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Re: Infomix archive issue's

 
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George_Dodds
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Infomix archive issue's

Does informix have a config file to specify backup device to be used?

I've got 3 (2 prod, 1 backup)identical L2000 servers all running informix dbases.

The prod servers can archive to tape using ontape fine, but the backup server doesnt seem to see the tape drive(this has never worked).

I can backup filesystems fine to the drive but not the dbase.

Any ideas on where i should look?

Ta

George

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George_Dodds
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

Just done a bit more digging and i'm guessing it's the onconfig file that may need amended.
Massimo Bianchi
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

I remember that you must set the parameter in the onconfig...

Something that begun with LDEV ...

Massimo
Massimo Bianchi
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

TAPEDEV and LTAPEDEV

see attachment :)

Massimo
George_Dodds
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

Thanks Massimo

Ta

George
Tim D Fulford
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

Hi

Be careful, ontape does NOT detect the end of tape & it will run off the end if TAPESIZE is too large for the tape. check out

TAPEDEV
TAPEBLK
TAPESIZE
& L... are equivalent for the logical logs

regards

Tim
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Basheer_2
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Re: Infomix archive issue's

Hi

do
echo $ONCONFIG ( or $TBCONFIG)
this is your current config file

cd $INFORMIXDIR/etc

grep TAPEDEV $ONCONFIG

this will return 2 or more
TAPEDEV
LTAPEDEV

make sure for your backup server
TAPEDEV is NOT set to /dev/null

Hope this helps
Basheer