Reducing your save-outage time

 

Use the save-while-active function to reduce your save-outage time. This is the easiest way to use the save-while-active function.

Use the following general procedures to reduce your save-outage time for particular save operations. You need to end the applications for the objects you are saving before you perform these procedures. However, these procedures require no additional recovery procedures.

• Recommended procedure for reducing your save-outage time
  Use this general procedure to reduce your outage for particular save operations.

• Example: Reducing save-outage time for two libraries
  This example makes use of two libraries, LIB1 and LIB2. Both libraries contain objects that you will save on a daily basis.

• Example: Reducing save-outage time for a directory
  This example uses a directory, MyDirectory. The directory contains objects that you will save on a daily basis. Your current save strategy ends jobs that make changes to the objects in the directory for the entire time that the you are saving the directory.

• Example: Restoring libraries after reducing save-outage time
  This example shows a typical restore procedure after you reduce save-outage time in a library. Your exact use of the function may differ, based on your specific application requirements.

• Example: Restoring a directory after reducing save-outage time
  This example shows a typical restore procedure after you reduce save-outage time in a directory. Your exact use of the function may differ, based on your specific application requirements.

 

Parent topic:

Saving your system while it is active

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Reducing save-outage time: Overview