Re: continuous log backup to disk (ontape -c) ...

In article <6h5jle$dln$1@news.xmission.com>, ANTS <sui@naseej.com> writes > > >> Can't you kili it earlier (say every 6 hours and restart it. >> Or course you have to move the 'full tape' i.e. 2Gb disk file out >> of the way first or else it gets overwritten. (The other reason why >> Informix don't like supporting untape to disk. > > >If I'm using tape and it got filled and prompted "mount a new tape" and I >hit ENTER what will happend, the content will be overwritten?? So It's the >same, informix didnt support this very well? Or am I wrong? > > Yes, but people tend to find changing tapes easy. Move disk files around or changing links tends to be more error-prone. > >> >> Infromix: "Or you overwrote it..well tough you can't rollforward" >> User: "Informix is crap!" >> Informix "(**&^%*&^%!!!" >> >> >>>any ideas on solving this one? >>> >>>thanks, >>>Glenn Travis >>>Sr. DBA >>>Circuit City / Divx >>> >>>Informix 7.23uc9 >>>Sun solaris 2.5 >>> >>> >> >>-- >>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 >> >> > > > > -- 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