Re: ontape to a disk file

> I am trying to use ontape to write to a disk file and when I change the > TAPESIZE parameter in the onconfig file to over 2 gig ontape dies when the > file reaches 2 gig. I am running AIX 4.2.1 and have created a 4 gig file > on the same filesystem that ontape is writing to so I know that the OS > supports fsize>2gig. The iiug web page says that it's possible but I > can't seem to be able to figure it out. Has anybody used ontape to a > file greater than 2 gig? I can't speak to AIX, but this was a known bug on HP-UX. It has been fixed in versions of 7.23, 7.24 and 7.30. ontape definitely can support >2GB backups if the filesystem allows it. What version of IDS are you running? Bug #76256 is probably what you're looking at, and tech support can tell you which versions it's been fixed on. You can also use the various scripts available on the IIUG site or you could use a different archiving utility like onarchive (which isn't for the faint of heart).