Archecker

Hi, Where can I find help about archecker ? Thanks, Franky Thiel

This is what I have copied to my notes from CDI Archive. Informix: Archecker Below are some instruction on how to use archecker with ontape. I hope they help. Purpose ------ The archecker is designed to validate a level 0 archive without impacting the production system, ensuring that all data required to restore a system exists on the archive tapes in the correct format. Features -------- - Checks a level 0 archive after the archive has completed - Verification need not be done on the machine hosting the OnLine system. - Minimal system resources are required, even for large archives. - Restartable at tape level. - Detects missing pages and indicates affected table(s). - Can also verify data in similar fashion to oncheck -cd. - Progress monitor - Creation of the INFO directory give many usefull reports about the archive. Setup and Operation ------------------- Set the environment variable AC_CONFIG to the name of your configuration file. Otherwise $INFORMIXDIR/etc/ac_config.std is used by default. If no valid config file is found, archecker will print an error message and exit. A sample configuration file: ---------------------------- AC_STORAGE . AC_MSGPATH ./msg.log AC_TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/0 AC_TAPEBLOCK 16 Valid Configuration file parameters ----------------------------------- AC_STORAGE The name of a directory where temporary files are kept. The amount of space required is determined by two factors: the number of chunks and the number of tables. To give you a guide, a 50GB OnLine system should take about 20MB (your mileage may vary). DEFAULT: your current directory. AC_MSGPATH Pathname of archecker's message log. All error and status messages will be placed in this file. DEFAULT: ./msg.log AC_TAPEDEV Name of the tape device. DEFAULT: NONE AC_TAPEBLOCK The size of the tape block in KB. It must match the blocksize used for the archive, otherwise an error will indicate the correct blocksize to use. DEFAULT: NONE AC_VERBOSE 0 Do not be verbose 1 Verbose output DEFAULT 0 Command Line Usage ----------------- archecker may be invoked by itself or with the following options: -v Enables the verbose output -d Cleanup any temporary files from a previous run. -s Display the verbose message to the screen. -t Use ontape tape device -H to get a basic usage method -R To restart at the last sync point (i.e. tape) -V to get the current tool version Recommend: archecker -tdsv Verbose Option -------------- With the verbose option on, dots are to the screen--one for every 25MB of data read from the tape. Each line of dots represents 1GB of data.

Nick Kataria wrote: > > This is what I have copied to my notes from CDI Archive. > > Hi! Is there version of Archecker for IDS on Linux? Damijan