Re: Confirm backups

a_blonde@mindless.com wrote: > > ---- you wrote: > > In article <wog74.475$aE3.107339@typhoon1.gnilink.net>, > > "Tony Costa" <tcosta@bellatlantic.net> wrote: > > > I am a bit concerned that the ontape -s backups I am running are > > infact good > > > backups. How can a backup be confirmed to be a quality restorable > > backup? > > > > IDS 7.3x comes with archecker which is a utility that can verify an > > archive for internal consistency to make sure that nothing needed to > > have a successful restore is missing. It verifies system reserved > > pages and bitmaps and makes sure that every page indicated on a bitmap > > as being in use is present on the archive. Instructions are contained > > in the release notes. If you have an earlier version then archecker > > is available from tech support. > > The only thing the 7.30 release notes mention about archecker Dude, is: > > The archive checker tool for ontape and ON-Bar is not documented or > supported for customers. Only Informix technical support or consultants > can use it. > > About as useful as a non-hallucinatory drug! Maybe it's supported in version 7.31? > No, it's not supported in 7.31 but it does work (ish). As the Clown said check out the IIF2000 documentation. -- Paul Watson # WF Software # If it was easy Tel ++44 1436 674729 # Everybody could do it Fax ++44 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.com/informix #