Administrator Tip: Want to speed up your nightly backup?

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March 31, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Administrator Tips Issue Sponsored By: MYDOOM.F HITS iSERIES SHOP, DELETES 25,000 FILES IN THIS ISSUE: Want to speed up your nightly backup? Use save files Restoring objects from a save file Are your backups complete? Top 10 backup commands Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files Honey, I shrunk my backup/recovery windows MYDOOM.F HITS iSERIES SHOP, DELETES 25,000 FILES Mydoom.F crossed the PC-iSeries barrier and wreaked havoc on one company's box, bringing a longtime sense of security into question. No one is safe from viruses these days. Protect yourself with StandGuard Anti-Virus, the native iSeries solution now trusted by hundreds of users worldwide. Want to speed up your nightly backup? Use save files [Serch400.com] Want to speed up your nightly backup? Use save files by Ron Turull If you're looking for a way to speed up your nightly backup chores, try using the save file solution. Backing up your system to a save file can be a real time-saver and, best of all, it's simple. Restoring objects from a save file [Search400.com] A Search400.com member writes, "I want to restore objects from the Save file on the tape. Is there any way to restore objects without restoring save files on the system?" Absolutely, says site expert Ken Graap. Are your backups complete? [Search400.com] No security plan is complete without addressing the issue of safe and complete backups. When the AS/400 was first announced, the process was fairly simple and straightforward. These days it is not as simple as the original plan, but the tools are all there. Top 10 backup commands [Search400.com] Review the backup basics with these top commands. Learn when it's the best time to use each one, then put the commands to use with the tips provided. Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files [Search400.com] Save files are great for transferring iSeries and AS/400 objects between OS/400-based machines. Whether it's a group PTF, a file, a library or even a licensed program, save files can quickly zip large amounts of information between two iSeries machines, especially if the save files are transmitted via FTP. WEBCASTS: Honey, I shrunk my backup/recovery windows Date: Today, March 31, 9 a.m. EST (14:00 GMT) Speaker: Deb Saugen, technical owner of iSeries 400 and AS/400 backup and recovery, IBM's Business Continuity and Recovery Services. New iSeries hardware and tape technology in combination with software enhancements in BRMS using Concurrent and Parallel Saves, Save-while-active and Online Lotus Server Backups are resulting in huge reductions to backup/recovery windows. Learn how you, too, can dramatically shrink your backup and recovery windows. TOPICS: User poll -- IBM's pricing strategy Do you believe IBM's pricing strategy for the iSeries is luring users to the platform or driving them away? Cast your vote today. TOPICS: Managing the iSeries Discussion Forum 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 treads you may find of interest: Creating a guest s/36 on V4R5 Performing a remote backup Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Newsletters! Select newsletter you would like to receive via e-mail! Search400: Programmer Tips Search400: Security Tip Search400: Top Expert Advice Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Administrator Tips": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-176&ad=479313 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search400 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494