Re: Logging to Disk

But what is logging is continuous (ie, ontape -c)? how do you keep ontape from writing to the same file specified in LTAPEDEV-and hence over-writing your log file? Make up a script to periodically go in and rename the file? Katherine Schneider "Art S. Kagel" wrote: > The LTAPEDEV always names the same file. After an archive of logs > completes, rename the file and create a new empty file for the next > archive with the same name. I habitually rename the log archive file as > "logfile.<last log number>" indicating which log is last in that archive > file. It is known to contain the logs from the last file until the named > log number. > > Art S. Kagel > > Heidemarie Fernandez wrote: > > > > How could i alternate the log file in Windows NT without restarting the > > Informix Server > > > > Thanks for your help in advance > > > > heidi > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul watson <watsop@russellcorp.co.uk> > > To: bak@fadavis.com <bak@fadavis.com> > > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org <informix-list@iiug.org> > > Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 14:31 > > Subject: Re: Logging to Disk > > > > >Yes, create a file, use onmonitor etc to alter the LTAPEDEV parameter and > > stop and restart > > >the engine > > > > > >Alternatively touch a link file and then alter the link when you want to > > move from tape to > > >disk or vice versus. This way you don't need to stop and restart the > > engine > > > > > > > > > > > >Paul Watson > > >WF Software Ltd > > >Tel: +44 1436 674729 > > >Fax: +44 1436 678729 > > >www.wfsoftware.com/informix > > ># If you broke it, hide the evidence > > > > > >>>> "Brian Krause" <bak@fadavis.com> 10/25/99 01:00PM >>> > > >I would like to have the logs go to disk rather than a tape drive. Is this > > >possible? How? > > > > > > > > > > > >********************************************************************** > > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > > >the system manager. > > > > > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > > >MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > > >www.mimesweeper.com > > >**********************************************************************

Katherine Schneider wrote: > > But what is logging is continuous (ie, ontape -c)? how do you keep ontape from > writing to the same file specified in LTAPEDEV-and hence over-writing your log > file? Make up a script to periodically go in and rename the file? For continuous log backup (ontape -c) ontape opens the file once at the start and just keeps writing log after log to it so that is safe. Anytime you stop the ontape -c (and you MUST if you run ontape -s to do a full or partial archive and plan to say Yes to the question about backing up the current log file) you must rename the file and create an empty one to replace it so the next ontape -c writes to the new file instead of overwriting the old one. Art S. Kagel > Katherine Schneider > > "Art S. Kagel" wrote: > > > The LTAPEDEV always names the same file. After an archive of logs > > completes, rename the file and create a new empty file for the next > > archive with the same name. I habitually rename the log archive file as > > "logfile.<last log number>" indicating which log is last in that archive > > file. It is known to contain the logs from the last file until the named > > log number. > > > > Art S. Kagel > > > > Heidemarie Fernandez wrote: > > > > > > How could i alternate the log file in Windows NT without restarting the > > > Informix Server > > > > > > Thanks for your help in advance > > > > > > heidi > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul watson <watsop@russellcorp.co.uk> > > > To: bak@fadavis.com <bak@fadavis.com> > > > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org <informix-list@iiug.org> > > > Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 14:31 > > > Subject: Re: Logging to Disk > > > > > > >Yes, create a file, use onmonitor etc to alter the LTAPEDEV parameter and > > > stop and restart > > > >the engine > > > > > > > >Alternatively touch a link file and then alter the link when you want to > > > move from tape to > > > >disk or vice versus. This way you don't need to stop and restart the > > > engine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Paul Watson > > > >WF Software Ltd > > > >Tel: +44 1436 674729 > > > >Fax: +44 1436 678729 > > > >www.wfsoftware.com/informix > > > ># If you broke it, hide the evidence > > > > > > > >>>> "Brian Krause" <bak@fadavis.com> 10/25/99 01:00PM >>> > > > >I would like to have the logs go to disk rather than a tape drive. Is this > > > >possible? How? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >********************************************************************** > > > >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > > >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > > >are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > > > >the system manager. > > > > > > > >This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > > > >MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > > > > > > >www.mimesweeper.com > > > >**********************************************************************