Re: Onarchive and DLT tape units

I have used Onarchive with DLT drives extensively with Solaris 2.4, 2.5, HPUX, and AIX with Informix 7.10 through 7.3. I have had very few problems overall. If you can be a little more specific about the errors you are getting on the restore, maybe I can help. I generally use ondatartr for the restore, rather than onarchive, although they both work fine. Herbert Yates herbert.yates@novartis.cibavision.com In article <6q4591$jga@drn.newsguy.com>, Neil_Truby wrote: > In article <memo.19980725200157.18365N@wfsoftware.compulink.co.uk>, > paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk says... > > > >In article <6pc8qo$n6j$1@fleetstreet.Austria.EU.net>, reisjrj@eunet.at > >(Reisegger) wrote: > > > >> Does anybody use Onarchive with DLT tape units ? > >> > >I know there are no problems with DLT7000 and Online 7.10/11/12/13/20 > >under Solaris 2.4/5/6 or if there is then I didn't happen to me > > > > I used to use onarchive (OnLine v7.13, Solaris 2.4) to disk, but when the > archives got too big I tried to switch to tape. I got errors on restore. I > called UK Tech Support (problem number 141054 refers), whose response was, > basically, "Tough". I received the following: > > "Official support for DLT devices is through On-Bar, through which Informix > relies on the SMVs to test their solutions with the various DLT devices and in > which Informix provides an X/OPEN BSA API, On-Bar, for the SMVs to validate > their solutions. Therefore any use of DLT devices with On-Archive and On-Tape > are at the customer's discretion." > > So I ditched onarchive and switched back to ontape. > > Maybe your combination of IDS/Solaris has no problems. But I'd do a test > restore just to be sure! > > Neil Truby > Chase Manhattan Bank (but not for much longer....!) > Bournemouth, UK > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum