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More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html =============================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers on the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- Use the RECOVER parameter to get better restarts after system failures Answers to Other Technical Questions - Achieve greater processing efficiency with delayed access paths - Tips for successful disaster recovery - Recovering from damaged objects and unreadable sectors - Restore a single program source program Important Announcements and Links - Webcast Premiere: Migrating from Domino 5 to Domino 6 on iSeries - Tips Contest: February winners announced - NEW! 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More than a paging system -- ACO PAGER is a complete systems management solution. http://search400.com/r/0,,11026,00.htm?ddlsystems or Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================================== Today's Featured Tip =============================================================== Use the RECOVER parameter to get better restarts after system failures Effectively using the MAINT parameter of the Create Logical File (CRTLF) command can increase your system's performance. But don't overlook the RECOVER parameter, either. Although this parameter does not affect day-to-day processing like the MAINT parameter does, it does play a critical role during what most shops consider a very critical time: during recovery after a system failure. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci883660,00.html =============================================================== Answers to Other Administrator Questions =============================================================== Achieve greater processing efficiency with delayed access paths There's more than meets the eye to the CRTLF command. Ron Turull shows you the little-known things you can do with the Access path maintenance (MAINT) parameter. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci880908,00.html Tips for successful disaster recovery Is your disaster recovery plan all that it should be? Deb Saugen, senior recovery architect/consultant at IBM, answers questions from a webcast she participated in and offers advice to ensure smooth backups and recoveries. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci862957,00.html Recovering from damaged objects and unreadable sectors If your system stops without warning or disk errors occur, some object description information may not be updated correctly. If that happens, the object is considered damaged. Search400.com member Ian Showell offers step-by-step instructions to check and recover damaged objects. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci809899,00.html Restore a single program source program One user writes, "Is there a method to restore a single program source program from a backup rather than restore the entire library?" 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Call us today at (518) 482-4508 or contact us by e-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST PREMIERE | Domino on the iSeries Taking the mystery out of migrating from Domino 5 to Domino 6 on the iSeries Guest speaker: Walter Scanlan, team leader, worldwide post sales support of Domino for iSeries, IBM Walter will discuss the necessary prep for upgrading, concerns for MSF, what to expect during the upgrade, when the right time for an upgrade is, what data should be modified and much more. If you're considering migrating to Domino 5 to Domino 6 on iSeries this is a must-attend event. >> LISTEN to broadcast: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/020403/S400/index.asp?loc=04 >>DOWNLOAD the slides from Walter's presentation: http://search400.techtarget.com/search400/downloads/Scanlanslides.ppt =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FEBRUARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED | Search400.com tips contest The long-awaited time has come, and the results are in ... Please join us in congratulating Ed Fasano. Ed's tip came in first place in Search400.com's Tip of the Month Contest for February. Ed won a Swing Groover II electronic golf coach and analyzer and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip: Use the Web, Excel and ODBC for iSeries formatting. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci881156,00.html Congratulations also to our runner-up winners: Gonzalo Galaz, Alex Corretge I. Bergua and Joe Szymanski. View all winning tips in Search400.com's Hall of Fame: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid3_prz826588_cts826578,00.html NEW CONTEST FOR MARCH: This month we're giving away a Archos jukebox studio 10GB MP3 player/hard drive 500294. With a whopping storage capacity of 10GB you can carry the equivalent of 250 CDs! In addition, 2MB memory buffer stores from 30 to 100 seconds of music to prevent interruptions. You can connect directly to your stereo with optional cable. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FREE BOOK EXCERPT | Exploring IBM e-Business Software Log on and download for free the first chapter of Exploring IBM e- Business Software written by Casey Young and published by Maximum Press. This book provides a detailed look at IBM's overall e-business architecture and how the various IBM software products fit into the e-business structure. Here you will find information on key IBM e- business platforms, development tools, application server software, network security solutions, systems management software and more. >> DOWNLOAD the chapter: http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/1,293857,sid3_gci883626,00.html >> BUY the book: http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1885068581&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Tim Granatir, systems management expert Tim Granatir is vice president of Technical Services at Interlink Technologies in Maumee, Ohio, where he serves as chief architect for their warehouse management system. He has worked in the banking, insurance, healthcare and distribution industries in various positions, including programmer/analyst, systems analyst and DP manager. Tim has worked on IBM midrange platforms since 1983. Let Tim's experience work for you! Ask Tim systems management - related questions anytime. >> CLICK HERE TO ASK Tim a question: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax285222,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO READ recent Q&As: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_cid371920_tax285222,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MANAGING THE ISERIES DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with your peers Check out Search400.com's Managing the iSeries discussion forum. If you have a performance problem you just can't figure out, or you need help recovering data after a system crash, we recommend you check out this forum. Other system managers can help you with these and other management issues. >> RECENT discussion threads you may find of interest: * Determine the space available on tape cartridges http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1141 * Backup performance data on the iSeries http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1159 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | Top Expert Advice newsletter The Top Expert Advice newsletter was designed to help iSeries professionals manage tasks they deal with regularly. Each month we will give you expert advice on such topics as security, backup and recovery, Web development and application development. 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