Tips and restrictions for the SAVLIB command

 

This information describes considerations that you should keep in mind when using the SAVLIB command

When you save a large group of libraries, you should place your system in a restricted state. This ensures that the system saves all of the important objects. For example, if subsystem QSNADS or directory shadowing is active, the system does not save files whose names begin with QAO in library QUSRSYS. The QAO* files in library QUSRSYS are very important files. If the system does not save the QAO* files, you should end the QSNADS subsystem (End Subsystem (ENDSBS) command or End Directory Shadow System (ENDDIRSHD) command). Then you can save the QAO* files.

Be sure that you regularly save the QGPL library and the QUSRSYS library. These IBM-supplied libraries contain information that is important to your system and it changes regularly.

 

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Saving libraries with the SAVLIB command

 

Restrictions for the SAVLIB command:

1. You can only specify one library if you save to a save file.

2. You may not run multiple concurrent SAVLIB commands that use the same library. A SAVLIB and Restore Library (RSTLIB) command may not run concurrently using the same library.