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Thanks, we have developed our own commands using those APIs...
IBM does not intend to provide a solution to this request at this time, so it is being closed. There are several factors contributing to this decision:
- A customer-created solution is possible by using the QaneSava and QaneRsta API's. However, IBM agrees this is not a user-friendly option.
- Given the runway for the next 2 releases, we won't be able to get to your request.
- The cost to implement would not be worth the benefit.
IBM hopes we can deliver other strategic solutions in the future that help solve the challenges of IBM i interfacing the cloud. Thanks for the suggestion.
IBM_Systems_Developer:
Thanks, but there's no example and it's a complex API
Steve:
Thanks, but besides Object Connect is slow (we've tried with it) you need another IBM i and it's some kind of a replication solution, not a backup. You can't save from System1 to *SAVF or *IMGCLG on System2, objects are transfered similar to RSYNC on Linux.
We live in cloud days, so we need something to save to IFS so we use NFS or a save-to-remote-server command to create a save on a "proxy" system to compress and upload to an Object Storage.
BRMS+ICC needs more than 50% of the disk, and is SLOW.
We have tried with Save N libraries to SAVF -> compress -> Delete SAVF -> Continue ... but sometimes SAVF can't be compress beyond 2:1 or 3:1, so you still need a lot of disk space.
I know, but that's an API, not a command.
This could be accomplished with a user written application using the QaneSava and QaneRsta API's. It has the same limitations as save file. Refer to the following documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/api/v1/content/ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/QaneSava.htm
https://www.ibm.com/docs/api/v1/content/ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/QaneRsta.htm
Have you consider using SS1 object connect?
This will give you access to a series of SAVRST command that will save from one system and restore on another even when disk space is more constrained.
Some more details in article below
https://powerwire.eu/how-can-i
I hope this helps.
Steve Bradshaw
IBM Champion, Member of CEAC, TD of i-UG.co.uk
And Friendly Techie Bloke at RowtonIT.com