Re: Is archiving to file safe ?

Yes, I have done this successfully in both HPUX and SCO environments. In fact, I even automatically compress the archives after its done, and always keep 7 days worth on disk. I do the same with the logical logs. This permits pretty fast restore/recovery capabilities. It also has the benefit of not having to dedicate tape drives to informix. Of course, you do need a bunch of extra disk space - depending on the size of your databases, number of instances, etc. Send me mail if you want a copy of the scripts I have to automate all this. Regards, Steve