RE: ONBAR tape setup

You can do this. Assuming you are using ALARMPROGRAM to backup your logs you need to need to stop this from backing up when the archive tape is in the drive (a file existing on disk and removed when the next log tape is put back in). It is a bit messy and you need to ensure you have sufficient logs while the backup is disabled. What do you do if your system fails while your logs are not being backed up and your archive is not complete? Using ontape and 2 tape drives we do the archive then add the unix backup to the end of the tape. The second tape is free for continuous log backup. Wouldn't it be far easier to purchase more disk and continue the log backup to disk? MW > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Informix novice... > Sent: Wednesday, 23 March 2005 12:19 p.m. > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ONBAR tape setup > > Hi > > Our new linux server has two tape drives. One is used for OS > backup using amanda and the other one is to used for informix backup. > > We have IDS 9.4 installed and onbar configured to backup logs > to disk and level 0 to tape. > > We are having issues with the available disk space to use for > logs so I want to move the logs backup to tape. > > So.. can I backup logs to the tape during the day and then > at night do a level 0 to the same tape ? > > thanks > > sending to informix-list