Objects to save and their location on i5/OS

Many objects are created as a result of installing a logical operating system in a partition and using virtual storage.

Some of these objects are server-related, others user-related. You need to save them all if you want to restore properly. You can save these objects by using options of the i5/OS® GO SAVE command in the server. Option 21 saves the entire server. Option 22 saves server data (which includes objects in QUSRSYS). Option 23 saves all user data (which includes objects in QFPNWSSTG).

If you want to save a particular object, use this table to see the location of that object on i5/OS and the command to use. Manually saving parts of your server has more information about using the save commands.

Table 1. Objects to save
Object content Object name Object location Object type Save command
For logical partitions with virtual disk
Guest partition and virtual disk drive
stgspc
/QFP NWSSTG
User-defined network server storage spaces in server
GO SAVE, option 21 or 23
SAV OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG /stgspc')
DEV('/QSYS.LIB/ TAP01.DEVD')
User-defined network server storage spaces in user ASP
SAV OBJ(('/QFPNWSSTG /stgspc')
('/dev/QASPnn /stgspc.UDFS'))
DEV('/QSYS.LIB /TAP01.DEVD')
For all logical partitions with a server
Messages from the logical partition Various Various Server message queue
GO SAVE, option 21 or 23
SAVOBJ OBJ(msg)
LIB(qlibrary) 
DEV(TAP01)
OBJTYPE(*MSGQ)
i5/OS config objects for logical partitions Various
QSYS
Device config objects
GO SAVE, option 21, 22, or 23
SAVOBJ DEV (TAPO1)
Various Various
QUSRSYS
Various
GO SAVE, option 21 or 23
SAVLIB LIB(*NONSYS) or LIB(*ALLUSR)