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BRMS

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Capability for parallel save and restore for big library with BRMS and IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for I

We are implementing an IBM i backup solution based on BRMS & IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for I and COS Servers as a replacement of ProtecTIER VTL, and deploying it on 67 IBM i 7.2 and 7.4 partitions. We absolutely need that IBM provides us the...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 7 Delivered

Provide SQL Services for BRMS

I would like to be able to retreive data from BRMS using IBM DB2 for i SQL services. Any views or table functions which could be made available for public consumption would be helpful an in line with what IBM has already done a great job of within...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Delivered

BRMS GUI SWA MSGQ

Inconsistency between GUI and Telnet interface. The BRMS greenscreen allows you to specify the name of the message queue, when running a save with the option save while active. You are allowed to enter the name of a message queue, not the library....
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 6 Delivered

BRMS - RSTLIBBRM - Add the SELECT parameter

Restore Library via BRM (RSTLIBBRM)                                                            Indicate your choices, then press ENTER.                                                            Library . . . . . . . . . . SAVLIB> SGAGNEUX     ...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 5 Delivered

BRMS report for omit objs

this request is for BRMS product on AS400 (IBM i). If it's possible to add the objects that being omitted from control group, especially IFS objs in the BRMS recovery report, or in any other Backup Analysis screen. Use Case: PMR 67780,004,000we ha...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 5 Delivered

SAVACTOPT(*ALWCKPWRT) in BRMS

The problem in SAP environments is that SAP job interuptions occur during the save while active when objects are locked by the save process. Since V7R3 files and folders in IFS can be saved while active by changing the paramter SAVACTOPT(*ALWCKPWR...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 6 Delivered

BRMS Control group execution auditing report

Our external auditors are regularly asking for success and failure reports of the execution of the backups (BRMS Control groups) for different periods (montly, quarterly, yearly)The current DSPLOGBRM command that we are using to create reports is ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Delivered

BRMS Save analysis indicated &1 libraries not being saved.

When BRMS maintenance is run, there is an analyse of libraries that hasn't been saved.The analyse end with MSG ID BRM1571, and a text of how many libraries that has not been saved.The text in the log would be "Save analysis indicated &1 librar...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 5 Delivered

BRMS logs in /tmp

The BRMS flight recorder and tape logs are currently generated in the /tmp folder of the IFS. This is a problem if the system is IPLd directly after the backup in the BRMS settings and the system startup program runs the CLRTMP process in the star...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Delivered

Display BRMS log

The DSPLOGBRM command is based on the file QA1ALG in QUSRBRM in which the time is recorded as zonded field 6 0. This does not provide enough details for the DSPLOGBRM command to show the right order. Use Case: Please have a look at the DSPLOGBRM e...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

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