Re: Log backup on /dev/null
Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
> I cannot make any more backup of my logs on my favorite device:
> /dev/null...
The most useful perpheral device ever invented. ;-)
> The server is a OWS 7.20.TC5, on SCO 5.0.2 and the message i got :
>
> # ontape -a>
> Performing automatic backup of logical logs.
>
> Please mount tape 1 on /dev/null and press Return to continue ...
>
> Logbackup failed - Log backup to device /dev/null not allowed
>
> Please label this tape as number 1 in the log tape sequence.
>
> This tape contains the following logical logs:
> 1 (partial)
>
> Program over.
Boy, Jean-Brice! That sounds confused! HMmm.. so do you! ;-))
You don't need to run a log backup if the log device is /dev/null. Even
without continuous log backup, as soon as a log is full the engine marks
it as backed up. You need do nothing to mimic a backed up log.
That said, I mount my small soapbox and request you stop that nonsense
and start running log backups to real tapes. Your business depends on
it! It's no fun losing a days work.
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-- Jake (Retrospectively realizes there is no future in hindsight)
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