Re: Informix hot backup with 3rd Party Utility

Posted in 1997

Art S. Kagel — Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:54:20 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Orbiters wrote: > > I have been told it is possible to configure an Informix database to allow > a 3rd Party backup utility to perform a hot backup, without any specific > code within the backup utility for the Informix database. > > I can do this for an ORACLE database via scripts which are run before and > after the backup. Can anyone provide me with scripts (and details of any > pre-requisites) to do this with Informix ? > > Two T-Shirts to he most helpful reply .... ODS 7.21 & higher support 3rd party archive utilities as device managers. The Onbar utility performs all database activities writing its output using standard library functions which are provided by 3rd parties in the form of shared libraries. Art S. Kagel