RE: OnArchive questions

Eric, I can help with Q1, see below.. On 22 April 1996, Eric Sze wrote... > > I have a few question about using OnArchive to backup SAP database. > Hope anybody know the solution can help me to solve them. > > If I have setup volume set :LOGTAP with 3 tapes labelled LOGT1, LOGT2, LOGT3. > and DBTAP with 3 tapes labelled DBT1, DBT2, DBT3. All tape expiry date is set > to 1 day only. > Everyday, I will use a DBTAP (archive database) tape and LOGTAP (logical log) > tape. > my archive command: onarchive 'archive/dbspaceset=*/vset=DBTAP/apart/level=0' > my backup command: onarchive > 'backup/logfile/continuous/nocurrent/vset=LOGTAP/expiry_date=0001-00:00:00 ' > > Q1. After all tapes in volume set DBTAP is used, the archive command prompt me > to define a new volume. > How can I reuse the old tapes (eg. DBT1) instead of adding a new volume to > this volume set ? > You can reuse tapes by removing the requests that create them. Say for example you create request 1, an archive onto tape DBT1, request 2 is an archive onto tape DBT2 and request 3 is an archive onto tape DBT3. If you "remove/request=1" using OnArchive you will free tape DBT1 for re-use. May I ask why you are using the "apart" keyword on your archives? Regards Dave Harding hardid02@bh.bbc.co.uk (the message may not reflect the correct user, address etc) > Q2. When I read the online.sapdev.id2.log message to monitor my backup logical > log command, I found that the backup can automatically start when a new > logically log is created. However, it will not automatically backup complete > until I press ctrl+c. It seen different from ontape command 'ontape -c'. > Is it normal ? > > Q3. According to SAP installation manual page 6-9 for the command :arcvolum > ".. to replace a missing volume which already appears in the catalog list, you > can simply enter the label of the volume you wish to replace." > I tried, but I can't work. Although the label is entered, it seem to redefine > a new volume appended to the existing volume set ??? > > Hardware :IBM RS/6000 AIX > DataBase: SAP/R3 version 2.2E under Informix 6.0 > > Hope anyone know the answer can email to me. > Thanks a lot! > > EricSze > ericsze@cuhk.edu.hk > >