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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Save and Restore
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 19, 2020

RELATED IDEAS

BRMS NOCMTBDY option to be ignored for Q libraries

BRMS *NOCMTBDY save-while-active option should not drop Q* libraries as it becomes unusable. Instead, Q* libraries should still be included but *NOCMTBDY to be ignored.


Use Case:

Without the change, 1 backup done with *NOCMTBDY for *ALLUSR is required, and a second backup without *NOCMTBDY for Q libraries is needed. The workaround is very ugly (ie not elegant to fit IBM brand)


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 5, 2023
    This Idea has been re-evaluated. Due to the relatively low number of votes since the idea was submitted over 31 months ago, this Idea is now being declined.

    - IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 27, 2021

    We have reviewed this RFE again. IBM will continue to monitor this request and will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this request.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 12, 2021

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this request.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 1, 2020

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 11, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Save, Restore
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - Other

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - BRMS
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - Other

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