Help backing up logs to disk.

I am new at this and am just trying to set up Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To begin with, I am trying to backup the logical logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a vset and volume for the backup in /home/informix/archive/logs and have successfully gotten the request to do the backup entered into the catalog. When I execute the command though I get the following error: Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. Executing... ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server while processing archive or backup. IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not allowed In the config.arc file I have: DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to change any of the configurations in onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since I have been going through the online documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. Thanks Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Several words of advice: STAY AWAY FROM ONARCHIVE! Onarchive is on its way out ... and if you have to call support (where I used to work), there are only a FEW engineers that have played with (trained on) it enough to assist you. Sorry ... but that is the truth of it. ISM is possibly on its way out as well, leaving you with the need to purchase a storage manager if it goes out. If your system is less than 14 GB, ontape will probably work well for you. Clifton Bean <mdemoree@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8pjlan$fnm$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > I am new at this and am just trying to set up > Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To > begin with, I am trying to backup the logical > logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a > vset and volume for the backup > in /home/informix/archive/logs and have > successfully gotten the request to do the backup > entered into the catalog. When I execute the > command though I get the following error: > > Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > > Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > > Executing... > > ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server > while processing archive or backup. > IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not > allowed > > In the config.arc file I have: > > DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > > What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to > change any of the configurations in > onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since > I have been going through the online > documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > > Thanks > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Hi, We have been using ONArchive for years here at HP. I think the problem is that LTAPEDEV is set to /dev/null in ONCONFIG. You also should have run DEFINE/VOLUME on that VSET before using it. You would then have a V1 directory and a VOL.HDR file in that directory. Good Luck, Bill Border bb22@uswest.net Low-Cost, UX-Based Oracle/Informix Monitor: http://dbamon.com mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote in message <8pjlan$fnm$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >I am new at this and am just trying to set up >Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To >begin with, I am trying to backup the logical >logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a >vset and volume for the backup >in /home/informix/archive/logs and have >successfully gotten the request to do the backup >entered into the catalog. When I execute the >command though I get the following error: > >Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > >Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > >Executing... > >ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server >while processing archive or backup. >IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not >allowed > >In the config.arc file I have: > >DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > >What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to >change any of the configurations in >onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since >I have been going through the online >documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > >Thanks > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

Hi! I've used the ontape -s and ontape -a. They are easier to handle! When you need to run'em in an cronjob simply pipe the answers to it though a file.. e.g. ontape -s < answers.txt Greetings from Switzerland mdemoree@my-deja.com schrieb: > I am new at this and am just trying to set up > Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To > begin with, I am trying to backup the logical > logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a > vset and volume for the backup > in /home/informix/archive/logs and have > successfully gotten the request to do the backup > entered into the catalog. When I execute the > command though I get the following error: > > Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > > Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > > Executing... > > ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server > while processing archive or backup. > IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not > allowed > > In the config.arc file I have: > > DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > > What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to > change any of the configurations in > onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since > I have been going through the online > documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > > Thanks > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Mike Langen TA-Media AG, Online Werdstr. 21 Tel. direkt: 01 248 53 56 Zentrale: 01 248 41 11 Fax.: 01 248 53 44 mike.langen@tamedia.ch http://www.tamedia.ch

