Re: Ontape verification method?

Posted in 1997

kagel@bloomberg.com — 19 Nov 1997 12:33:24 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Austin Schutz wrote: } } How would one go about testing an ontape archive to see if it } is ok? I'd like to know that my backups are performing as expected } without trying to restore them. } Is there anything akin to tar's -tv options to show what's in an } archive without actually writing over dbspaces? A utility Archecker exists in Advanced Support. Informix WILL make it available if you ask loudly enough. Check recent DejaNews for details. Art S. Kagel