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To enable BRMS support using VTL iSCSI devices, the following IBM i BRMS PTFs need to be applied:
Supported IBM i Release PTFs | ||
|---|---|---|
7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
SI75082 | SI75083 | SI75084 |
NOTE: Additional IBM i PTFs are required to enable support for VTL iSCSI devices, please reference IBM i Removable Media: Support for iSCSI VTL.
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STRBKUBRM CTLGRP(QNFSIPLINC) SBMJOB(*NO) OMITS(*IGNORE)
NOTE:
The control groups QNFSIPLFUL and QNFSIPLINC are required to use a device and Media Policy that resolve to a virtual optical device and should be run with OMITS(*IGNORE).
The control groups QNFSSYSFUL and QNFSSYSINC are expected to use a device and Media Policy that resolve to a VTL iSCSI device, *MEDCLS is not supported as the device parameter.
The VTL iSCSI device needs to be available with expired media for a successful backup.
The virtual optical media used by control groups QNFSIPLFUL and QNFSIPLINC are automatically removed after the backup to the VTL iSCSI device.
Do not copy ANY of these control groups expecting the same behavior. Copies of these control groups will not provide the additional save processing associated with QNFSIPLFUL and QNFSIPLINC.
To run the VTL iSCSI control groups in restricted state, a TCP/IP restricted state interface has to be enabled.
The user profile running these control groups must have *IOSYSCFG special authority.
To use different retention periods when using control groups QNFS*, use the RETENTION parameter on the STRBKUBRM command.
Example: STRBKUBRM RETENTION(*DAYS 365) for 1 year.
System Storage
Large amounts of storage may be required for backup media. The virtual optical media used to backup control groups QNFSIPLFUL and QNFSIPLINC are removed from the system after the image files are successfully saved to the VTL iSCSI device.
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