Thanks for your help. I actually forgot to add that I did run DEFINE/VOLUME and created VOL.HDR in /home/informix/archive/logs/VOL.HDR. I changed the LTAPEDEV in ONCONFIG and am still getting the same error. Here is part of my onconfig.ifmx: # Physical Log Configuration PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log PHYSFILE 4000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes) # Logical Log Configuration LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files LOGSIZE 500 # Logical log size (Kbytes) # Diagnostics MSGPATH /app/informix/new.log # System message log file path CONSOLE /dev/null # System null message pathALARMPROGRAM /usr/informix/log_full.sh # Alarm program path # System Archive Tape Device TAPEDEV /dev/null # Tape device path TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes) TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes) # Log Archive Tape Device LTAPEDEV /home/informix/archive/logs # Log tape device path LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes) LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes) In my config.arc I have: DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive/log Do you have any other suggestions? My log files are filling up and need to get backed up as soon as possible. Thank you In article <xnqv5.258$RC1.49058@news.uswest.net>, "Bill Border" <bb22@uswest.net> wrote: > Hi, > > We have been using ONArchive for years here at > HP. I think the problem is that LTAPEDEV is set > to /dev/null in ONCONFIG. You also should have > run DEFINE/VOLUME on that VSET before using it. > You would then have a V1 directory and a VOL.HDR > file in that directory. > > Good Luck, > Bill Border > bb22@uswest.net > Low-Cost, UX-Based Oracle/Informix Monitor: http://dbamon.com > > mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote in message <8pjlan$fnm$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > >I am new at this and am just trying to set up > >Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To > >begin with, I am trying to backup the logical > >logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a > >vset and volume for the backup > >in /home/informix/archive/logs and have > >successfully gotten the request to do the backup > >entered into the catalog. When I execute the > >command though I get the following error: > > > >Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > > > >Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > > > >Executing... > > > >ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server > >while processing archive or backup. > >IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not > >allowed > > > >In the config.arc file I have: > > > >DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > > > >What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to > >change any of the configurations in > >onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since > >I have been going through the online > >documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy. > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Have you bounced the engine since changing the ONCONFIG file? LTAPEDEV chages do not take effect until the engine is bounced unless you made the change using onmonitor which will also change the value stored in shared memory. This behavior is different from TAPEDEV which is always taken from the ONCONFIG file NOT shared memory. To change it in onmonitor, manually chage it to something else, then run onmonitor and change it back in there. Art S. Kagel mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote: > > Thanks for your help. I actually forgot to add that I did run > DEFINE/VOLUME and created VOL.HDR > in /home/informix/archive/logs/VOL.HDR. I changed the LTAPEDEV in > ONCONFIG and am still getting the same error. > > Here is part of my onconfig.ifmx: > > # Physical Log Configuration > > PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log > PHYSFILE 4000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)> > # Logical Log Configuration > > LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files > LOGSIZE 500 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> > # Diagnostics > > MSGPATH /app/informix/new.log # System message log file path > CONSOLE /dev/null # System null message path> ALARMPROGRAM /usr/informix/log_full.sh # Alarm program path > > # System Archive Tape Device > > TAPEDEV /dev/null # Tape device path > TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes) > TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape > (Kbytes)> > # Log Archive Tape Device > > LTAPEDEV /home/informix/archive/logs # Log tape device path > LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes) > LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape > (Kbytes)> > In my config.arc I have: > > DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive/log > > Do you have any other suggestions? My log files are filling up and need > to get backed up as soon as possible. > > Thank you > > In article <xnqv5.258$RC1.49058@news.uswest.net>, > "Bill Border" <bb22@uswest.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We have been using ONArchive for years here at > > HP. I think the problem is that LTAPEDEV is set > > to /dev/null in ONCONFIG. You also should have > > run DEFINE/VOLUME on that VSET before using it. > > You would then have a V1 directory and a VOL.HDR > > file in that directory. > > > > Good Luck, > > Bill Border > > bb22@uswest.net > > Low-Cost, UX-Based Oracle/Informix Monitor: http://dbamon.com > > > > mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote in message <8pjlan$fnm$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > > >I am new at this and am just trying to set up > > >Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To > > >begin with, I am trying to backup the logical > > >logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a > > >vset and volume for the backup > > >in /home/informix/archive/logs and have > > >successfully gotten the request to do the backup > > >entered into the catalog. When I execute the > > >command though I get the following error: > > > > > >Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > > > > > >Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > > > > > >Executing... > > > > > >ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server > > >while processing archive or backup. > > >IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not > > >allowed > > > > > >In the config.arc file I have: > > > > > >DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > > > > > >What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to > > >change any of the configurations in > > >onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since > > >I have been going through the online > > >documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > >Before you buy. > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Thank you, this was the problem. I changed the LTAPEDEV using onmonitor and was able to perform the log backups. In article <39C68C09.42006BA4@bloomberg.net>, kagel@bloomberg.net wrote: > Have you bounced the engine since changing the ONCONFIG file? LTAPEDEV> chages do not take effect until the engine is bounced unless you made the > change using onmonitor which will also change the value stored in shared > memory. This behavior is different from TAPEDEV which is always taken from > the ONCONFIG file NOT shared memory. > > To change it in onmonitor, manually chage it to something else, then run > onmonitor and change it back in there. > > Art S. Kagel > > mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote: > > > > Thanks for your help. I actually forgot to add that I did run > > DEFINE/VOLUME and created VOL.HDR > > in /home/informix/archive/logs/VOL.HDR. I changed the LTAPEDEV in > > ONCONFIG and am still getting the same error. > > > > Here is part of my onconfig.ifmx: > > > > # Physical Log Configuration > > > > PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log > > PHYSFILE 4000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)> > > > # Logical Log Configuration > > > > LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files > > LOGSIZE 500 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> > > > # Diagnostics > > > > MSGPATH /app/informix/new.log # System message log file path > > CONSOLE /dev/null # System null message path> > ALARMPROGRAM /usr/informix/log_full.sh # Alarm program path > > > > # System Archive Tape Device > > > > TAPEDEV /dev/null # Tape device path > > TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes) > > TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put ontape > > (Kbytes) > > > > # Log Archive Tape Device > > > > LTAPEDEV /home/informix/archive/logs # Log tape device path > > LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes) > > LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on logtape > > (Kbytes) > > > > In my config.arc I have: > > > > DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive/log > > > > Do you have any other suggestions? My log files are filling up and need > > to get backed up as soon as possible. > > > > Thank you > > > > In article <xnqv5.258$RC1.49058@news.uswest.net>, > > "Bill Border" <bb22@uswest.net> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > We have been using ONArchive for years here at > > > HP. I think the problem is that LTAPEDEV is set > > > to /dev/null in ONCONFIG. You also should have > > > run DEFINE/VOLUME on that VSET before using it. > > > You would then have a V1 directory and a VOL.HDR > > > file in that directory. > > > > > > Good Luck, > > > Bill Border > > > bb22@uswest.net > > > Low-Cost, UX-Based Oracle/Informix Monitor: http://dbamon.com > > > > > > mdemoree@my-deja.com wrote in message <8pjlan$fnm$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > > > >I am new at this and am just trying to set up > > > >Informix backup on our test HP-UX server. To > > > >begin with, I am trying to backup the logical > > > >logs to disk using onarchive. I have created a > > > >vset and volume for the backup > > > >in /home/informix/archive/logs and have > > > >successfully gotten the request to do the backup > > > >entered into the catalog. When I execute the > > > >command though I get the following error: > > > > > > > >Onarchive> EXECUTE/VSET=logs > > > > > > > >Execute pending request 00000008 for vset logs. > > > > > > > >Executing... > > > > > > > >ARC-E-01846, Error received from Informix server > > > >while processing archive or backup. > > > >IFMX-E-API, Log backup to device nul not > > > >allowed > > > > > > > >In the config.arc file I have: > > > > > > > >DEVICE DISK = /home/informix/archive > > > > > > > >What am I missing to make this work? Do I need to > > > >change any of the configurations in > > > >onconfig.ifmx? I would appreciate any leads since > > > >I have been going through the online > > > >documentation and cannot seem to get it to work. > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > > >Before you buy. > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.