, if the CL is run interactively from the console in a restrictive state.
Save Option 21 does the following:
ENDSBS SBS(*ALL) OPTION(*IMMED)
SAVSYS
SAVLIB LIB(*NONSYS) ACCPTH(*YES)
SAVDLO DLO(*ALL) FLR(*ANY)
SAV OBJ(('/*') ('/QSYS.LIB' *OMIT)
('/QDLS' *OMIT) UPDHST(*YES)
STRSBS SBSD(controlling-subsystem)
The SAVSYS command can only run interactively from the system console in a restrictive (ENDSBS *ALL) state. This is the same restriction for the SAVLIB LIN(*NONSYS) command.
You won't be able to run this CL as a batch job.
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This was first published in August 2004