GO SAVE: Option 22 (saving system data)

Option 22 saves only your system data. It does not save any user data. Option 22 puts your system into a restricted state. This means that no users can access your system, and the backup is the only thing that is running on your system.

Option Number Description Commands
22

System data only (QSRSAVI)

 
ENDTCPSVR
ENDHOSTSVR
DLYJOB
ENDTCP
DLYJOB
ENDSBS SBS(*ALL) OPTION(*IMMED)
CHGMSGQ MSGQ(QSYSOPR) DLVRY(*BREAK or *NOTIFY)
SAVSYS 
SAVLIB LIB(*IBM) ACCPTH(*YES) 
SAV DEV('/QSYS.LIB/media-device-name.DEVD') +
    OBJ(('/QIBM/ProdData') +
        ('/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData')) +
    UPDHST(*YES) 
STRSBS SBSD(controlling-subsystem)

Performing a complete save by using the GO SAVE checklist provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to save your system data with menu option 22 of the GO SAVE command.