Re: ARCCHECKER

In article <6l96t2$hn9$1@news.xmission.com>, Clem Akins <clem@informix.com> writes > >At 08:29 AM 05-06-98 EDT, MS CARLEEN C AVANT wrote: >>Hi, >> Does anyone have any experience with the utility ARCCHECKER (not sure I >>have that spelled correctly) that verifies archive tapes, ensuring a >>successful restore can be accomplished if necessary? We are greatly in need >>of a utility/strategy that will confirm that our nightly zero level archive >>tapes are in fact "good" and can be used for a successful restore. >>Appreciate any feedback that can be offered. Thanks. > >The archecker utility is a very effective tool for verifying that >an archive contains all the pages that it is supposed to, giving >some reassurance that it can be used for a successful restore. The >trick of lies in the support for it. The tool is for Informix internal >use in versions <= 7.2 (though customers with support may request >a copy), comes in unsupported form bundled with IDS 7.3, and is to be Yes! we have a customer who wishes to verify their backups..they use Solaris 2.6 and Solstice Backup for UNIX backup and ontape for Workgroup Server backup. They were not impressed when told that there is no way to verify backups... >fully documented and supported in IDS 9.2 (scheduled for later this year.) >In that final version, archecker can be used with the Informix >Storage Manager (ISM) to verify an archive system--read operations, >tape management, page integrity, and more--all while the source >system is on line. > >The more paranoid DBAs among us would still not place 100% trust >in this (or any other) archive checker other than actually doing >a full archive, disk wipe, restore, and data validation. And even >then, I'd be skeptical... ;) >_____________________________________________________________ >Clem Akins (aka clem@informix.com) Menlo Park x5937 >Customer Course Development Manager Informix Software, Inc >Last seen: Playing hopscotch with my daughter in SF, CA, USA -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care