Informix and Omniback problems

Hello all, I am a Unix Systems Administrator trying to work with the Informix integration (onbar) to HP Omniback. I have successfully installed the integration and was able to complete a backup of the Informix dbspaces. The problem I am having is when I try to change the device that the backup is using. My library is a 2 drive device. I am changing the archive device in onconfig and also within the Omniback backup specification. As soon as the backup starts, I receive an "XBSA error" and the backup fails. The XBSA error reports an unknown system error occurred. If I change back to the original device within Omniback and also change onconfig back to the original setting, the backup functions correctly again. I did try to generate a completely new backup specification with the second drive and again it failed. I have talked to HP and they are no help. If you have seen this problem, I would appreciate any advice you could provide. Thanks, Craig A. Sharp Unix Systems Administrator / DNS Administrator Roush Industries, Inc. 734-779-7282 734-779-7936 Fax cashar@roushind.com

Craig, Why bother with the archive device in the $ONCONFIG file? I don't think it matters what that device is, as long as it is not /dev/null. I'm currently testing omniback with OnBar and have changed both the 'logical' device and the real devices several times without any problems. You don't have to tell OnBar anything, all the changes take place in Omniback. When you get the XBSA error, what shows in the omniback logs? Usually they will give a little more detail as to what the XBSA error is. Doug "Craig A. Sharp" <csharp2a@adni.net> wrote in message news:39DBD255.24AA1DE9@adni.net... > Hello all, > > I am a Unix Systems Administrator trying to work with the Informix > integration (onbar) to HP Omniback. > I have successfully installed the integration and was able to complete a > backup of the Informix dbspaces. The problem I am having is when I try > to change the device that the backup is using. My library is a 2 drive > device. I am changing the archive device in onconfig and also within > the Omniback backup specification. As soon as the backup starts, I > receive an "XBSA error" and the backup fails. The XBSA error reports an > unknown system error occurred. If I change back to the original device > within Omniback and also change onconfig back to the original setting, > the backup functions correctly again. I did try to generate a > completely new backup specification with the second drive and again it > failed. > > I have talked to HP and they are no help. > > If you have seen this problem, I would appreciate any advice you could > provide. > > Thanks, > > Craig A. Sharp > Unix Systems Administrator / DNS Administrator > Roush Industries, Inc. > 734-779-7282 > 734-779-7936 Fax > cashar@roushind.com >