Re: Backup with Ontape very slow
There was no '-t tapefile' option in 7.xx.
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On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Marcus Haarmann
<marcus.haarmann@midoco.de>wrote:
> Possibly not an option. He is talking about 7.31 ! Old stuff.
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> Marcus
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> Gesendet: Montag, 3. Dezember 2012 15:16:56
> Betreff: Re: Backup with Ontape very slow [28995]
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> Pipe it through a compression package.
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> ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO | gzip - > <your_device>>
> j.
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> On Dec 3, 2012, at 8:20 AM, GUSTAVO ECHENIQUE wrote:
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> > Hello People of Forum!=20
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> > I have installed Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 TD6 on a Windows 2000 =
> Server. So=20
> > last Friday was the backup of it using the BrigthStor ArcServe Backup, =
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> > that day I won the same license. I tried to do the backup using ontape =
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> > takes a long, long time. I set the variables in 256 kB tapeblk which =
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> > maximum allowed me (do not know if Informix or operating system).=20
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> > Is there any setting that provides better performance?. The base =
> measures 110=20
> > GB tape drive is an Ultrium LTO2.=20
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> > Of course, thank you for your kind attention.=20
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> > Gustavo Echenique=20
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