Re: Question about tbtape (Online 5.10)

Richard Spitz wrote: > Hi Informixers, > > since nobody in the whole wide world seems to be using Legato Networker > to backup an Online 5.x system, I'll have to revert back to using > good old "tbtape" with a standalone tape drive. > > We don't have the personnel resources to manually change the tape > every day, so I'd like to use the "nonrewind" device and use one tape > for a week's worth of backups: Level 1 for six consecutive days and > then a level 0 on the seventh day, changing the tape after that and > storing it offsite. > > What I am concerned about is what tbtape does after the message > "Please mount tape and press Return to continue". Does the tape always > rewind to the beginning, or does it start after the last recorded > backup? Remember, I want to use the "nonrewind" device. tbtape ALWAYS rewinds the device to the beginning. You cannot stack multiple files on a single tape volume. > > > Any advice appreciated, > Richard > -- > +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ > | Dr. Richard Spitz | INTERNET: spitz@ana.med.uni-muenchen.de | > | EDV-Gruppe Anaesthesie | Tel : +49-89-7095-3413 | > | Klinikum Grosshadern | FAX : +49-89-7095-8886 | > | 81366 Munich, Germany | GSM : +49-172-8933578 | > +--------------------------+------------------------------------------+