Re: Is Informix Reliable?

> >Any way to verify that an Informix backup is valid? It seems to be > >quite cryptic. The 7.3 release will contain the archecker utility as an undocumented, unsupported tool. It verifies the chains of pages, ensuring that all are present and readable. It can be run while the engine is online with no ill effects (except machine resource usage.) 7.3 will also provide a restartable restore for OnBar (though not for ontape) which can (and *should*) be turned on by the DBA. New additions to the onstat -d command will allow you to watch the changing status of the database during a restore, so you can see progress being made. And the archive program has been improved, making it simpler, faster, and more robust. These changes are all "under the hood", but are described across several pages of class notes in the "supporting" class. ______________________________________________________ Clem Akins (aka clem@informix.com) Informix Software, Inc (Standard disclaimers apply) International Technical Support Last seen: Telnetting thru six machines from Tokyo