What objects to save and their location on IBM i

Use this table to determine which objects need to be saved when you save your integrated server.

Many objects are created as a result of installing integrated servers. Some of these objects are system-related, others user-related. You need to save them all if you want to restore properly. You can save these objects by using options of the IBM® i GO SAVE command. Option 21 saves the entire system. Option 22 saves system data. Option 23 saves all user data (which includes storage spaces in QFPNWSSTG).

If you want to save a particular object, use the following table to see the location of that object on IBM i and the command to use. The topic Manually saving parts of your system has more information about using the save commands. In addition to saving the entire drive (storage space), you can also save and restore individual files and directories.

Important: Ensure that the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) is available when you save the data.
Object content Object name Object location Object type Save command
Virtual disks Various /QFPNWSSTG Network server storage space GO SAVE, option 21 or 23

SAV OBJ('/QFPNWSSTG/stgspc') DEV('/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD')
Messages from the integrated server Various Various Message queue GO SAVE, option 21 or 23

SAVOBJ OBJ(msgq) LIB(qlibrary) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*MSGQ)
IBM i config objects for integrated servers Various QSYS Device config objects GO SAVE, option 21, 22, or 23

SAVCFG DEV(TAP01)
IBM i Integrated Server Support code QNTAP, NTAP and subdirectories QSYS and /QIBM/ProdData/NTAP Library and Directory SAVLICPGM LICPGM(5770SS1) OPTION(29)
Windows server file shares QNTC and subdirectories /QNTC/servername/sharename Directory GO SAVE, option 21 or 22

SAV
IBM i TCP interfaces QATOCIFC QUSRSYS physical file
Note: TCP/IP must be ended when you save the TCP interface physical files.
 GO SAVE, option 21 or 23

SAVOBJ OBJ(QATOCIFC) LIB(QUSRSYS) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*FILE)
IBM i TCP interfaces QATOCLIFC QUSRSYS logical file
Note: TCP/IP must be ended when you save the TCP interface physical files.
 GO SAVE, option 21 or 23

SAVOBJ OBJ(QATOCLIFC) LIB(QUSRSYS) DEV(TAP01) OBJTYPE(*FILE)
iSCSI NWSCFG and associated validation list Various QUSRSYS Network Server Configuration and associated values SAVOBJ LIB(QUSRSYS) OBJTYPE(*NWSCFG *VLDL)
iSCSI path certificate store nwsdname.* /QIBM/UserData/NWSDCert Certificate store file GO SAVE, option 21 or 23

SAV OBJ('/QIBM/UserData/NWSDCert/nwsdname.*')
User profile enrollment information Various QSYS User profile GO SAVE, option 8, 21, or 23

SAVSECDTA DEV(TAP01)
Tip: If you want to see the CL command documentation, see: