Saving objects in IFS directories

Q. Do I need to include the SAV (Save Objects in Directories) command 
in my save strategy to back up my system?

A. Starting with V3R1, your save strategy must use the SAV command to 
save objects in AS/400 integrated file system (IFS) directories. If 
you're not using the SAV command, your system backup may not save 
objects in directories for:

* Client Access/400 
* LAN Server/400 
* Lotus Domino for AS/400 
* some vendor applications 
* many licensed programs beyond V3R1 

To save all objects in directories, include the following command in 
your save strategy: 

SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/+ 
  tape-device-name.DEVD')  + 
  OBJ(('/*')               + 
  ('/QSYS.LIB' *OMIT)      + 
  ('/QDLS' *OMIT))         + 
  UPDHST(*YES)

Options 21 and 23 on the Save menu include the SAV command. If you use 
Operational Assistant for backup, the SAV command is included in 
option 11 on the Backup menu. (For more information about the SAV 
command, see "Is Your Entire System Backed Up?" from the April 1998 
NEWS/400, at http://www.as400network.com/article.cfm?ID=2536)

Incidentally, with the release early this year of PTF SF57986 for 
V4R4, IBM has improved performance when you are saving large number of 
objects in IFS directories.

by IBM's Debbie Saugen

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