Troubleshooting iSeries

Backup fails with return code 2

The iSeries master or differential backup fails with return code 2 (too many skipped files) if the backup has to omit more than 1 file for every 1,000 files that have been backed up. In this case, view the iSeries backup in the Administrator Interface or the iSeries logs in the backup system to determine which files have been omitted from the backup. Then, create an exclude list to identify these files and retry the backup. See About Enterprise selection lists for details.