If the first entry in a control group is an *EXIT, it is processed before any subsystem or job queue processing prior to starting the save operations. This is referred to as the preprocessing exit.
If the last entry in a control group is an *EXIT, it is processed after any subsystem or job queue processing following the end of the saves. This is referred to as the postprocessing exit.
Because SAVDOMBRM commands is an *EXIT entry, the BRMS control groups supplied for Lotus® server backups contain an empty preprocessing *EXIT to ensure that the Lotus server *EXITs occur in the correct order relative to any preprocessing and postprocessing. You can change the preprocessing and postprocessing *EXIT if you need to perform some operation during the Lotus server backups.
Examples of good SAVDOMBRM entries in the QLTSSVR control group are illustrated below. QLTSSVR is correctly specified for the CTLGRP parameter on the SAVDOMBRM command in the *EXIT entries.
Display Backup Control Group Entries RCHAS400
Group . . . . . . . . . . : QLTSSVR
Default activity . . . . : *BKUPCY
Text . . . . . . . . . . : Online backup of all Lotus servers
Backup
Seq Items Exit command
10 *EXIT
20 *EXIT QNOTES/SAVDOMBRM SERVER('LTSSERV01') CTLGRP(QLTSSVR)
30 *EXIT QNOTES/SAVDOMBRM SERVER('LTSSERV02') CTLGRP(QLTSSVR)
40 *EXIT
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