Subscribe to this informationSaving IBM i server objects in i
When an IBM® i logical partition uses i resources, the i logical partition that provides the virtual I/O resources stores the information for the i logical partition that uses the virtual I/O resources in i objects. i can restore the objects correctly only if you save all objects for an i logical partition that uses i virtual I/O resources.
You can save these objects by using options of the i GO SAVE command in the server.
- Option 21 saves the entire server.
- Option 22 saves system data, which includes objects in the QUSRSYS library.
- Option 23 saves all user data, which includes objects in the QFPNWSSTG library.
You can also use any save or restore command, or any Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS) function to save i server objects.
If you want to save a particular object, use the following table to see the location of that object on i and the command to use.
| Object content | Object name | Object location | Object type | Save command |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest partition and virtual disk drive | stgspc | /QFPNWSSTG | User-defined network-server storage spaces in system auxiliary storage pool (ASP) | GO SAV, option 21 or 23 |
| SAV OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/stgspc') DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') | ||||
| User-defined network-server storage spaces in user ASP | SAV OBJ(('/QFPNWSSTG/stgspc') ('/dev/QASPnn /stgspc.UDFS')) DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD') |
| Object content | Object name | Object location | Object type | Save command |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messages from the logical partition | Various | Various | Server message queue | GO SAVE, option 21 or 23 |
| SAVOBJ OBJ(msg) LIB(qlibrary) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*MSGQ) | ||||
| IBM i configuration objects for logical partitions | Various | QSYS | Device configuration objects | GO SAVE, option 21, 22, or 23 |
| SAVOBJ DEV (TAPO1) | ||||
| Various | Various | QUSRSYS | Various | GO SAVE, option 21 or 23 |
| SAVLIB LIB(*NONSYS) or LIB(*ALLUSR) |
You can save and restore network server storage spaces on the i logical partition that uses i virtual resources; however, you cannot save and restore individual files.
