INZBRM (Initialize BRMS)

Note: To use this command, have the 5722-BR1 (Backup Recovery and Media Services for iSeries) licensed program installed. For detailed information on the parameters of this command, see the online help.

INZBRM Command syntax diagram

 

Purpose

The Initialize BRMS (INZBRM) command performs many types of initialization. These are:

• Initializes all major files as well as establishing default policies and control groups
• Clears and then re-initializes the device file and media library file
• Starts the subsystem for networking in a multi-system environment
• Allows you to reset BRMS and re-initialize all major files as well as establishing default policies and control groups
• Allows you to re-register all BRMS functional authority elements with the OS/400 registration facility. This option is used during a full system recovery prior to restoring user profiles.
• Updates the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) descriptions.
• Allows you to change the system name for BRMS media information to a new system name when restoring this information to a different system or logical partition.>

Notes:

1. It is important to run the INZBRM command on the system that you are adding with OPTION(*NETTIME) to assure that all network system times are synchronized.
   
   
2. The INZBRM command is used to add a system to a BRMS network group and synchronize the time on the network. The INZBRM command must be processed from the system that you are adding to the network group.
   
   
3. All references to system name assume that the system name and system location name are the same and are used interchangeably in the help information. If they are not the same, use the system location name instead of the system name. You can review the setting for the system name and location name by using the Display Network Attributes (DSPNETA) command from any command line.

Systems that are members of the network group share the BRMS media inventory. Additions, changes and removals from the media inventory on any system in the network result in the same changes being made to all systems that are members of the network group.

When a system is added to a network group, the media information common to the network group is copied to the system that you are adding. The system's media information is replaced by the network group's media information. When a system is first added, it is added in an inactive status on an active network group member.

Note:

This is accomplished by adding the system to a network group list using the Change Network Group display which is found in the System Policy menu. When the system name is added to the list, it is shown in inactive status.

The INZBRM OPTION(*NETSYS) option changes the status from inactive to active and synchronizes media information.

The following shared media information is copied from an active system in a network to replace the media information on the incoming system:

• Media inventory
• Media classes
• Media policies
• Container inventory
• Container classes
• Move policies
• Network systems
• Storage locations
• Duplication cross reference

Note:

This command should not be used by control group *EXIT item processing as results will be unpredictable.

Example for INZBRM

Example 1: Initializing the BRMS Product

INZBRM OPTION(*NETSYS) FROMSYS(MBANETID.MBASYSID)

In this example the BRMS system issuing the command is being initialized from the MBASYSID.

Error messages for INZBRM

None