Re: Is archiving to file safe ?

>In order to do archives faster than on tape, I did some experiments to set the >archive device to a file in the tbconfig file (Config is HP/UX 9, Informix >5.01 to 5.03). This appears to work correctly, provided you create the file >before by "touch"ing it; the restore is ok too. My questions are the >following: > >1. is this a safe method in a production environnement ? > >2. has anybody used the same trick with the log archiving ? Bertrand, 1. I don't believe it's entirely safe, unless you have it on a separate disk altogether. 2. In a training course, yes, in real life... nope! :-) I'd stick to removable media - if you have a power spike or something, it'll fry *all* your disks... :-) HTH. -- Cheers, Billy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDE "Disclaimer.4gh" -- my opinions are INCLUDE "FlamesToDevNull.4gh" -- flamers, eat my shorts! INCLUDE "CaveatEmptor.4gh" -- take my advice at your own risk INCLUDE "ThirtySomething.4gh" -- header file for this class -- Written by : Billy Wheeler, Date: today -- Copyright (c) 1995, The West Solutions Group