Saving file systems

 

The integrated file system is a part of the i5/OS^® program that supports stream input/output and storage management similar to personal computers and UNIX^® operating systems. The integrated file system also provides an integrating structure over all information that you store in the system.

You can view all objects on the system from the perspective of a hierarchical directory structure. However, in most cases, you view objects in the way that is most common for a particular file system. For example, you usually view objects in the QSYS.LIB file system from the perspective of libraries. You usually view objects in the QDLS file system as documents within folders.

Similarly, you should save objects in different file systems with the methods that are designed for each particular file system. You can find several good examples of how to use the SAV command in the CL reference information in the i5/OS Information Center.

• Using the Save (SAV) command
  This information explains how to use the SAV command with the OBJ parameter.

• Specifying the device name
  When you use the SAV command, you use a pathname to specify objects to be saved. The pathname consists of a sequence of directory names that are followed by the name of the object.

• Saving objects that have more than one name
  You can give more than one name to objects on the system. An additional name for an object is sometimes called a link. This information describes how linking works.

• Saving across different types of file systems
  This information describes restrictions that apply when you use the SAV command to save objects from more than one file system at the same time.

• When saving objects from the QSYS.LIB file system
  This information lists restrictions that apply when you use the SAV command to save objects from the QSYS.LIB (library) file system.

• When saving objects from the QDLS file system
  This information lists restrictions that apply when you use the SAV command to save objects from the QDLS (document library services) file system.

• Backing up the integrated file system
  Learn how to improve your integrated file system backups.

 

Parent topic:

Saving user data in your system

Related information
SAV command in the CL reference information