Re:Swapping 'ontapes' from system to system

Are the TAPEDEV and the TAPEBLK sizes the same on both machines ?? Also, check the actual setting of block size at the OS level. I got this error on one occasion, and one of the parameters that I changed was the block size at the OS level. I am not sure if this parameter is overridden by TAPEBLK at INFORMIX level or if the two have to be the same. Sujata ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Swapping 'ontapes' from system to system Author: <moldovan@rmy.emory.edu> Date: 11/24/97 5:26 PM 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.