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Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb

Posted in 2003

Topics: Backup & Restore, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Dorn Bhechsonggram — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

I normally back up my database around 30 GB every night with ontape. I suspect that it might be the tape block size configuration. Cheers, Dorn B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 06:36 AM Subject: Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb > It's a known limitation with all versions of IDS. > The limitation is removed in IDS 9.40. > > "Rupan3rd" <rupan.nospam.3rd@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:3ED35B1B.8050204@hotmail.com... > > Hi there, I use Informix Dynamic Server 9.3 on Sun Solaris 8. > > > > I made a simple script for backing up DB contents to disk, > > changing onconfig's TAPEDEV accordingly. Worked fine until > > database grown up to more than 2Gb in size. > > > > Now I receive this error: > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please mount tape 1 on /export/home/dump/informix.dump and press Return > > to continue ... 10 percent done. > > 20 percent done. > > 30 percent done. > > Archive failed - function write to tape failed code -1 errno 27 > > Program over. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For sure OS is able to handle files which are bigger than 2Gb, > > and for sure ONTAPE is able dump those files on tape. > > > > Problem seem to arise when you dump the DB on a file system on disk. > > > > Any clue/hint? > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > TIA > > Ciao > > Alessandro > > > >

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Neil Truby — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Did you read the original question accurately? "Dorn Bhechsonggram" <dorn@bakcommunications.com> wrote in message news:bb0t2a$nic$1@terabinaries.xmission.com... > > I normally back up my database around 30 GB every night with ontape. > I suspect that it might be the tape block size configuration. > > Cheers, > Dorn B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> > To: <informix-list@iiug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 06:36 AM > Subject: Re: ONTAPE backup on disk: limit of 2Gb > > > > It's a known limitation with all versions of IDS. > > The limitation is removed in IDS 9.40. > > > > "Rupan3rd" <rupan.nospam.3rd@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:3ED35B1B.8050204@hotmail.com... > > > Hi there, I use Informix Dynamic Server 9.3 on Sun Solaris 8. > > > > > > I made a simple script for backing up DB contents to disk, > > > changing onconfig's TAPEDEV accordingly. Worked fine until > > > database grown up to more than 2Gb in size. > > > > > > Now I receive this error: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Please mount tape 1 on /export/home/dump/informix.dump and press Return > > > to continue ... 10 percent done. > > > 20 percent done. > > > 30 percent done. > > > Archive failed - function write to tape failed code -1 errno 27 > > > Program over. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > For sure OS is able to handle files which are bigger than 2Gb, > > > and for sure ONTAPE is able dump those files on tape. > > > > > > Problem seem to arise when you dump the DB on a file system on disk. > > > > > > Any clue/hint? > > > > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > > > > > TIA > > > Ciao > > > Alessandro > > > > > > > >

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