Re: HP compression tape drives

Bryan Klopfenstein (bryan@carsinfo.com) wrote: : We have several customers running HP 9000/8xx series machines that are : using HP DAT drives with compression for archives. In a recent case in : with Informix Tech Support, the engineer mentioned in passing that : this compression is not supported by Informix because it can interfere : with Informix's internal compression during an archive. : We have several customer sites who are set up to use compression, : using the device entry /dev/rmt/0hc as the device for Informix archives. : Is this supported by Informix, or can someone at least tell me if they : are doing this and have successfully restored from an archive with : this device? I have restored at least two times after data corruption and I'm using the copmressing DDS-drive ( /dev/rmt/0hc ). The instances are running in HP 9000/G30 with HPUX 9.0 and Online 5.02. : We're running HPUX 9.0 and OnLine 5.01 on these customer sites. : Thanks. : -- : Bryan Klopfenstein bryan@carsinfo.com : CARS Information Systems Corp. : Cincinnati, OH Standard Disclaimers Apply >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Juha Eklund Avancer Ltd mail: eklund@atkk.ptl.fi ( Internet ) C=FI AD=MAILNET PR=MEMOGW O=ATKK S=EKLUND G=JUHA (X.400) address: Kumpulantie 11, PL 156, 00521 Helsinki, Finland Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, no warranty given !!!! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<