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Informix Restore asking for tape 2 when there is none

Posted in 1999

Topics: Backup & Restore, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Sue Athey — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

I am restoring an Informix test database from a production Informix database using ontape -r. I have done this process many times in the past with no problems. This past week, however, I have tried two different backup tapes and each time, the restore gives me the message "Please mount tape 2 on /dev/informix/tapedev and press Return to continue ..." We do not have a second tape from the backup process. We are running Informix IDS 7.23 UC7-1 with CA Unicenter as our tape management software (TNG Genlevel 9808 v2.1) Both times in doing the restore, I have had to cancel out of the restore process asking for the second tape. The test database has been offline at this point and I have been able to bring it online and it has been completely restored. Any ideas on why Informix thinks there should be a second tape in the backup process? S Athey sathey@bepc.com

↪ replying to Sue Athey
Andreas Beckmann — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi Sue, check that the Tapesize Parameter in the onconfig-File from both Database-Servers have the same entry. Andreas Beckmann AndreasBeckmann@csi.com Sue Athey <sathey@bepc.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 84g58b$k0q$1@republic.btigate.com... > I am restoring an Informix test database from a production Informix database > using ontape -r. I have done this process many times in the past with no > problems. This past week, however, I have tried two different backup tapes > and each time, the restore gives me the message "Please mount tape 2 on > /dev/informix/tapedev and press Return to continue ..." > > We do not have a second tape from the backup process. > We are running Informix IDS 7.23 UC7-1 with CA Unicenter as our tape > management software (TNG Genlevel 9808 v2.1) > > Both times in doing the restore, I have had to cancel out of the restore > process asking for the second tape. The test database has been offline at > this point and I have been able to bring it online and it has been > completely restored. > > Any ideas on why Informix thinks there should be a second tape in the backup > process? > > S Athey > sathey@bepc.com > > >

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