Re: ontape

Posted in 1996

Brian Hampson — 15 Oct 1996 09:59:22 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Juan R. Guzman (jguzman@transre.com) wrote: : . /u/trc/sysadmin/scripts/ubkup : else : echo '0\\n' | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/ontape -s | head -14 >> /tmp/arc.log : 2>&1 I gather that your echo null is to give the <cr> that ontape looks for? What happens if the tape isn't in the drive? We do the following: mt -f /dev/rmt/0 status if [ $? -ne 0 ] then echo "No Tape in tape unit!" >> $DBLOG exit 1 else echo `date` $INFORMIXDIR/bin/ontape -s -L 0 <<-EOI EOI fi Otherwise the ontape continues to prompt for a tape filling the logfile's file system in a matter of minutes. B. -- "A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila ." Brian P. Hampson ASL Analytical Service Laboratories Ltd System Administrator, Vancouver, BC (604)253-4188 ----------------- http://www.asl-labs.bc.ca/ ----------------------------