RE: Can you back up a database using ontape ?

Posted in 2003

Dirk Moolman — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:32:44 +0200 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

You can however restore a database, IF your database was in it's own non-critical dbspace, using the syntax: ontape -r -D dbspace1 dbspace2 -----Original Message----- From: Murray Wood (IList) [mailto:ifxmaillist@quanta.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:05 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: RE: Can you back up a database using ontape ? ontape backs up and restores an instance. dbexport / dbimport are the migration tools for a database. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Jack A > Sent: Thursday, 14 August 2003 7:06 a.m. > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Can you back up a database using ontape ? > > > Is it possible to backup just a database as opposed to backing up > dbspaces ? I want to only backup a database and restore it on another > box. Is that even possible ? sending to informix-list sending to informix-list