Re: Need fast archive for Informix

Joe Lumbley wrote: > > Chuck Ludwigsen (cludwigsen@harrahs.com) wrote: > : I need the help of the collective net wisdom! > > <snip> > : I am looking for 3rd party sources for archiving our Informix > : 7.1 database in parallel to multiple tape drives. The solution > : must either be compatible with Informix continuous logging or > : provide a comparable feature. > > There are some tools out there from Intelligencia that look pretty > good. Sorry, but I don't have the specific contact info right here, > but I'm sure that some of the others here can give you pointers to their > products. > > You might also look at ztools. They have some products that will allow > you to stripe your backup across multiple tape drives. I haven't worked > with the backup tools, but if they're as good as the rest of their packages, > it'll be worth your time to look. > > Joe > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, Ztools works with multiple drives, but uses the Informix ontape, not Onarchive.. HP DLT, which we are currently testing was able to backup 500MB /5 min in our first test..., and it uses onarchive utility ----------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Jones T# 978-2155/4506 tjones@tel.gte.com Consultant/DBA B# 883-0910 tojones@gate.net -----------------------------------------------------------