What's new for IBM i 7.1

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Allow object differences (ALWOBJDIF) parameter enhancement

A new single value, ALWOBJDIF(*COMPATIBLE), has been introduced. This special value provides the *FILELVL function and allows all other object differences, which are compatible with the existing database files. This value *COMPATIBLE is usually preferable to the value *ALL. For more information see topic What happens when you restore objects.

Faster object restore

A new Starting position in file (POSITION) parameter has been added to commands RST and RSTOBJ, and also to the QSRRSTO and QsrRestore APIs. This parameter allows the user to specify the starting position in the tape file. The valid values are *FIRST and a 32 hexadecimal character string. Specifying a value might improve the performance of the restore operation if the data you want restored is positioned far from the beginning of the tape file.

For more information see topics:

Restore menu changes

When using some of the restore menu options, TCP/IP is ended prior to ending the subsystems. For more information see topic What the restore menu options do.

What's new on BladeCenter blade server

Backing up and restoring an IBM® i client logical partition on a BladeCenter blade server works the same as backing up and restoring a logical partition. For more information on using removable media on a BladeCenter blade server, see this topic:

IBM i on POWER® Blade Read-me First

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