Normally, QMirror BK should run well under common AS400 configuration. If you have a slow backup speed, you will need to check or tune your AS400 configuration. Please refer to the following paragraphs to check with your AS400 configuration. Watch the QMirror BK performance status and tune accordingly. 1. Use command STRTCPSVR to start FTP server and […]
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1. Download QMirror_BK_1xx.zip from https://www.qmirror.com/download 2. Uninstall QMirror/BK’s earlier version from Windows program menu list 3. Unzip, execute QMirror_BK_1xx.exe, and follow the instructions 4. A program menu ‘QMirror BK’ will be created on Windows 5. Execute QMirror/BK from program menu list 6. Or execute QMirror/BK on a DOS prompt E.g. c:\QMirrorBK\qmirror.bat Check QMirror/BK directory properties
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1. Accept the terms of the license agreement Accept the terms of the license agreement? (y/N/q) y 2. AS400 IP Address or Hostname 3. AS400 User ID 4. AS400 Working Library (default is ‘QMIRROR’) 5. QMirror/BK License Key 6. Select Character Set Character Set: (1-ASCII 2-DBCS/Unicode Others) 7. Set Default CCSID if the Character Set
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QMirror uses SQLite as its internal database. The database is located at c:\QMirrorBK\QMIRROR_BK.db To browse or change data on SQLite database, please install ‘DB Browser for SQLite’. For more information, please visit the website at http://sqlitebrowser.org Go to (300) Simulation Test
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To back up full AS400 libraries, enter ‘Y’ during instance configuration. Auto-select new libraries from AS400 for backup? (y/N) y Any new libraries created on AS400 except library name starts with ‘Q’ (not include QGPL) or ‘#’ will be backed up to PC server. Or, to back up selected libraries only on AS400, enter ‘N’
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If you want to exclude specified objects from QMirror/BK object list, you can change download flag TBDWFG to ‘X’ in system table QMIRROR.ZAMTBF. E.g. UPDATE QMIRROR.ZAMTBF SET TBDWFG=’X’ WHERE TBLIB=’LIBR1′ AND TBOBJ=’FILEA’ AND TBMBR=’FILEA’ QMirror/BK will end object journaling from AS400 and drop the objects from PC server which TBDWFG is ‘X’. Refer to (220)
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To execute QMirror/BK on a new shell, use command option 1 – ‘Start QMirror/BK’. QMirror/BK x.x.x (released at 20xx/xx) command list (QMBK): 1 – Start QMirror/BK 4 – Build up object list from source AS400 libraries 6 – Show select library list 7 – Show excluded object list 8 – ENDJRNPF unselected libraries K –
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Execute QMirror/BK in a new shell and use command option 2 – ‘End current instance’. QMirror/BK x.x.x (released at 20xx/xx) command list (QMBK): 0 – Reboot QMirror/BK if running 1 – Start QMirror/BK2 – End QMirror/BKL – Log monitoring S – Status monitoring Q – QuitYour option is (0/1/2/D/L/S/q) 2 Or, you can use Ctrl-C
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QMirror/BK current status is kept in the system table QMIRROR.ZJBSTS. Please refer to (A50) Job log file (ZJBLOG) / Job status file (ZJBSTS) for table structure and field comments. The administrator may monitor QMirror/BK running log and status on any PC at any place as following: Execute QMirror/BK in a new shell. Then use command option
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1. Execute QMirror/BK in a new shell 2. End QMirror/BK if running (command option 2) 3. Add more AS400 libraries into QMirror/BK (command option 4) (to start journaling for physical files) 4. Save libraries from AS400 by tape (saving time to transfer large objects by FTP) 5. Start QMirror/BK (command option 1) Go to (460)
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