Re: Need fast archive for Informix

Chuck Ludwigsen <cludwigsen@harrahs.com> wrote: :I need the help of the collective net wisdom! :I am searching for alternatives to ontape and on-archive. :On-archive is not reliable (according to just about everyone I :talk to). On-tape is just too slow. It currently takes us 20+ :hours to archive our 80+ GB database. That is when there is :little update/delete activity. During heavy posting, it can :stretch to 40 hours for a level 0 archive. :I am looking for 3rd party sources for archiving our Informix :7.1 database in parallel to multiple tape drives. The solution :must either be compatible with Informix continuous logging or :provide a comparable feature. You might want to look at ztools (http://www.ztools.com). They have a front end to ontape that actually splits the output on to multiple tapedrives. I haven't tested it, but the ztools people seems like they realy know what they are doing. Otherwise you may have to upgrade to version 7.2 (or is it later?) to get OnBar. This includes (or is) an API that makes it possible to run many backup systems. I would of course wait until it's established that this works well and some experience is gained on which tools works with OnBar. :I would also like to hear from anyone who is SUCCESSFULLY :(archiving, restoring, and logging) using On-archive on 80+ GB :databases. There seem to be several who do from posts in this group. You may want to try a search of the newsgroup at www.dejanews.com :Any options, ideas, or words of wisdom would be greatly :appreciated. Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company