Re: Swapping 'ontapes' from system to system

I've done exactly as you are trying often between 2 HP-UX machines. Are the onconfig definitions of the tape parameters the same? Tom Richard Moldovan wrote: > > I need to clone one Informix DB to another system. Both > systems are Solaris Sparcs running Informix 7.23. > I want to take a tape made with 'ontape -s -L 0' from > machine 'A' and put it in machine 'B'. When I try this > on machine 'B' (ontape -r) continuously prompts for: > > Please mount tape 1 on /dev/rmt/1 and press Return to continue.. > Restore a level 0 archive (y/n) y > Ready for level 0 tape > > the system looks at the tape but contuously repeats the same three > lines as if it can not read the tape. Both tape drives and > parameters are identical, and I can transfer 'tar' tapes > between the two systems. I just can't swap 'ontape' > archives. Can someone please shed some light on this? > Thanks in advance.