Backing up spool files on the iSeries using BRMS
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.