Tips and techniques to help tailor your backup
Omits
Do not bypass SAVSYS when system cannot reach restricted state - Q1ANOSYSBP
End subsystems wait time for backups
Force an IPL when control groups end with CPF1099 - Q1AIPLSUB
How to Override the Auto Duplication To Media Policy for STRBKUBRM
Force objects to be saved in true parallel - QSRPARFMT
Improve Output File Processing Performance
Maximum number of volumes checked before no media is available error is sent
Prevent multiple save jobs from selecting the same save media - Q1ARESMED
Set volume selection priority
STRBKUBRM support to override auto duplications fields from a control group media policy
Use the MONSWABRM command to monitor for save while active checkpoint messages
Using Compression for BRMS Save Files
Using virtual image catalogs on NFS servers
Saving libraries by size
How to check what objects and files were not saved in BRMS
Interface to control which control groups will not use the select user space code
Force a serial save of libraries in a backup control group when multiple drives are specified - Q1APRLNONENew Page
Using multiple tape media libraries for a parallel save
IFS Backups
Allow BRMS to select any media class - Q1ACLSNONE
Do not check for same system when selecting media - Q1ANOSYSCK
Prevent multiple save jobs from selecting the same save media - Q1ARESMED
Appending to media (Note: grab 6/24 not 5/14)
IBM i parallel save and restore functions
Use an MLB in sequential mode or ACL mode
Turnkey virtual support
Monitoring ASPs with BRMS
Use MONSWABRM to monitor