Save i-effect

Complete backup of i-effect

If i-effect® is to be completely backed up, this manual contains the necessary processing steps. Since the automated installation of i-effect also creates an automatic backup, the procedure described here should only be used if a further backup is to be created specifically.

i-effect® must be terminated before starting the backup (End i-effect).

Restore from this backup

The copy made with this backup can be saved back at any time as described under restore.

Backup objects

Backups are marked with a sequential number. The backup is assigned the next available number.

The backups made can be viewed in the IEFFSAVE library. The version and date of the backup can be read from the object description.

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WRKLIB Ieffsave

The backup can be displayed by selecting option 5.

Objekt	Art	Attribut	Text	Erläuterung
APP1	*FILE	SAVF	APP 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the application schema from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
DB1	*FILE	SAVF	DB 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the database schema from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
ENV1	*FILE	PF_DTA	ENV 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the environment variables from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
IFS1	*FILE	SAVF	IFS 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the IFS directories from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
LNG1	*FILE	SAVF	LNG 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the secondary language from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
LNGS1	*FILE	SAVF	LNGS 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the secondary language (SYSBAS) from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
SYS1	*FILE	SAVF	SYS 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the SYSBAS schema from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29
VER1	*FILE	PF-DTA	VER 3.017 2024-11-27 13:07:29	Backup of the version status from Version 3.1.7 - 2024-11-27, 13:07:29

Saving the current status in the IEFFSAVE standard library

After entering the following command in a QSH session, the current status is saved

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QSH <enter>

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/home/ieffect/current/base/tools/scripts/save2mebeff.sh -v v3r1m0

In older versions, the script is located in the program directory of the respective version

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/ieffect/V2R9M0/base/tools/scripts/save2mebeff.sh -v v2r9m0

Save the current status in your own library with the specification of the IBM i target release

The backup can also be made to a separate library. For example, to transfer this backup to another system by specifying a specific target release.

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QSH <enter>

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/home/ieffect/current/base/tools/scripts/save2mebeff.sh -v v3r1m0 --library LIBNAME --target_release V7R4M0

In older versions, the script is located in the program directory of the respective version

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/ieffect/V2R9M0/base/tools/scripts/save2mebeff.sh -v v2r9m0 --library LIBNAME --target_release V7R4M0-v v2r9m0

Protocol

The following messages appear on the console during a backup:

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/home/ieffect/current/base/tools/scripts/save2mebeff.sh -v v3r1m0
[13:07:15] *** (save2mebeff.sh      ) Gestartet um: Fr Nov 27 13:07:16  2024
[13:07:15] Prüfe Zugriffsrechte...
[13:07:24] Prüfe Sperren...
[13:07:24] Starte Sicherung...
[13:07:54] Sichern erfolgreich beendet
[13:07:54] *** (save2mebeff.sh      ) Beendet um  : Fr Nov 27 13:07:56  2024 <0 Minuten und 43 Sekunden>
$

The log file /tmp/YYYYMMDD-save.log contains the extended log for this backup.