Re: onpae -a error

Darren Robertson wrote: > All. > > I have my LTAPEDEV set to /dev/null as I don't want to backup my > logical logs but when I do an ontape -a to clear these it responds > with the following error: > > Performing automatic backup of logical logs. > Logbackup failed - Log backup to device '/dev/null' not allowed Quite correct. If you set your logical log device to /dev/null, then your logs are automatically marked as backed up, and you cannot back them up. > I then shutdown Informix (onmode -yuk) and edited my onconfig so that > LTAPEDEV pointed to /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null > > Following this change I restarted informix (oninit), checked the > logfile and it tells me: > > Onconfig parameter LTAPEDEV modified from /dev/null to > /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null. > > I once again try to do an ontape -a but again it fails: > > Performing automatic backup of logical logs. > > Please mount tape 1 on /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null and press Return to > continue ... > > Remote tape report: > > /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null: unknown host > > could not write log tape. Quite correct. You must backup your logs to a valid media device. > Any ideas anyone? RTFM. I think you are confusing the status of your logs. They will not be shown as free, but should be shown as backed up. Once your logs loop round again, the logs that are backed up will be reused. If all your logs really are in use then you are running into a long transaction situation. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+