Saving system data and related user data

 

System data and related user data includes information that the system needs to operate and information that allows you to use the system.

This information includes:

• User profiles

• Private authorities

• Configuration objects

• IBM-supplied directories

• i5/OS^® optional libraries (QHLPSYS and QUSRTOOL)

• Licensed program libraries (QRPG, QCBL, and Qxxxx)

• Saving libraries with the SAVLIB command
  Save one or more libraries. You can use this information to save your i5/OS optional libraries. This information also includes special SAVLIB parameters and how to select libraries on your system.

• Saving independent ASPs
  Save one or more independent ASPs.

• Saving security data
  This information describes the commands that save user profiles, private authorities, authorization lists, and authority holders.

• Saving configuration information
  This information describes when to use the SAVCFG command and the SAVSYS command and what object types are saved.

• Saving system information
  Use the Save system information (SAVSYSINF) command to perform a partial save of the data saved by the Save system (SAVSYS) command.

• Saving licensed programs
  Save licensed programs for backup purposes or to distribute licensed programs to other systems in your organization. Use this information to save Licensed program libraries.

• Methods for saving system data and related user data
  This information provides you with several different methods to save your system data and related user data. These methods include the GO SAVE command and manual save commands and APIs.

 

Parent topic:

Manually saving parts of your system

Related reference
Commands for saving parts of your system