IDS 7.31 ontape -r problem

Please, no comments that this is out-of-the-ark-ware. We know, we don't have a choice. Am attempting to do a level 0 restore from the live box for test purposes using 'ontape -r'. I issue the rewind command to /dev/rmt/0n, then the 'ontape -r' command. The message 'Please mount tape on...' appears, I press enter. A little bit of work happens, the dbspaces get listed, followed by 'Archive Information': Archive Information Informix Dynamic Server Copyright(C) 1986-1998 Informix Software, Inc. Initialization Time 09/16/2003 10:08:33 System Page Size 2048 Version 6 Archive CheckPoint Time 09/14/2007 16:10:36 Bus Error And it stops, as you can see with Bus Error. Does anyone have an idea what that means, please? A problem with the tape? (yes please - we have plenty more from the live box) A hardware problem? (OMG) All clues gratefully received.

On Oct 7, 9:04 am, Cats <ramwa...@uk2.net> wrote: > Please, no comments that this is out-of-the-ark-ware. We know, we > don't have a choice. > > Am attempting to do a level 0 restore from the live box for test > purposes using 'ontape -r'. > > I issue the rewind command to /dev/rmt/0n, then the 'ontape -r' > command. > > The message 'Please mount tape on...' appears, I press enter. > > A little bit of work happens, the dbspaces get listed, followed by > 'Archive Information': > > Archive Information > > Informix Dynamic Server Copyright(C) 1986-1998 Informix Software, > Inc. > Initialization Time 09/16/2003 10:08:33 > System Page Size 2048 > Version 6 > Archive CheckPoint Time 09/14/2007 16:10:36 > Bus Error > > And it stops, as you can see with Bus Error. > > Does anyone have an idea what that means, please? A problem with the > tape? (yes please - we have plenty more from the live box) A > hardware problem? (OMG) > > All clues gratefully received. Should have mentioned that we have succesfully done a level 0 restore on the test box before, both are running Solaris 8 on SPARC architecture, both are IDS 7.31.FD9, and whilst we recently 'upgraded' (!!!) to that version from an earlier 32-bit 7.31 version the level 0 tape should be from after that upgrade took place.

On Oct 7, 9:07 am, Cats <ramwa...@uk2.net> wrote: <snip> > > Should have mentioned that we have succesfully done a level 0 restore > on the test box before, both are running Solaris 8 on SPARC > architecture, both are IDS 7.31.FD9, and whilst we recently > 'upgraded' (!!!) to that version from an earlier 32-bit 7.31 version > the level 0 tape should be from after that upgrade took place Arghhh!!! It's a bad morning. The live is 7.31.UD6 - have a nasty feeling that could be the problem...

Have you *definitiely* successfully restored from a no-rewind device at all? Also, does it still fail if you script the restore, eg: ontape -r << !^M y n n ! -- Neil Truby t:01932 724027 Director m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com "Cats" <ramwater@uk2.net> wrote in message news:1191744461.671822.14970@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > On Oct 7, 9:04 am, Cats <ramwa...@uk2.net> wrote: >> Please, no comments that this is out-of-the-ark-ware. We know, we >> don't have a choice. >> >> Am attempting to do a level 0 restore from the live box for test >> purposes using 'ontape -r'. >> >> I issue the rewind command to /dev/rmt/0n, then the 'ontape -r' >> command. >> >> The message 'Please mount tape on...' appears, I press enter. >> >> A little bit of work happens, the dbspaces get listed, followed by >> 'Archive Information': >> >> Archive Information >> >> Informix Dynamic Server Copyright(C) 1986-1998 Informix Software, >> Inc. >> Initialization Time 09/16/2003 10:08:33 >> System Page Size 2048 >> Version 6 >> Archive CheckPoint Time 09/14/2007 16:10:36 >> Bus Error >> >> And it stops, as you can see with Bus Error. >> >> Does anyone have an idea what that means, please? A problem with the >> tape? (yes please - we have plenty more from the live box) A >> hardware problem? (OMG) >> >> All clues gratefully received. > > Should have mentioned that we have succesfully done a level 0 restore > on the test box before, both are running Solaris 8 on SPARC > architecture, both are IDS 7.31.FD9, and whilst we recently > 'upgraded' (!!!) to that version from an earlier 32-bit 7.31 version > the level 0 tape should be from after that upgrade took place. >

On Oct 7, 12:59 pm, "Neil Truby" <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote: > Have you *definitiely* successfully restored from a no-rewind device at all? Yes, at least twice, think I had problems when I used the rewind device. I think originally I had problems remembering how to force a rewind of the tape device. > > Also, does it still fail if you script the restore, eg: > > ontape -r << !> ^M > y > n > n > ! Will try that and let you know, but see below - the machine the tape is from is running 32-bit IDS and this one is running 64-bit IDS and I suspect that's the problem. Of course I could also try another tape in case that's the problem. > > -- > Neil Truby t:01932 724027 > Director m:07798 811708 > Ardenta Limited e:neil.tr...@ardenta.com > > "Cats" <ramwa...@uk2.net> wrote in message > > news:1191744461.671822.14970@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On Oct 7, 9:04 am, Cats <ramwa...@uk2.net> wrote: > >> Please, no comments that this is out-of-the-ark-ware. We know, we > >> don't have a choice. > > >> Am attempting to do a level 0 restore from the live box for test > >> purposes using 'ontape -r'. > > >> I issue the rewind command to /dev/rmt/0n, then the 'ontape -r' > >> command. > > >> The message 'Please mount tape on...' appears, I press enter. > > >> A little bit of work happens, the dbspaces get listed, followed by > >> 'Archive Information': > > >> Archive Information > > >> Informix Dynamic Server Copyright(C) 1986-1998 Informix Software, > >> Inc. > >> Initialization Time 09/16/2003 10:08:33 > >> System Page Size 2048 > >> Version 6 > >> Archive CheckPoint Time 09/14/2007 16:10:36 > >> Bus Error > > >> And it stops, as you can see with Bus Error. > > >> Does anyone have an idea what that means, please? A problem with the > >> tape? (yes please - we have plenty more from the live box) A > >> hardware problem? (OMG) > > >> All clues gratefully received. > > > Should have mentioned that we have succesfully done a level 0 restore > > on the test box before, both are running Solaris 8 on SPARC > > architecture, both are IDS 7.31.FD9, and whilst we recently > > 'upgraded' (!!!) to that version from an earlier 32-bit 7.31 version > > the level 0 tape should be from after that upgrade took place.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -