Can I perform a Level-0 back-up onto a Disk using ontape ?

I want to do a level-0 archive onto a raw disk or to a cooked file using ontape . I understand that ontape byitself says "on to a tape" but I remember reading it somewhere . . .. Please let me know if it is possible ? Thank you, Harinath Venkata

yes just point it to the file in the cooked filesystem or to the appropriate driver for the raw device. On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:09:57 -0500, have01@handelsbanken.se wrote: > > >I want to do a level-0 archive onto a raw disk or to a cooked file using ontape >. I understand that ontape byitself says "on to a tape" but I remember reading >it somewhere . . .. > >Please let me know if it is possible ? > >Thank you, > >Harinath Venkata >

It might also be necessary to set the atributes for the file to 664 informix informix. That's what I had to do for log backups to disk per friendly advice of a newsgroup reader.