Changing TAPEDEV from script

Hello all, IDS 11.10.FC2W4 on solaris 10 I run a shell script to Restore (ontape) one for my test servers every week with level 0 of prod server. Is is possible to change the onconfig parameter TAPEDEV with in the shell script before starting the restoration and after finishing. Does onmode [-wf <onconfig parameter>=<value>] works for changing TAPEDEV, i could not confirm it from the documents. Any help would be apprecaited. Thank you Vikas.

sorry i forgot to mention.. using ontape backup to directly feature for level 0 bkps and restores. could soft link be the solution? --------------------------------------------- Hello all, IDS 11.10.FC2W4 on solaris 10 I run a shell script to Restore (ontape) one for my test servers every week with level 0 of prod server. Is is possible to change the onconfig parameter TAPEDEV with in the shell script before starting the restoration and after finishing. Does onmode [-wf <onconfig parameter>=<value>] works for changing TAPEDEV, i could not confirm it from the documents. Any help would be apprecaited. Thank you Vikas.

sed -e 's/^TAPEDEV/TAPEDEV NEW-TAPEDEV/g' onconfig > onconfig.other export ONCONFIG=onconfig.other after finishing just set the ONCONFIG to your default and delete onconfig.other Sebastian

Changing TAPEDEV without restarting IDS is a workable solution. Since TAPEDEV is read by ontape not the IDS engine the engine does not have to be bounced to recognize the change. Note that LTAPEDEV behaves differently if it was set to /dev/null when IDS started or if you want to change it to /dev/null - you either have to restart the engine or use onmonitor to change it since the engine processes the /dev/null setting itself. Art On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:47 AM, VIKAS HIVARKAR <vikas.hivarkar@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello all, > > IDS 11.10.FC2W4 on solaris 10 > > I run a shell script to Restore (ontape) one for my test servers every week > with level 0 of prod server. > > Is is possible to change the onconfig parameter TAPEDEV with in the shell > script before starting the restoration and after finishing. > > Does onmode [-wf <onconfig parameter>=<value>] works for changing TAPEDEV, > i > could not confirm it from the documents. > > Any help would be apprecaited. > > Thank you > Vikas. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > -- 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.