Backing up Logs
User's logical log backup directory was full. They tried running ontape -a to back up logs to disk instead of tape, but kept getting tape mount prompts. Solution: use ontape -a -d flag for disk backups. User's final issue was a typo in the onconfig LTAPEDEV path (1210FC9 vs actual directory name 12.10.FC9), which prevented the backup from writing.
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I haven't set up automatic backups of my logs yet, so while doing all this
troubleshooting, they have filled.
In the past, I have run ontape -a but now when I do that, it is asking me to
mount a tape, and hit continue, and of course, I just want them to write to
disk.
I have LTAPEDEV set in onconfig file to a path.
What am I missing here in my logic?
That prompt doesn't differentiate between tape/file/directory -> just hit
enter, it will tell you if it then doesn't find what it needs.
For directory backup you might have to add -d option...
From: "BENJI LONG" <ruggedmouse@hotmail.com>
To: ids@iiug.org
Date: 11/23/2017 09:12 PM
Subject: Backing up Logs [40274]
Sent by: ids-bounces@iiug.org
I haven't set up automatic backups of my logs yet, so while doing all this
troubleshooting, they have filled.
In the past, I have run ontape -a but now when I do that, it is asking me
to
mount a tape, and hit continue, and of course, I just want them to write to
disk.
I have LTAPEDEV set in onconfig file to a path.
What am I missing here in my logic?
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use ontape -a -d
You can modify the resulting filename with the env var IFX_ONTAPE_FILE_PREFIX
Marcus Haarmann
Von: "BENJI LONG" <ruggedmouse@hotmail.com>
An: "ids" <ids@iiug.org>
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. November 2017 21:09:38
Betreff: Backing up Logs [40274]
I haven't set up automatic backups of my logs yet, so while doing all this
troubleshooting, they have filled.
In the past, I have run ontape -a but now when I do that, it is asking me to
mount a tape, and hit continue, and of course, I just want them to write to
disk.
I have LTAPEDEV set in onconfig file to a path.
What am I missing here in my logic?
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When I run ontape -a -d
It says Performing automatic backup of logical logs
Please mount tape 1 on /opt/informix1210FC9/log_backups and press Return to
continue ...
could not write log tape.
Any ideas as to why that is?
with ontape - a -d
it says could not write log tape
I figured it out. My directory was named 12.10.FC9 and in my onconfig file, I had 1210FC9 WOW. That was a dumb mistake... Thanks for the information though. That will help me in the future.