Re: ontape -a log backup to disk

Actually, what this post says is that you can't do a "Point in Time" recovery using ontape, which is true (unless your chosen point in time happens to fall between two log tapes, or files (in your case). This would be true whether you backed up to disk or tape. His statement "You will not be able to restore one logical log file" should be taken quite literally, i.e. you can restore a full file's worth of tapes, but not "one logical log." (unless you set LTAPESIZE to the size of one logical log, I guess.) Keith Venky9970@aol.com wrote in message <71lov8$jr1$1@news.xmission.com>... > > Hi All, > > I using log_full.sh shell script to backup logical logs > using "ontape -a" command as and when they get filled up. > > I opened a case with informix to make sure we can do logical > log rollforward when it is backed up by "ontape -a". > > In the following message Informix tech support says that > it cannot be done. > > I did the restore and it worked fine, my fear is that if I > encounter any problem informix will not support it. > > Can anyone please let me know whether you done >"ontape -a" command to backup logical logs to disk. > >If so what all should be taken care of. >Reply to venkateshs@aol.com > > Venky > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Roderick Scott [SMTP:rscott@informix.com] >> Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 6:06 PM >> To: VSeshan@NA2.US.ML.com >> Cc: rscott@atlas.na.informix.com > >> >> Hi Seshan, >> >> Base on the information I was able to gather. >> here the following: >> >> 1. You will not be able to restore one logical log file >> using ontape. >> >> 2. Ontape does not have this capability >> >> 3. The onbar utility have this capability to allow restore in >> a PIT (point in time).. >> >> Hope this information offer some assistance. >> >> Regards, >> Roderick Scott >> Informix Technical Support > >