RE: onconfig file

We are using 9.21 and onbar to HP Omniback storage manager. We still needed to use onmonitor to change from "/dev/null" to valid tape device to start keeping the logical logs. We did not want to re-start the instance at that time. Wayne Martin Database Administrator Kmart Corporation -----Original Message----- From: David Williams [mailto:djw@smooth1.fsnet.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:08 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: onconfig file "Murray Wood" <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote in message news:bc5mp2$sam$1@terabinaries.xmission.com... > > I have seen this stated here, and have some others say they cannot change > this. I have not had problems just changing LTAPEDEV with vi, then running > ontape. It appears to read onconfig and pick up the new value. (It may be > the side of bed you got out of). > That is except when the engine has to start saving them rather then just marking them as already backed up in which case ontape will not back them up! ontape reads LTAPEDEV and I assume is restarted after a change. The engine reads LTAPEDEV to see if it is /dev/null or not to set this flag. The engine is NOT restarted!! > MW > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of David Williams > > Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2003 7:10 a.m. > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: Re: onconfig file > > > > [cut] > > > > Once transaction logging to a device (LTAPEDEV set to /dev/null) you > > cannot re- > > enable it without onmonitor. It sets a shared memory flag > > which says "keep > > logical logs > > for ontape to be able to collect and write to tape". > > Otherwise they get > > discarded. > > > > THIS IS WHY IT IS NEEDED. > > > > Also when creating a chunk it gives better error messages > > than onspaces. > > i.e. > > Whether the chunk has the wrong owner/wrong group/wrong > > permissions/does not exist. onspaces just gives a generic > > message like > > 'cannot access > > chunk'. > > > > [cut] > > > This message and its contents (to include attachments) are the property of Kmart Corporation (Kmart) and may contain confidential and proprietary information. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on information contained herein is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of information contained herein may subject you to civil and criminal prosecution and penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message immediately.