What's new for IBM® i 7.2

Read about new or significantly changed information for the Backing up your system topic collection.

Enhancements for object selection

The Select (SELECT) parameter has been added to several save commands and APIs. You can use this parameter to select the objects to save. For more information, see these topics:

Enhancements for saving spooled files

Spooled files can now be saved with the Save Changed Objects (SAVCHGOBJ) command. Spooled files can now be expired as you save them with the Save Object List (QSRSAVO) API. For more information, see Saving and restoring spooled files.

Automatic save of TCP/IP configuration information

Whenever library QUSRSYS is saved with the Save Library (SAVLIB) or Save Changed Objects (SAVCHGOBJ) commands, the current TCP/IP configuration information is retrieved and saved. The TCP/IP configuration information that is saved is the same data which is retrieved by the Retrieve TCP/IP Information (RTVTCPINF) command. If a system needs to be reloaded from distribution media, the TCP/IP configuration information can be updated by restoring the user information and then running UPDTCPINF LIB(QUSRSYS). For more information, see Recovering TCP configuration information.

Performance enhancements

The Asynchronous bring (ASYNCBRING) parameter has been added to the Save Object (SAV) command. You can use this parameter to improve the performance of some save operations. For more information, see Backing up the integrated file system.

SAVE menu enhancements

Several options on the SAVE menu have new prompt fields that provide additional choices to tailor your backup. For more information, see Performing a complete save using the GO SAVE checklist.

Deleted function

  • The Save Storage (SAVSTG) command is no longer available.
  • The topic Customizing your GO SAVE backup instructions is no longer available.

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