CL Command Reference - STRARCBRM
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Description:
The Start Archive using BRM (STRARCBRM) command selects a control group and begins the archive process. You can start the archive immediately or you can schedule it using the system job scheduler. Processing can be batch or interactive.
Note: The default value for the Option (OPTION) parameter is *REPORT, which produces a report of archive candidates. To perform an archive you must change the OPTION parameter to *ARCHIVE.
To use this command, you must have the Backup Recovery and Media Services for iSeries, 5722-BR1, licensed program installed.
Restrictions:
. The BRMS Advanced feature (Option 2) is required to use this command.
. The special values *LOAD and *EXIT are ignored when you choose the *REPORT option.
. This command should not be used by control group *EXIT item processing as results will be unpredictable.
Examples:
Example 1: Producing a Report of Archive Candidates
STRARCBRM CTLGRP(ARCH01) SCHTIME(1230)
This command will start processing for archive control group ARCH01 at 12:30 p.m.. A report of all archive candidates is produced.
Example 2: Processing an Archive
STRARCBRM CTLGRP(ARCH01) OPTION(*ARCHIVE) SCHTIME(1230)
This command will start archiving, using archive control group ARCH01, at 12:30 p.m..