Re: automating tbtape on Informix V5

Clem Akins wrote: > > Dana Lloyd (danal@austin.ibm.com) wrote: > > I have the tape drive capacity, 7GB, and a sequential > > mode library to boot. I'm told that tbtape only > > writes 2.2 GB. > > I've been trying to remember which version does what, and > haven't quite figured out all the internal tools for finding > out--yet, but I think it was in version 5 that tbtape would > not back up more than 2GB if run from tbmonitor, but *would* > if run from the command line. If you haven't done that yet, > it's worth a try. Basically V5, aka tbtape, has a hard stop at 2.2GB. That's just the way it is according to Informix. Oh well. Now I have to deal with that. I did get a couple samples from Informix, un-official as all get out and of course unsupported. However, they may help. If not then it's TCL/TK or PEARL time. {Niether of which I really know much about} > > [...] > > I do share/understand what you're saying about > > trusting the backup method. I'm not going to > > implement it unless I can test/prove it works. > > That's my main point. You'd be surprised at the people who > implement a so-called backup plan without even testing it. > When your job's on the line, you need to test and re-test > your backup procedures, including documentation thorough > enough for someone else in to use in your stead. Sounds > like you know this, though. Good... Amen. > > Notwithstanding using files and an external manager, > > I still can't automate it going to tape and then > > advancing right now. > > There was a guy doing this a while back. I don't remember > exactly when and don't have my files on disk here yet. > Check the archives for references on "archive to disk" and > you'll find plenty of tips that should get you on your way. Actually, I'm kinda surprised that I didn't get flooded with simple sample scripts. V5 has been around for a very long time. Maybe everyone has migrated away from it and already recycled those brain cells, or given them a good burial. I don't like the idea of having someone sit around at night just to stuff tapes when I have the materials and technology, minus tbtape of course, to do it. > > Having said that though, I only need this solution > > for around 6-7 months, until we can get this migrated > > to V7.1.2 or 7.2. At that time ontape will/may > > support ADSM directly. At least that's what I've been > > promised. (They wouldn't fib to me, right?:-|) > > [...original message deleted...] > > Sure, that's coming in the *next* release! (Whatever version > you have, it's ALWAYS not available until the next one.) > (big, obviously tongue-in-cheek grin) You mean they might be exagerating?!? I'm shocked. NOT! Thanks though. I'll get this puppy dressed up some how. > Good luck, > Clem > ____________________________________________________________ > | Clem Akins clema@informix.com | > | International Support formerly | > | Informix Software, Inc cwakins@leia.alloys.rmc.com| > | Menlo Park, CA Standard Disclaimers Apply | > |___________________________________________________________| -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions above ~~~~~ Facts Below ~~~~~~~~~~ Dana Lloyd (316)663-8657 danal@austin.ibm.com AIX Solutions Engineer T/L 762-0002 DANAL AT AUSTIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~