Re: Odp: crontab + ontape

Posted in 1998

Neil_Truby — 5 Aug 1998 02:40:13 -0700 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <JYLbhBAuhBy1QAUn@century.demon.co.uk>, Simon says... > > >Create a script to run the ontape backup and schedule this via Cron. Have you ever found a satisfactory method of limiting the number of attempts made if the tape is for some reason not available? We occasionally get the situation whereby the log fills with repeated "Mount tape" messages. I've seen some suggestions for limiting the number of tries, but have never got any of them to work. Neil Truby Chase Manhattan Bank Bournemouth, UK