Saving system values

Each time you change a system value, you need to save the system values.

Saving the system values is critical to your system if any of the following situations occur:

• You have a disaster and have to restore your entire system.
• A system value or all system values become damaged.

In any situation, if you save your current system values settings, you will not lose your system value information.

System values are stored in the system library, QSYS. You save the QSYS library when you do the following:

• Use the Go Save command menu and select option 21 (Entire system) to save the entire system.
• Use the Go Save command menu and select option 22 (System data only) to save only system data.
• If you use the Backup, Recovery, and Media Services for IBM i plug-in, use *SYSTEM (which backs up the entire system) or *SYSGRP (which backs up all system data) backup policies.

If you need to recover your entire system, you automatically restore your system values when you restore the operating system. You can also save your system information using the Save System Information (SAVSYSINF) command.