Re: logical log questions -Reply

In article <4sf7gu$4ea@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, TASHKOP@kiwi.co.nz' says... > >Jon >Set your log device to /dev/null >(onmonitor/archive/tape parms) >and run ontape -c (Continuous backup of logs) in a >spare session (or background it) >The second step may be unneccessary as i have an >idea that Online will discard and reuse logfiles when >the log backup device is set to /dev/null. >Perhaps someone else would like to comment on >this. >HTH Copy the logs to /dev/null may cause problems in recovery work. When Informix have critical problems one of the ways of recovery (before a perform a tape restore) is to use a checkpoint record in the logical logs. Depending of backup procedures you need the logs to restore important information. Alex