Save-while-active function
The save-while-active function allows you to use your system during all or part of the save process, that is, save your system while it is active.
You can use the save-while-active function, along with your other backup and recovery procedures, to reduce or eliminate your outage for particular save operations. The amount of time during the backup process that you cannot use the system is the save-outage time. The save-while-active function allows you to use your system during all or part of the save process, that is, save your system while it is active. This allows you to reduce or eliminate your save-outage time. In contrast, other save functions allow no access, or only allow read access, to the objects as you are saving them.