Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb
Sorry about that.
Regards,
Dorn B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com>
To: <informix-list@iiug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb
> Did you read the original question accurately?
>
> "Dorn Bhechsonggram" <dorn@bakcommunications.com> wrote in message
> news:bb0t2a$nic$1@terabinaries.xmission.com...
> >
> > I normally back up my database around 30 GB every night with ontape.
> > I suspect that it might be the tape block size configuration.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dorn B.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com>
> > To: <informix-list@iiug.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 06:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb
> >
> >
> > > It's a known limitation with all versions of IDS.
> > > The limitation is removed in IDS 9.40.
> > >
> > > "Rupan3rd" <rupan.nospam.3rd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3ED35B1B.8050204@hotmail.com...
> > > > Hi there, I use Informix Dynamic Server 9.3 on Sun Solaris 8.
> > > >
> > > > I made a simple script for backing up DB contents to disk,
> > > > changing onconfig's TAPEDEV accordingly. Worked fine until
> > > > database grown up to more than 2Gb in size.
> > > >
> > > > Now I receive this error:
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Please mount tape 1 on /export/home/dump/informix.dump and press
> Return
> > > > to continue ... 10 percent done.
> > > > 20 percent done.
> > > > 30 percent done.
> > > > Archive failed - function write to tape failed code -1 errno 27
> > > > Program over.
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > For sure OS is able to handle files which are bigger than 2Gb,
> > > > and for sure ONTAPE is able dump those files on tape.
> > > >
> > > > Problem seem to arise when you dump the DB on a file system on disk.
> > > >
> > > > Any clue/hint?
> > > >
> > > > Any help will be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > > Ciao
> > > > Alessandro
> > > >
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