More Info about Backups

Hello, i've got some examples for Backups of DB and Logfiles from Informix. Know i want read more about this. OK Full Archive is done by 'ontape -s -L 0', Logs will be saved with 'ontape -a'. I already realized that there's a 'log_full.sh' but i would prefer to read more about it. Where can i find more about his ? I've got some Informix Documentation, but it's not complete, what would be the books name ? (Administrators Guide tells about ontape, but 'log_full.sh ?) TIA Cris

Christian Schröder wrote: > > Hello, > i've got some examples for Backups of DB and Logfiles from Informix. > Know i want read more about this. OK Full Archive is done by > 'ontape -s -L 0', Logs will be saved with 'ontape -a'. > I already realized that there's a 'log_full.sh' but i > would prefer to read more about it. > Where can i find more about his ? > I've got some Informix Documentation, but it's not complete, > what would be the books name ? > (Administrators Guide tells about ontape, but 'log_full.sh ?) Look at the documentation for the ALARMPROGRAM onconfig parameter. The sample scripts log_full.sh and the others are examples of using the ALARMPROGRAM feature of IDS to back up logical logs as they fill without using onstat -c or the onbar equivalent. Another example, more extensive, is in my package utils3_ak which contains a version of log_full.sh that uses ontape -a to accomplish the same thing as the delivered script and a C program ALARMPROGRAM target that does this also, though in a much more thorough manner, and MUCH more including emailing your DBAs (even to their beepers and cell phones) when the server is having problems. Art S. Kagel -- Art S. Kagel & Family kagel@erols.com