MKS Implementer 2006 Administration Guide

Chapter 7: Administrative Utilities
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Implementer provides query reports on the host system that allow you to locate and list
all archives saved to tape. You can view the reports online or select to print.
To restore a tape archive, you can use the menu option or a command option to restore
the archives for any environment archive on a request you need to back out.
To perform recovery, use Implementer Menu option 23, Archive Recovery, to select the
request to recover. Implementer automatically creates and promotes a standard archive
recovery request. You can browse the source through Archive Recovery or Object
Inquiry. For details, see the MKS Implementer 2006 User Guide.
Implementer supports using a third party save/restore utility to save archives to tape.
For example, you can use IBM’s Backup Restore Management System (BRMS/400), or an
internal program. For details, see “BRMS/400 Integration” on page 322.
The archive to tape and restore from tape functions are available on the host and
Implementer Receiver. You can run the jobs interactively or in batch. For details on the
remote system functions, see “Saving and Restoring Remote Tape Archives” on
page 192.
Working With Tape Archives
The Archives to Tape menu provides access to the functions and reports associated with tape
archives. Access to these functions requires signing on to the system with the QSECOFR user
profile, or a user profile that has a group profile of QSECOFR or QSECOFR capabilities.
To access the Archives to Tape menu
Do one of the following:
From the Implementer Menu, type option 24, Archive to Tape, and press ENTER.
From a command line, issue the STRIM *ARCTAP command, or the GO IMARCTAP
command (library MKSIM must be in your library list).
CAUTION The next task initializes a tape and optionally clears the tape contents. To
avoid the loss of saved data, verify you have the correct tape before continuing.
To save an archive to tape
1 From the Archive to Tape menu, select option 1, Save Archives to Tape to prompt the
Archives to Tape (ISAVARC) command. You can also prompt the ISAVARC command
from the command line.