Re: Ontape to hard disk

Posted in 1998

Chuck Renaud — Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:39:01 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> Yes it is possible and works fine. Unfortunately there is no support by > informix using ontape to output to a file. Actually, ontape IS supported for disk backups. Just be careful with > 2GB backups...there was a bug with ontape that prevented this from happening, regardless of whether the operating system allowed large files. Bug #76256 - looks like it's been fixed by 7.23UC5, 7.24UC5 and 7.30UC1, depending on your platform. If you're running prior to this, I'd check with tech support and make sure you're okay.