Re: Startup & Shutdown scripts wisdom needed for informix 7.2

David Williams wrote: > > So what is the answer for a site that wants to run fully automated > logging and do not want people to have to restart continous loggin by > hand? I hand a site who wants to do just this and I'm currently talking > to Informix about this exact problem. IMNSHO every Informix OnLine site needs an administrator, from a part-time requirement on small sites through to full-time DBAs on the large ones. Alternativly, (I feel a sales pitch coming on) we recently introduced a DBA service to enable our clients to outsource this function. But when it comes to things like tape drives, you need a person to put the right one in and label them as they take them out. Ok, ok I know there are machines to do this as well (almost), but not for small sites. Also there is onarchive, but again the smaller sites seem to stick with ontape. Let's face it, like most of the good utilities that Informix write, ontape has ended up doing far more than it was every designed to do. This I have no problem with. But when it becomes a threat to data integrity, then I would draw the line. Of course we would all like to hear the results of your discussions with Informix on this subject. Cheers, -- Mark. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | | | |mailto:marks@west.co.za +------------------------------------------------+ |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work... force it! | |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks... it needed replacing anyway! | |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | +------------------------+------------------------------------------------+