From infomix backup tape to file

Hi all, How can I copy a database backup from a tape and import it on another informix server (the second machine has no tape device but has network). This problem is the same with the one: how can I create an unl file from a informix tape backup. Is there a tool for this? I could not find one. In WinNT I could not find any application to copy from tape to HDD.

I'm in WinNT 4.0 SP6a. How can I mount the tape over the network ? -----Original Message----- From: kagel [mailto:1190260@skytel.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 12:27 To: Narcis Ciornei Subject: Re: From infomix backup tape to file [3157] You cannot easily do what you are trying to do. On UNIX you would just set TAPEDEV to the remote tape drive and read the tape over the network. Or you would use dd to copy the tape to a disk file. On winXX I think you're out of luck. On the 2nd question, there is no such utility. There used to be one that read an archive and could extract one t Original Message: Narcis.Ciornei@mindcti.com|From infomix backup tape to file [3157]| Hi all, How can I copy a database backup from a tape and import it on another informix server (the second machine has no tape device but has network). This problem is the same with the one: how can I create an unl file from a informix tape backup. Is there a tool for this? I could not find one. In WinNT I could not find any application to copy from tape to HDD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WARNING: THIS IS AN INTERNET MESSAGE AND IS SUBJECT TO INHERENT UNRELIABILITY OF INTERNET TRAFFIC. THE BLOOMBERG E-MAIL SYSTEM PROVIDES FAST, SECURE DELIVERY TO RECIPIENTS ON OTHER BLOOMBERG TERMINALS. ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************ ************

I am a UNIX geek, so forgive me if I am way off base...can you perform the archive to disk instead of tape, then copy it over? dd or cpio might work...I wonder if Cygwin might provide that functionality in Windows for you... -----Original Message----- From: Narcis Ciornei [mailto:Narcis.Ciornei@mindcti.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:05 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: From infomix backup tape to file [3157] Hi all, How can I copy a database backup from a tape and import it on another informix server (the second machine has no tape device but has network). This problem is the same with the one: how can I create an unl file from a informix tape backup. Is there a tool for this? I could not find one. In WinNT I could not find any application to copy from tape to HDD.

>>"How can I copy a database backup from a tape and import it on another informix server (the second machine has no tape device but has network)." Like Sam, I am a unix geek, but can't you in ontape (as we did for onarchive).... set the TAPEDEV to the remote tape drive and let 'er ripe? it works for unix, so wouldn't it for windows? for example if i have unix server A with a tape drive, and unix server B without.... If I set TAPEDEV to serverA:/dev/tapedrive and did the DB backup, then on server B, for the restore, I can also say TAPEDEV serverA:/dev/tapedrive, and do the restore across network from server A. in this case, i believe from past experience (were are on onbar now, so it's been a while since i did it that way).... but from past experience, i do believe you need to set the TAPEDEV on server A to "serverA:/dev/tapedrive" so informix recognizes the servername:devicename convention, thus allowing you to use the convention during the restore.... test and try.... >>"This problem is the same with the one: how can I create an unl file from a informix tape backup. Is there a tool for this? I could not find one. In WinNT I could not find any application to copy from tape to HDD." An unload file from an informix tape backup??? as in you did a DB ontape tape backup and from that you want to do a dbunload/dbexport or something from the tape backup to a file?.... I must not be understanding the question.... why wouldn't you simply create the unload from the active database as opposed to the DB tape backup? Norma Jean -----Original Message----- From: Sam.Gentsch@polycom.com [mailto:Sam.Gentsch@polycom.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:10 AM To: ids@iiug.org; forum.subscriber@iiug.org Subject: RE: From Informix backup tape to file [3161] I am a UNIX geek, so forgive me if I am way off base...can you perform the archive to disk instead of tape, then copy it over? dd or cpio might work...I wonder if Cygwin might provide that functionality in Windows for you... -----Original Message----- From: Narcis Ciornei [mailto:Narcis.Ciornei@mindcti.com] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 2:05 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: From infomix backup tape to file [3157] Hi all, How can I copy a database backup from a tape and import it on another informix server (the second machine has no tape device but has network). This problem is the same with the one: how can I create an unl file from a informix tape backup. Is there a tool for this? I could not find one. In WinNT I could not find any application to copy from tape to HDD. ----------------------------------------- ============================================================ The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs ============================================================