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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Save and Restore
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 29, 2017
Merged idea

This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit IBMI-I-1213 Option 21 to restricted state.

Keep system in restricted after GO SAVE 21 Merged

When performing a full system save (GO SAVE 21) the system will restart again when the save is complete.
In various situations it is critical to keep the system down after a backup to ensure a consistent state. This could be in relation to a save/restore migration or similar.
Could you please put an option to "Start system after save (Y/N)" on the GO SAVE 21 options? Thanks.


Use Case:

Ensure consistent state of system after backup.


Idea priority Medium