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<h1 class="topictitle1">Know what to save and how often to save it</h1>
<div><p>You should save everything in your system as often as possible.</p>
<div class="section"><p>You might not be prepared to recover from a site loss or certain
types of disk failures if you do not regularly save everything. If you save
the right parts of your iSeries™ server, then you can recover to point 4 (the
last save) shown in the backup and recovery timeline. You should save the
parts of your system that change often daily. Every week, you should save
the parts of your system that do not change often.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Parts of your system that change often</h4><p>This table
shows the parts of the system that change often, and so should be saved daily.</p>
<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rzaj1whattosave__sysprt1"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rzaj1whattosave__sysprt1" width="100%" frame="hsides" border="0" rules="none"><caption>Table 1. What to save daily</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom" width="34.91879350348028%" id="d0e38">Item description</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" width="20.185614849187935%" id="d0e40">IBM- supplied?</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" width="44.895591647331784%" id="d0e42">When changes occur</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">Security information (user profiles, private
authorities, authorization lists)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">Some</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 ">Regularly, as new users and objects are added
or authorities are changed<sup>1</sup></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">Configuration objects in QSYS</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">No</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 ">Regularly, when device descriptions are added
or changed or when you use the Hardware Service Manager function to update
configuration information<sup>1</sup></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">IBM-supplied libraries that contain user
data (QGPL, QUSRSYS)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 "><p>Regularly</p>
</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">User libraries that contain user data and
programs</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">No</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 "><p>Regularly</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">Folders and documents</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">Some</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 "><p>Regularly, if you use these objects</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">Distributions</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">No</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 "><p>Regularly, if you use the distribution function</p>
</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="34.91879350348028%" headers="d0e38 ">User directories</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20.185614849187935%" headers="d0e40 ">No</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="44.895591647331784%" headers="d0e42 "><p>Regularly</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" align="left" valign="top" headers="d0e38 d0e40 d0e42 "><dl><dt class="dlterm"><sup>1</sup></dt>
<dd>These objects might also change when you update licensed programs.</dd>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Parts of your system that do not change often</h4><p>This
table shows the parts of the system that do not change often; you can save
these on a weekly basis.</p>
<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="rzaj1whattosave__sysprt2"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="rzaj1whattosave__sysprt2" width="100%" frame="hsides" border="0" rules="none"><caption>Table 2. What to save weekly</caption><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" valign="bottom" width="45.84795321637427%" id="d0e126">Item description</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" width="15.67251461988304%" id="d0e128">IBM- supplied?</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" width="38.47953216374269%" id="d0e130">When changes occur</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 "><span class="keyword">Licensed Internal Code</span> (LIC)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) or new release
of the operating system</td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 "><p>Operating system objects in QSYS library</p>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">PTFs or new release of the operating system</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 ">IBM<sup>®</sup> <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> optional
libraries (QHLPSYS, QUSRTOOL)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">PTFs or new release of the operating system</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 ">Licensed program libraries (QRPG, QCBL, Qxxxx)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">Updates to licensed programs</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 ">Licensed program folders (Qxxxxxxx)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">Updates to licensed programs</td>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="45.84795321637427%" headers="d0e126 ">Licensed program directories (/QIBM/ProdData,
/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15.67251461988304%" headers="d0e128 ">Yes</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="38.47953216374269%" headers="d0e130 ">Updates to licensed programs</td>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaj1overview.htm" title="This topic describes what to do in the event that you need to use backup copies if you lose information on your system.">Plan a backup and recovery strategy</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzaj1timeline.htm" title="The timeline for backup and recovery begins when you save information, and ends when your system is fully recovered after a failure.">Backup and recovery timeline</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzaj1simplestrat.htm" title="You have a long save window, which means that you have an 8- to 12-hour block of time available daily with no system activity (including batch work). The simplest save strategy is to save everything every night or during off-shift hours.">Simple save strategy</a></div>
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