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Strategies and suggestions for using the GUI and BRMS

Search the backup and recovery log

To search for a message or keyword on the Backup and Recovery Log panel:

• Click Edit .
• Click Find .
• Enter a message identifier or keyword for Search for .
• Select any additional search attributes.
• Click OK.

View the system recovery report from your desktop

To view the system recovery report (or any other reports) from you desktop:

To print the report:

• Right-click on the Backup Recovery and Media Services folder.
• Click Pr int Recovery Report .
• Click OK on the Print Recovery Report panel.

To find the report:

• Open the Basic Operations folder in the IBM i Navigator heirarchy.
• Open the Printer Output folder.
• Find report Qp1arcy under Output name on the Printer Output panel.

To view the report from your desktop:

• Click and hold report Qp1arcy.
• Drag and drop the report to your desktop or opened folder.
• Open the file QP1ARCYnnnnnn.txt using your favorite browser or editor.

Run or schedule a BRMS command

To run or schedule a BRMS command from IBM i Navigator:

• Right-click on the system name where you want to run the command.
• Click Run Command... .
• Enter SAVLIBBRM (other any other command) for Command to run on the General tab of the Run Command panel.
• Click Prompt....
• Specify the run attributes for the command parameters of the command you are running.
• Click OK.
• Set any run options on the Options tab of the Run Command panel.
• Click OK to run the command or Schedule to run at a later time.

Check the service level of the plug-in

BRMS does not use Fix Packs. The maintenance for the plug-in is shipped concurrently with the BRMS product PTFs. When you load and apply the latest BRMS PTF, it is highly recommended that you update the plug-in on your desktop to keep it at the same maintenance level of the server. After, the BRMS server PTF has been applied, follow these steps to update your desktop.

• Click Start->Programs->IBM IBM i Client Access Express->Service->Check Service Level
• The first dialog that appears is for the Client Access Express service level, click OK.
• If a new plug-in service level is available, a second dialog will appear. Follow the instructions on the dialog.

Check Service Level compares the service level of the setup.ini file on the Desktop with the service level of the same file in directory /QIBM/ProdData/OpNavPlugin/IBM.BRMSPlugin on the server.

If Check Service Level does not appear to be working for you, you can always uninstall the plug-in from your desktop and re-install it.

Display different columns of information

When viewing the Backup History panel or the Tape Volumes panel you can change the columns of information displayed on the panel to suit your particular needs. From either of these panels:

• Click Options .
• Click Columns... .
• The Columns panel allows you to remove columns from Columns to be displayed and/or add columns from Columns available to display .
• Click OK when you have completed your selection.

The columns you select will persist until you modify the selection.

Sort columns of information

When viewing the Backup History panel or the Tape Volumes panel you can sort the information displayed in the columns.

Click-sort

• To sort the information in a single column, click the column title.

Multiple column sort

• Click Options .
• Click Sort... .
• The Sort panel allows you to remove columns from Sort based on the following and/or add columns from Columns available for sort .
• Click OK when you have completed your selection. The sort of the information in the columns will be based on the order of the columns appear in Sort based on the following .

The sort order you select will persist until you modify the selection.

Performance

In releases V5R4M0 and higher, if you are experiencing poor performance when viewing lists of integrated file system objects using the BRMS IBM i Navigator or IBM Director interface, use the STRSQL NAMING(*SYS) command to run these statements and improve performance:

CREATE INDEX QUSRBRM/TEST_INDEX_1 ON QUSRBRM/QA1AHS (BKHCMD ASC, BKHNET ASC, BKHSYS ASC, BKHSWT ASC, BKHLIB ASC, BKPKGN ASC, BKMFNB ASC)
CREATE INDEX QUSRBRM/TEST_INDEX_2 ON QUSRBRM/QA1ALI2 (LINAME ASC, LITYPE ASC)

Notes:

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• Drop the indexes with the following SQL statements
  • DROP INDEX QUSRBRM/TEST_INDEX_1
  • DROP INDEX QUSRBRM/TEST_INDEX_2
• Re-install BRMS from a SAVLICPGM created on a V5R4M0 system with PTF SI37269 applied.

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