onbar onarchive or ontape which one??

onbar onarchive or ontape. Which one should we use for backups? We use IDS 7.30 UC2 Thanks, Isaac

If you don't really want to rely upon being able to restore your data, but like wrestling with daggy, arcane software which forces you define the location of everything at least twice and will in return reward you with uninteligible and random messages, go for onarchive. Otherwise, ontape. Loven, Isaac <Isaac.Loven@team.telstra.com> wrote in message news:8mtobq$ipg$1@news.xmission.com... > > > onbar onarchive or ontape. Which one should we use for backups? > > We use IDS 7.30 UC2 > > Thanks, > Isaac

Onarchive: This product is being phased out. The management files for it are contained within the SYSMASTER database; if you ever have to drop and rebuild that database (happens during informix upgrades from time to time), you just said "Bye Bye Bye" to your archive data. Ontape: The workhorse of Informix Archives. We still use it where I am and our production database is over 400 GB. Onbar: This is recommended for any system over 16 GB if you wish to perform a level 0 nightly. It will eventually require you to purchase a storage manager to work in conjunction with it as I have heard that the Informix Storage Manager (ISM) will be phased out. We are currently testing it at my company and have planned to start using it with our production system in a month's time. Hope this helps. Clifton M. Bean Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

clifbean@my-deja.com wrote in message <8n4gjg$qc$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >Onarchive: This product is being phased out. The management files True, do not use! > >Ontape: The workhorse of Informix Archives. We still use it where > I am and our production database is over 400 GB. > True, just do not run in backround. >Onbar: This is recommended for any system over 16 GB if you wish > to perform a level 0 nightly. It will eventually require > you to purchase a storage manager to work in conjunction > with it as I have heard that the Informix Storage Manager > (ISM) will be phased out. We are currently testing it at ?? Where did you here this? Anybody else here this? > my company and have planned to start using it with our > production system in a month's time. > >Hope this helps. >Clifton M. Bean > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

I have been using Ontape and running it in the background (to disk) for more than a year for multiple instances, some over 200 GB in size, and have had no problems. I currently use an expect script to manage this and compress the files before sending them to our storage manager. Clifton "smooth1" <smooth1@iclway.co.uk> wrote in message news:39960a90_3@news1.vip.uk.com... > > clifbean@my-deja.com wrote in message <8n4gjg$qc$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... > >Onarchive: This product is being phased out. The management files > > True, do not use! > > > > >Ontape: The workhorse of Informix Archives. We still use it where > > I am and our production database is over 400 GB. > > > True, just do not run in backround. > > >Onbar: This is recommended for any system over 16 GB if you wish > > to perform a level 0 nightly. It will eventually require > > you to purchase a storage manager to work in conjunction > > with it as I have heard that the Informix Storage Manager > > (ISM) will be phased out. We are currently testing it at > > ?? Where did you here this? Anybody else here this? > > > my company and have planned to start using it with our > > production system in a month's time. > > > >Hope this helps. > >Clifton M. Bean > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy. > >