Re: onarchive with no-rewind-tapes
Posted in 1996
Juan R. Guzman — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)
wally wrote:
>
> Has there anyone experience with onarchive using a no-rewind-tape-device
> as backup medium?
> I' ve configured a No-Rewind-Tape in the .arc file.
> Labeling this device with "define/volume" enforced a rewind and destroyed
> a foregoing cpio-Archive. Is there a solution for saving files and OnLine
> 7 !!! on the same tape??? - Informix-Hotline has no answer
> Thanks,
> Robert
> (e-mail: wally@datasystems.co.at)
I spoke with some Informix people some time ago about putting more than
one database on one tape using dbexport. They told me that it doesn't
matter which device you use (rewind or no-rewind), their software
(dbexport and ontape) always does a rewind.