Saving configuration information
This information describes when to use the SAVCFG command and the SAVSYS command and what object types are saved.
Use the Save Configuration (SAVCFG) command or the SAVSYS (Save System) command to save configuration objects. The SAVCFG command does not require a restricted state. However, if your system is active, the SAVCFG command bypasses the following configuration objects:
- Devices that the system is creating.
- Devices that the system is deleting.
- Any device that is using the associated system resource management object.
When you save your configuration by using the SAVCFG command or the SAVSYS command, the system saves the following object types:
Object types saved *CFGL *CTLD *NWID *CNNL *DEVD *NWSD *CIO *LIND *SRM *COSD *MODD *CRGM *NTBD You might think of system information, such as system values and network attributes, as configuration information. However, the system does not store this type of information in configuration objects. The SAVCFG command does not save system information. The SAVSYS command saves it because the system stores it in the QSYS library.
Parent topic:
Saving system data and related user dataRelated tasks
Starting the save storage procedureRelated reference
Methods for saving configuration objects in QSYS