Restore Backup from version 7.31 into 10

Hi list!. In the past we have informix version 7.31. Now we use Version 10. The problem is that I need to get info from a backup file created from version 7.31. If I try to restore the backup with ontape -r I get: # ontape -r Please mount tape 1 on /opt/informix/IFMXBKP/backupfile.bak and press Return to continue ... Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code -1 errno 0 Program over. I have the original CDs installers from informix, but in the past we have it on ALPHA Servers (Compaq Digital Unix v4.0D). And that servers know dont exists. Even the Alpha tecnology is discontinued. Is there some way to restore the backup? Thanks and Regards Emiliano Romero This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this e-mail and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author.

You MIGHT be able to extract the data using archecker, but I wouldn't put much hope in that. You can't restore between versions and certainly not between platforms. Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Emiliano Romero <eromero@sitrack.com>wrote: > Hi list!. In the past we have informix version 7.31. Now we use Version > 10. The problem is that I need to get info from a backup file created > from version 7.31. If I try to restore the backup with ontape -r I get: > # ontape -r> > Please mount tape 1 on /opt/informix/IFMXBKP/backupfile.bak and press > Return to continue ... > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code -1 > errno 0 > > Program over. > > I have the original CDs installers from informix, but in the past we > have it on ALPHA Servers (Compaq Digital Unix v4.0D). And that servers > know dont exists. Even the Alpha tecnology is discontinued. Is there > some way to restore the backup? > > Thanks and Regards > > Emiliano Romero > > This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, > privileged, > proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended > solely > for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the > sender > immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it > for > any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this > e-mail > and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are > solely those of the author. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001636c5a9bf0dac7b046829148a

Thranks Art. I actually install a UNIX TRU64 in an old Alpha server And I'm going to get running informix 7.31 on that machine. Regards Art Kagel wrote: > You MIGHT be able to extract the data using archecker, but I wouldn't put > much hope in that. You can't restore between versions and certainly not > between platforms. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Oninit (www.oninit.com) > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and > do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization > with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do > those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity > with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Emiliano Romero <eromero@sitrack.com>wrote: > > >> Hi list!. In the past we have informix version 7.31. Now we use Version >> 10. The problem is that I need to get info from a backup file created >> from version 7.31. If I try to restore the backup with ontape -r I get: >> # ontape -r>> >> Please mount tape 1 on /opt/informix/IFMXBKP/backupfile.bak and press >> Return to continue ... >> Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code -1 >> errno 0 >> >> Program over. >> >> I have the original CDs installers from informix, but in the past we >> have it on ALPHA Servers (Compaq Digital Unix v4.0D). And that servers >> know dont exists. Even the Alpha tecnology is discontinued. Is there >> some way to restore the backup? >> >> Thanks and Regards >> >> Emiliano Romero >> >> This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, >> privileged, >> proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended >> solely >> for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the >> intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the >> sender >> immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it >> for >> any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this >> e-mail >> and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are >> solely those of the author. >> >> >> >> >> > ******************************************************************************* > >> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. >> >> >> > > --001636c5a9bf0dac7b046829148a > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this e-mail and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author.

That'll work. Nothing wrong with a brute force approach! ;-) Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Emiliano Romero <eromero@sitrack.com>wrote: > Thranks Art. I actually install a UNIX TRU64 in an old Alpha server And > I'm going to get running informix 7.31 on that machine. > > Regards > > Art Kagel wrote: > > You MIGHT be able to extract the data using archecker, but I wouldn't put > > much hope in that. You can't restore between versions and certainly not > > between platforms. > > > > Art > > > > Art S. Kagel > > Oninit (www.oninit.com) > > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) > > > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and > > do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other > organization > > with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do > > those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any > entity > > with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Emiliano Romero <eromero@sitrack.com > >wrote: > > > > > >> Hi list!. In the past we have informix version 7.31. Now we use Version > >> 10. The problem is that I need to get info from a backup file created > >> from version 7.31. If I try to restore the backup with ontape -r I get: > >> # ontape -r> >> > >> Please mount tape 1 on /opt/informix/IFMXBKP/backupfile.bak and press > >> Return to continue ... > >> Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code -1 > >> errno 0 > >> > >> Program over. > >> > >> I have the original CDs installers from informix, but in the past we > >> have it on ALPHA Servers (Compaq Digital Unix v4.0D). And that servers > >> know dont exists. Even the Alpha tecnology is discontinued. Is there > >> some way to restore the backup? > >> > >> Thanks and Regards > >> > >> Emiliano Romero > >> > >> This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, > >> privileged, > >> proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended > >> solely > >> for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the > >> intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the > >> sender > >> immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it > >> for > >> any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this > >> e-mail > >> and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed > are > >> solely those of the author. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > > >> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > >> > >> > >> > > > > --001636c5a9bf0dac7b046829148a > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > > > > > This email and any attachments thereof may contain confidential, > privileged, > proprietary, or otherwise private information. This email is intended > solely > for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient of the email and its attachments please inform the > sender > immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it > for > any purpose or store or copy the information in any way and delete this > e-mail > and its attachments from your system. Any views or opinions expressed are > solely those of the author. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001636c5b3510f70df04683e0921