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Last Updated: Jan 05, 2005 
Sept. 11 drove home the fact that disaster recovery plans are essential. We're now at the one-year anniversary. Does your shop have a solid plan? Use these resources to prepare for down times and get back up and running quickly. >> Want to cut your backup time in half? Read how some of your peers did.
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NEWS:
>> Sept. 11 influence on DR plans fading (SearchStorage.com) 09 Sep 2002
>> Putting disaster recovery plans in third-party hand (SearchStorage) 14 Feb 2002
>> Dedicated server slashes price of backup iSeries (iSeriesNetwork ) 17 Apr 2002
ADVICE:
>> Protect yourself from disaster: Backup essentials
WEBCASTS :Help/Systems' Tom Huntington will provide you with a clear understanding of what to back up on your iSeries and when to back ...
>> Bank avoids data disaster on Sept. 11
TIP :Implementing a plan allowed Commerzbank to secure its data and reassemble within hours following the infamous attacks.
>> Disaster recovery plan helps you prepare for the unexpected
TIP :Do you have a plan in the event of a diaster? This tip can set you out on the right foot.
>> Disaster recovery: know what you really need
TIP :Disaster recovery should be just one piece of an overall contingency plan that includes all levels of your company.
>> What's the most cost effective way to cut the backup time in half?
ASK THE EXPERTS :We currently backup over 100GB per night on a 3590-B11 magstar tape drive. This process takes just under five hours. What ...
>> Backup vs. restore
ASK THE EXPERTS :Can you please explain to me what backup and restore are? Also what's the difference between the two, and why are they ...
>> Remote journaling to a backup iSeries
ASK THE EXPERTS :I have set up remote journaling to a backup iSeries. Now I need to apply the journalled changes. I don't understand how to ...
>> Building user-proof backup
TIP :Find out why Snyder Drugs chose Tandberg's SLR7 tape drives and how they implemented them throughout their drug store chain.
>> A backup bind
TIP :After personnel cutbacks, Reliance Mutual Insurance needed a low-maintenance backup system.
>> Using one iSeries 400 as a backup server to another iSeries
ASK THE EXPERTS :I would like to use one of my six iSeries as a backup server for the five others. What is the best method to transfer ...
>> Backups and monitoring help ensure system uptime
TIP :These steps will help you prepare your systems in the event a disaster strikes.
>> Receiving errors in the automated backups
ASK THE EXPERTS :In my automated backups I've started receiving CPF4035 and CPF4108. I'm testing for these errors and try to unload the tape ...
>> Nightly backup error message
ASK THE EXPERTS :What needs to be done to eliminate the following error message that appears during the nightly backup job on a 9406-270 ...
>> Healthcare company cures backup ailment
TIP :In need of a remedy, Kindred Healthcare turns to an Aelita software product as a panacea to its backup and recovery ills
>> Provide a report for user to verify backups
TIP :Provide report for user to verify backup saved all objects or list objects not saved -- for both SAVLIB and SAVOBJ commands.
>> University gets a lesson in backup
TIP :A one-man IT band aces storage backup test at the United Kingdom's largest university.
>> No more babysitting backups
TIP :Heartland Payment Systems installed a SuperDLT from Overland Data to meet increasing storage needs and ultimately save money.
>> Objects "not saved" during a backup
TIP :Here's a way to see the objects "not saved" during a backup.
>> What's the best way to save/restore during migration?
ASK THE EXPERTS :We are migrating from an iSeries 650 running V4R5 to an iSeries 830 running V5R1. We don't have an opportunity to upgrade ...
>> Migrating a V4R5 system to a V5R1 system
ASK THE EXPERTS :In regards to migrating a V4R5 system to a V5R1 system, it is best to use the previous release to current release ...
>> Remote backup and restore
ASK THE EXPERTS :What is the best way to perform a remote backup and restore?
>> Using the 'go save' command for a full system backup
ASK THE EXPERTS :I am currently using the 'go save' command for a full system backup. However, this command does a power down the system ...
>> Backing up directories on the IFS to tape
ASK THE EXPERTS :How do I backup directories on the IFS to tape? What command and parms?
>> Online backup saves the day
TIP :Marketing firm Blade lost 2G bytes of data when a backup went wrong, but a software update solved the problem.
>> Provide a report for user to verify backups
TIP :Provide report for user to verify backup saved all objects or list objects not saved -- for both SAVLIB and SAVOBJ commands.
>> Building user-proof backup
TIP :Find out why Snyder Drugs chose Tandberg's SLR7 tape drives and how they implemented them throughout their drug store chain.
>> Audit your OS/400 backups
TIP :Here is an example of how to look for successful and unsuccessful backups messages in QHST (the history log).
BOOKS:
>> Disaster Recovery Planning: Strategies for Protecting Critical Information Assets Price: $ 48.99
The most complete guide to data protection, disaster recovery avoidance, and disaster recovery tools, techniques, and ...

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