Re: TAPEDEV or -t STDIO?

On 13/08/2010 16:16, Brian Amstutz wrote: > HP-UX 11i v2 > Informix 10.00.FC9 > > ontape -s -L 0 with TAPEDEV set to /dev/null takes 2 seconds or less > ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO> /dev/null still running after 30 minutes> > Besides the question of "why" is it so much longer when using -t STDIO, my > real question is if this archive were to a "real" file (instead of > /dev/null), would the time difference be significantly longer as well - > i.e. would using -t STDIO> <somefile> take significantly longer than > setting TAPEDEV to<somefile>? er RTFM? http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v115/topic/com.ibm.bar.doc/ids_bar_455.htm specifically When you set TAPEDEV to /dev/null and request a backup, the database server bypasses the backup but still updates the dbspaces with the new backup time stamps. -- Clive -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.