Re: Logical log backup - Why!?
Cosmo Lee wrote:
>
> This feature was only recently implemented, right? ~7.2x?
No, long time ago.
> Previously, (7.1x?) setting LTAPEDEV to /dev/null _did_ mean your
> backups
> were sent to that device when you ram `ontape`. But newer versions
> simply
> free the used logical logs if online is initialized w/ the LTAPEDEV
> setting
> of /dev/null - and you don't need to run `ontape` to dump the logs.
I can't remember the first version. Wasn't it 5.00? Someone?
[I've just tested it in 5.05, and it clears the logs automatically.]
Cheers,
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Mark.
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