Re: Ontape verification method?

You can run dd if=/dev/___ of=output_file bs=5120 count=10 and then do an octal dump od -c on the output_file and you get Informix's tape header with a time stamp and identifier of what kind of archive it is. Check the syntax and you fill in whatever the device is for the if specification. Good luck -- Con Woodall Colorado St. U.; Veterinary Teach. Hosp.; Ft. Collins CO 80523, USofA; 970-491-1244 FAX 970-491-4100 cwoodall@vth1.vth.colostate.edu "There is no 'maybe' in Boolean algebra." -- On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Art S. Kagel wrote: > Austin Schutz wrote: > > > > How would one go about testing an ontape archive to see if it > > is ok? I'd like to know that my backups are performing as expected > > without trying to restore them. > > Is there anything akin to tar's -tv options to show what's in an > > archive without actually writing over dbspaces? > > A utility Archecker exists in Advanced Support. Informix WILL make it > available if you ask loudly enough. Check recent DejaNews for details. > > Art S. Kagel >