Consider grouping the following items together in a control group:
All of the libraries that belong to a particular application.
Selected objects, such as those that change on a regular basis
(instead of using an *INCR save for the objects, which must identify
the changed objects).
Libraries that comprise a database network.
Byte stream files that form part of the application data.
Spooled files that you may need later (for example, invoices or
pay slips).
Items with similar retention periods.
Critical applications that you need to restore before others.
Noncritical applications or libraries that you can restore at
a later time.
A backup control group can contain just one item or a group of
items. Figure 7 provides an overview of the items you
can place in a control group:
Figure 7. Backup control group backup items
Named Items
Special Values
Special Operations
Library names
Generic library names
Backup list names
Object list
Folder list
Link list
Spooled file list
*ALLCHGRCV
*ALLDLO
*ALLDTCRCV
*ALLPROD
*ALLTEST
*ALLUSR
*ASPnn
*DLOnn
*IBM
*LINK
*LNKOMTLTS
*LNKOMTONL
*LTSOMTONL
*QHST
*SAVCFG
*SAVSECDTA
*SAVSYS
*SAVSYSINF
*EXIT
*LOAD
*SETASPGRP
A control group
might contain one library or several; one special value or several;
configuration and security data; or special operations such as *LOAD
or *EXIT. In short, you can save any of the items that are listed
in Figure 7 in a control group. Grouped items may be
of the same type (all libraries or all special values), or they may
be of different types (for example, libraries, special values, and
special operations).
Use special operations
and special values as backup items to call system functions. They
direct BRMS to perform predefined actions or to assume predefined
values in a field. You can also use a backup list as an entry in a
control group. Backup lists are particularly useful for separating
critical data and applications for easier recovery. They also make
it easier to manage groups of data. You can find detailed information
about designing backup lists in a later section of this chapter.
The following list provides a short description of the special
operations and special values that can be used as Backup Item entries
in control groups. Refer to the online help information for more information
about these items.
Special Operations
*EXIT
Performs user command processing
*LOAD
Begins a new tape
*SETASPGRP
Sets an auxiliary storage pool group to the job running the
backup. Any previously set auxiliary storage pool group is automatically
unset. The name of a primary auxiliary storage pool defining the auxiliary
storage pool group must be specified in Auxiliary Storage Pool Device
prompt.
Special Values
*ALLDLO
Saves all folders, documents, and mail in all ASPs
Note:
*MAIL data is backed up as a separate item whenever a cumulative
or incremental save of *ALLDLO is performed. BRMS issues a SAVDLO
DLO(*MAIL) SAVTYPE(*FULL) for the *ALLDLO.
*DLOnn
Saves all folders, documents, and mail in a specified ASP
*ALLUSR
Saves all user libraries
*ALLPROD
Saves all *PROD type libraries
*ALLTEST
Saves all *TEST type libraries
*ASPnn
Saves a specified ASP (library type objects only)
*IBM
Saves all IBM libraries
*LINK
Saves all objects not in /QSYS.LIB and /QDLS directories
*LNKOMTLTS
Saves all integrated file system directories and files except
all Lotus server
files and files in /QSYS.LIB and /QDLS directories.
*LNKOMTONL
Saves all integrated file system directories and files except
online Lotus server
backup files and files in /QSYS.LIB and /QDLS directories.
*LTSOMTONL
Saves all Lotus server
files except online Lotus server
files.
*QHST
Saves history information
*SAVCFG
Saves configuration
*SAVSECDTA
Saves security data
*SAVSYS
Saves the operating system
*ALLCHGRCV
Saves all journal receivers in user libraries that do not start
with the letter "Q" and that have never been saved or that
have changed since they were last saved.
*ALLDTCRCV
Saves all detached journal receivers in user libraries that
do not start with the letter "Q" and that have never been
saved or that have changed since they were last saved.
*SAVSYSINF
Saves a subset of operating system data and object information
saved by the *SAVSYS backup item.
Notes:
This backup item does not require restricted state and is not
to be used for system upgrades or migrations.
This backup item does not replace the *SAVSYS backup item.
A *SAVSYS must have been performed on the system in order to use
this backup item.