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Backing up spool files on the iSeries using BRMS
I am trying to back up spool files on our iSeries using BRMS and I'm having no success. What would the correct steps be for me to get back on the right track? For example, commands, setup of control groups, etc.
I use BRMS to backup Spool files all the time. Here is and example:
1. Define a SPL list:
From the main BRMS menu select - 3 Archive - 1 Archive planning - 3 Work with archive lists
Create a list like this (Note: I'm excluding job logs and *OUTQ in library Kenneth and saving everything else)
Use . . . . . . . . . : *ARC
List name . . . . . . : SPOOL
Text . . . . . . . . : Spool File Archive
*INC/
Seq Library Outq File Job User User data *EXC
10 QUSRSYS QEZJOBLOG *ALL *ALL *ALL *ALL *EXC
20 QUSRSYS KENNETH *ALL *ALL *ALL *ALL *EXC
30 *ALL *ALL *ALL *ALL *ALL *ALL *INC
2. Hit enter to save the list and they use F12 to back out to the Archive Planning menu.
3. Take option 2 Work with archive control groups and create a group like this:
Display Archive Control Group Entries
Group . . . . . . . . . . : SPOOLBU
Default activity . . . . : *ARCPCY
Text . . . . . . . . . . : Archive Spool Files
Weekly
Archive List Activity
Seq Items Type SMTWTFS
10 SPOOL *SPL *DFTACT
With these attributes:
Change Archive Control Group Attributes
Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SPOOLBU
Type information, press Enter.
Media policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SPOOLBU Name, F4 for list
Archive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . *NONE Name, F4 for list
Parallel device resources:
Minimum resources . . . . . . . . . . *NONE 1-32, *NONE, *AVAIL
Maximum resources . . . . . . . . . . 1-32, *AVAIL, *MIN
Include:
ASP low storage threshold . . . . . . *ARCPCY *ASP, 0-99%, *ARCPCY
Date type for archival . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *BOTH, *CHANGE, *USE...
Inactivity limit . . . . . . . . . . 31 0-9999 days, *ARCPCY
Object size greater than . . . . . . . *ARCPCY 0-999999 MB, *ARCPCY
Objects able to be freed . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Retain object description . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Objects not able to be freed . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Days used (per month) less than. . . . *ARCPCY 0-31, *ARCPCY
Default weekly activity . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY SMTWTFS(*), *ARCPCY
Sign off interactive users . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Sign off limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY 0-999 minutes, *ARCPCY
Save access paths . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Save contents of save files . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Data compression . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *DEV, *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
Data compaction . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *DEV, *NO, *ARCPCY
Target release . . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *CURRENT, *PRV, *ARCPCY
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *NONE, *ALL, *AFTER
Append to media . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
End of tape option . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *UNLOAD, *REWIND, *LEAVE
Use optimum block size . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *ARCPCY, *DEV, *YES, *NO
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archive Spool Files
IPL after archive . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
How to end . . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *CNTRLD, *IMMED, *ARCPCY
Delay time, if *CNTRLD . . . . . . . *ARCPCY Seconds, *NOLIMIT
Restart after power down . . . . . . *ARCPCY *YES, *NO, *ARCPCY
IPL source . . . . . . . . . . . . . *ARCPCY *PANEL, A, B, *ARCPCY
Retrieved object retention . . . . . . . *ARCPCY 0-9999, *NOMAX, *ARCPCY
As you can see, most of the values in the control group refer to the *ARCPCY. Either fill in the values you want of update the *ARCPCY....
My policy is defined like this:
Change Archive Policy S17
Type choices, press Enter.
Media policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARCHIVAL Name, F4 for list Archive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY Name, F4 for list
Include:
ASP storage threshold . . . . . . . . 0 *ASP, 0-99 %
Date type for archival . . . . . . . . *BOTH *BOTH, *CHANGE, *US
Inactivity limit . . . . . . . . . . 365 0-9999 days
Object size greater than . . . . . . . 0 0-999999 MB
Objects able to be freed . . . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Retain object description . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Objects not able to be freed . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Days used (per month) less than. . . . 0 0-31
Default weekly activity . . . . . . . . ******* SMTWTFS(*)
Sign off interactive users . . . . . . . *SYSPCY *YES, *NO, *SYSPCY
Sign off limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY 0-999 minutes, *SYSPCY
Save access paths . . . . . . . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Save contents of save files . . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Data compression . . . . . . . . . . . . *DEV *DEV, *YES, *NO
Data compaction . . . . . . . . . . . . *DEV *DEV, *NO
Target release . . . . . . . . . . . . . *CURRENT *CURRENT, *PRV
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *NONE *NONE, *ALL, *AFTER
Append to media . . . . . . . . . . . . *NO *YES, *NO
End of tape option . . . . . . . . . . . *UNLOAD *UNLOAD, *REWIND, *LEAV
Use optimum block size . . . . . . . . . *DEV *DEV, *YES, *NO
IPL after archive . . . . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY *YES, *NO, *SYSPCY
How to end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY *CNTRLD, *IMMED, *SYSPCY
Delay time, if *CNTRLD . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY Seconds, *NOLIMIT
Restart after power down . . . . . . . *SYSPCY *YES, *NO, *SYSPCY
IPL source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *SYSPCY *PANEL, A, B, *SYSPCY
Retrieved object retention . . . . . . . *NOMAX 0-9999, *NOMAX
Then run the archive control group you just created and you will be backing up spool files!
In this example, the spool files will be saved in a *SAVF. You can also back them up to a tape.
