Re: Testing Online 5.0's tbtape backup ... How?

Posted in 1997

VFraenkle — 11 Nov 1997 17:44:36 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Im Artikel <635ob8$sm8$1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, napier@chem.ubc.ca (Duncan Napier) schreibt: >Hi, > >We are using Informix Online 5.0 on an IBM RS6000 running AIX 4.1.5 > and we do regular tbtape backups of the database to an 8mm backup > tape (the tape drive is an IBM 7208-001). We run tbtape -s from > the command line and do level 0 backups daily. > >We have never needed to perform a restore, and I was wondering if > there is a way to check the integrity of the tape and its contents. > Our dealer told us that the only way to check is to do a complete > restore. Is this the only option? > The only way I know, is to restore the backup! greetings Volker