Re: copying databases with onbar

tokelly@my-deja.com schrieb: > I posted this once this weekend, but it doesn't look like it made it > through my isp. I apologize if it shows up twice... > > Has anyone used onbar to migrate a database from one server to another? > I'm using same o/s (Solaris 2.6) and the same Informix release > (7.31.uc5). Is there anything about the backups created with onbar that > make them machine dependent? I can use ontape for the migration right > now, but that takes about 8 hours and if I am working from home will > require trips to the office to change the tapes. Is there a way to > trick onbar into using the backup from another machine? > > Thanks, > Ty O'Kelly > tokelly@my-deja.com > Hello Ty, we use onbar with Legato's Networker. We have migrated several times a complete IDS instance from one server to another. However this is the only way to regularly test your backups without disturbing the users in a productive system. There are only a few things you have to care for. If your inquiry is still actual I can send those to you. Regards Peter -- Peter Dzvonyar SAP-Consultant R/3 BC _______________________________________________________________ email: sap-ext-001@ops.de p.dzvonyar@t-online.de phone: (+49) 8121 72 3583 fax: (+49) 8121 72 4996 _______________________________________________________________