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Backup for multi-instance queue manager in IBM i

Troubleshooting


Problem

How do you backup a multi-instance queue manager configuration?

Resolving The Problem

Backing up a multi-instance queue manager configuration involves saving the queue manager library and IFS. Saving the multi-instance queue manager IFS directory remotely from the /QNTC net share is not supported by the operating system, so, you will need to copy the queue manager directory to the local server, and then save the directory. Use the following commands to save the configuration for each queue manager:



1. Create a save file for every queue-manager library on your system, and Save your queue-manager libraries into the save files.
a. CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/queue-manager-library)
b. SAVLIB LIB(queue-manager-library) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QGPL/queue-manager-library)

Where queue-manager-library is the name of the queue manager library.



2. Create queue manager directory
 md '/QIBM/QMGR_DIRECTORY'


3. Copy queue manager directory from /QNTC remote directory to local server
CPY OBJ('/QNTC/SERVER1/QIBM/Userdata/mqm/qmgrs/<QMGR_NAME>')
       TODIR('/QIBM/QMGR_DIRECTORY/<QMGR_NAME>') SUBTREE(*ALL)

Where QMGR_NAME is the name of the queue manager


4. Change the Allow save attribute to *YES for the queue manager directory, and all it's objects and sub-directories.
 CHGATR OBJ('/QIBM/QMGR_DIRECTORY/<QMGR_NAME>/*')
       ATR(*ALWSAV) VALUE(*YES) SUBTREE(*ALL)


5. Create a save file for the WebSphere MQ IFS data directory
 a. CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/QMUSERDATA)
  b. SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/QGPL.LIB/QMUSERDATA.FILE')
         OBJ('/QIBM/QMGR_DIRECTORY/<QMGR_NAME>')



Reference the following technotes:
Saving NFS Mount Points and/or Remote Files

Save of IFS Object copied from QNTC, Fails.

QNTC Does Not Support All Attributes with CHGATR Command

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Product Synonym

WMQ MQSeries WebSphere MQ

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21430276