Re: Logical Log Dilemma

Posted in 1996

Nils Myklebust — Fri, 11 Oct 1996 07:41:35 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

subzero@sover.net (Karl Czapla) wrote: ...snip... :Do you currently use a DAT drive to back up your log files? :If so, how often, if at all, do you experience an error, whether it's a :problem with the tape or just a hiccup in the drive (which may be the :problem in our case--I'm not sure)? :Which brand of DAT drive do you use? Since we own a Python drive from the :days before the Conner/Seagate buyout, would you suggest a new drive? :If you use a 1/4" (QIC) drive, would you recommend trying that for :logical log backup? We have had a lot less problems since we changed from a HP DAT drive to a Tandberg 1/4" QIC drive (on SCSI). In our case it was much faster as well. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org