Re: restore failing from nfs ontape file

This is purely from memory, but because of the way ontape opens-reads-seek0-read on the 'tape' it fails on NFS with the seek0 Try setting the device to be STDIO and do cat /some/file/on/nfs | ontape -r -- Clive Floyd Wellershaus wrote: > Hi, > Trying to backup a large database to an nfs filesystem on aix . aix > 5.3, ids 10.0fc5. > ontape backup seems to work, although I get a slightly different > message at the end. > > The problem is that when I go to restore the database on the target > system, it starts to work, presents all the chunks, asks me if I want > to backup logs etc..., and then after about 10 or 15 minutes fails with: > > *Physical restore failed - function write physical restore failed code > -1 errno 0 * > > > So back to the backup. > > Normally I get : > ===================== > 100 percent done. > > > Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. > This tape contains the following logical logs: > > [some number] > > Program over. > =============== > > However, with these backups I am getting: > > *========================= > * ** ** > > *100 percent done.*** > > *Read/Write End Of Medium enabled: blocks = 474623 *** > > * *** > > *Please label this tape as number 1 in the arc tape sequence. *** > > *This tape contains the following logical logs:*** > > * *** > > * 177925*** > > * *** > > *Program over. > ============================ > > *** > > I have both TAPEBLK set to 2048 ( on the target and the source ), > I have both TAPESIZE set to zero. > > Any advice ? > > Thanks, > floyd > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *OpenProtect* <http://www.openprotect.com/>;, and is > believed to be clean. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >