The backup and recovery APIs provide support for a variety of save and
restore functions.
For information about planning a backup and recovery strategy and about procedures for saving and restoring information on your system, see the topic collections in the information center Backup and recovery category.
The backup and recovery APIs are:
Change Backup Schedule (QEZCHBKS) allows the user to change the Operational Assistant backup schedules.
Retrieve Media Definition (QSRRTVMD, QsrRetrieveMediaDefinition) retrieves a media definition specified by the user.
Retrieve Tape Labels (QTARTLBL) retrieves the label information for the files on a tape cartridge.
Save Object (QsrSave) saves a copy of one or more objects that can be used in the integrated file system.
Save Object List (QSRSAVO) saves a list of objects specified by the user.
Save Storage Free (Qp0lSaveStgFree()) calls a user-supplied exit program to save an *STMF object and, upon successful completion of the exit program, frees the storage for the object and marks the object as storage freed.
Save Storage Free (using NLS-enabled path name) (QlgSaveStgFree()) calls a user-supplied exit program to save an *STMF object and, upon successful completion of the exit program, frees the storage for the object and marks the object as storage freed.
Save to Application (QaneSava) enables an application to receive the save records that are generated by a save-to-save-file operation.
Set Cartridge Filter (QTASCTGF) sets a filter that defines the cartridges that can be used by tape library devices on the system.
The backup and recovery exit programs are:
Optical Exit Point (QIBM_QMO_OPT) is used by exit programs that want to monitor and control the use of optical volumes for selected operations by the operating system.
Restore from Application enables an application program to provide the restore records that are required for a restore-from-save-file operation using the Restore from Application (QaneRsta) API.
Save to Application enables an application program to receive the save records that are generated by a save-to-save-file operation using the Save to Application (QaneSava) API.
Tape Management (QIBM_QTA_TAPE_TMS) provides the function to monitor and control the use of volumes and devices used by the operating system for most tape operations.