Back up NWSDs for a logical partition

When you save the storage space objects that are associated with a logical partition virtual disks on iSeries™ server, you also need to save the network server description (NWSD). Otherwise, a logical partition may not be able to reestablish items such as the partitions file system permissions.

To save the NWSD, you use the Save Configuration (SAVCFG) command:

1. On the i5/OS^® command line, type SAVCFG.
2. Press Enter to have i5/OS save the NWSD configuration.

Attention: The save configuration command (SAVCFG) saves the objects associated with an NWSD and the current static network server storage spaces. It does not save the links associated with the dynamically added storage spaces. These need to be added manually once the configuration and the dynamically linked storage spaces have been restored.

Parent topic: Back up and recover a logical partition