Parameter service

Systems support can make the following settings for ARCHIVE using system parameters in the parameter service:

1. The system parameter SHUTARCH enables you to determine whether the system should be shut down when ARCHIVE tasks are still running:

   • SHUTARCH=Y
     Once the shut down process has begun, systems support will be asked whether SHUTDOWN should be completed, although ARCHIVE is still being used.

   • SHUTARCH=N
     The system will be shut down although ARCHIVE tasks are still running.

2. The system parameter BACKUP allows the default value for the backup level of files in system backups to be defined.

3. The system parameter FARMTSAV (File Archiving Metadata Save) allows the incremental backup of ARCHIVE to be carried out.

   The default value FARMTSAV=0 ensures that only files where the data section has been changed are designated for saving. This changes the version number of the file, i.e. the file is saved during incremental backup.

   The default value FARMTSAV=1 designates all files for saving where the metadata (catalog entry) has changed. The command /MODIFY-FILE-ATTRIBUTES also changes the version number of the file in the catalog.
   Thus, the file will be saved during incremental backup even if only the catalog entry has been changed.