Re: Testing Online 5.0's tbtape backup ... How?

Posted in 1997

Art S. Kagel — Mon, 17 Nov 1997 18:44:23 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

VFraenkle wrote: > > Im Artikel <635ob8$sm8$1@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, napier@chem.ubc.ca (Duncan > Napier) schreibt: > > >Hi, > > > >We are using Informix Online 5.0 on an IBM RS6000 running AIX 4.1.5 > > and we do regular tbtape backups of the database to an 8mm backup > > tape (the tape drive is an IBM 7208-001). We run tbtape -s from > > the command line and do level 0 backups daily. > > > >We have never needed to perform a restore, and I was wondering if > > there is a way to check the integrity of the tape and its contents. > > Our dealer told us that the only way to check is to do a complete > > restore. Is this the only option? There is a utility Arc_checker written by John Miller and (sorry guys I've forgotten). Try getting it from phone support. If you have a version of 5.0x prior to 5.08 you really should check your backups or upgrade. Art S. Kagel