Re: Confirm backups

Posted in 1999

Paul Watson — Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:54:43 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> >IDS 7.3x comes with archecker which is a utility that can verify an > >archive for internal consistency to make sure that nothing needed to > >have a successful restore is missing. It verifies system reserved > >pages and bitmaps and makes sure that every page indicated on a bitmap > >as being in use is present on the archive. Instructions are contained > >in the release notes. If you have an earlier version then archecker > >is available from tech support. > > > >Art S. Kagel > > > Archecker is not supported not even in 7.31.UC4-1 !! > It says it is not supported in the release notes.. > Yes but it does work, there just isn't any documentation on how to use it. Apparently, the documentation is in IIF2000, but I haven't been able to find it despite having the page numbers -- Paul Watson # WF Software # If it was easy Tel ++44 1436 674729 # Everybody could do it Fax ++44 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.com/informix #