Re: ontape restore from 2 different devices

How about HP DD2 archive and HP DD3/4 restore? The question is one I need an answer to before we do our next upgrade! During the Happy New Year, probably Paul Watson wrote: > I'd expect that as long as the TAPE configs in the onconfig are the > same it should be fine.. However I had a HP gotcha the other day, > HP DD3 tape for the archive and on another machine a HP DD4 restore, > this failed everytime. According to HP they are compatible:-) > > Cheers > > Paul > > Carlie wrote: > >>So... if they are compatible and I am told they are.. >> >>When I do a restore (ontape - r) Can I restore my level 0 >>from the 60/120 and then do the cont. logical log restore on the >>same 60/120 device? (the 60/120 will read the 20/40 tape) >>Is it smart enough to switch gears in the same job & recongize the two >>different tapes from the same device? >> >>Hope this makes sense. >> >>Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message news:<3FD594D0.6C0603AD@oninit.com>... >> >>>You should be OK as long as the tapes a compatible >>> >>>Carlie wrote: >>> >>>>We are currently using IDS 7.31 and ontape. >>>> >>>>Current box RS6000 F80 w/ internal 20/40 tape drive for full & level 0 >>>>backup & external 20/40 tape drive for continuous logs >>>> >>>>We are looking to purchase a p615 which will have a 60/120 internal & 20/40 >>>>external tape drive. The p615 only comes w/ a 60/120 internal and we plan to >>>>use the F80 as a disaster recovery box. >>>> >>>>Therefore it has been suggested we upgrade the external tape drive on the >>>>F80 to a 60/120. On the p615, we will use the 60/120 for the full & level 0 >>>>and a 20/40 external for the continuous logs. To restore on the D/R box >>>>(F80), we were wondering if ontape-r can handle to restore from two different >>>>devices???? >>>> >>>>Thanks, Carlie > > -- ( ______ )) .-- Scott MacKenzie; Dine' College ISD --. >===<--. C|~~| (>--- Phone/Voice Mail: 928-724-6639 ---<) | ; o |-' | | \\--- Senior DBA/CARS Coordinator/Etc. --/ | _ | `--' `-- E: scottm at dinecollege dot edu -' `-----' sending to informix-list

Don't know but like I said I had problems with DDS3/4, in the end went via disk and it was OK Scott MacKenzie wrote: > > How about HP DD2 archive and HP DD3/4 restore? The question is one > I need an answer to before we do our next upgrade! During the Happy > New Year, probably > > Paul Watson wrote: > > > I'd expect that as long as the TAPE configs in the onconfig are the > > same it should be fine.. However I had a HP gotcha the other day, > > HP DD3 tape for the archive and on another machine a HP DD4 restore, > > this failed everytime. According to HP they are compatible:-) > > > > Cheers > > > > Paul > > > > Carlie wrote: > > > >>So... if they are compatible and I am told they are.. > >> > >>When I do a restore (ontape - r) Can I restore my level 0 > >>from the 60/120 and then do the cont. logical log restore on the > >>same 60/120 device? (the 60/120 will read the 20/40 tape) > >>Is it smart enough to switch gears in the same job & recongize the two > >>different tapes from the same device? > >> > >>Hope this makes sense. > >> > >>Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> wrote in message news:<3FD594D0.6C0603AD@oninit.com>... > >> > >>>You should be OK as long as the tapes a compatible > >>> > >>>Carlie wrote: > >>> > >>>>We are currently using IDS 7.31 and ontape. > >>>> > >>>>Current box RS6000 F80 w/ internal 20/40 tape drive for full & level 0 > >>>>backup & external 20/40 tape drive for continuous logs > >>>> > >>>>We are looking to purchase a p615 which will have a 60/120 internal & 20/40 > >>>>external tape drive. The p615 only comes w/ a 60/120 internal and we plan to > >>>>use the F80 as a disaster recovery box. > >>>> > >>>>Therefore it has been suggested we upgrade the external tape drive on the > >>>>F80 to a 60/120. On the p615, we will use the 60/120 for the full & level 0 > >>>>and a 20/40 external for the continuous logs. To restore on the D/R box > >>>>(F80), we were wondering if ontape-r can handle to restore from two different > >>>>devices???? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks, Carlie > > > > > > -- > ( ______ > )) .-- Scott MacKenzie; Dine' College ISD --. >===<--. > C|~~| (>--- Phone/Voice Mail: 928-724-6639 ---<) | ; o |-' > | | \\--- Senior DBA/CARS Coordinator/Etc. --/ | _ | > `--' `-- E: scottm at dinecollege dot edu -' `-----' > > sending to informix-list -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #