RE: help on OLW 7.12

I dont have a box I can try this on now, but could he run ondatartr and salvage the logs (though if his backups were all with ontape, they would be worthless, but his server could keep running) I plan on trying this if next time I get a play machine... unless someone has a definitive answer... Will >===== Original Message From kagel@bloomberg.net ===== >James Chan wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I am now using informix online workgroup server 7.12. The command center >> prompt me that 'Logical Log Full - backup is needed' and so i go to >> logical backup. But I found that I cannot backup the logical log. The >> 'Logical Log backup is in process....' just showing on the desktop and >> no respond. I am waiting for a long time. >> >> I can connect to the database but i cannot update it since the log is >> full. How can I solve this problem? > >If all of your logs are full then there is not even enough space to record >the fact of the logical log backup. The ONLY option is to call Informix >tech support and get a dial-in. They can truncate the last logfile so >that there is room to record the backup but some data may be lost during >engine restart fast recovery. One option you can try, if you are on a >UNIX system (it is always a good idea to post your platform info) you can >run onmonitor and change LTAPEDEV to /dev/null. This will automatically >free all the logs that have not been backed up as long as there is not an >open transaction contained in them. On NT without onmonitor you are in >bigger trouble. > >Art S. Kagel ------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, as a free service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser, Opera. Visit us at http://www.opera.com/ or our portal at: http://www.myopera.com/ Your free e-mail account is waiting at: http://www.operamail.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------