RE: onpae -a error

Posted in 2003

Simmons, Keith — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:29:55 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Darren Set it back to /dev/null and leave it. When the engine sees this as the setting for LTAPEDEV it automatically marks the logs as backup and available as soon as they are filled, you do not need to run ontape -a Keith -> -----Original Message----- -> From: darren@orcsoftware.com [mailto:darren@orcsoftware.com] -> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:16 PM -> To: informix-list@iiug.org -> Subject: onpae -a error -> -> -> All. -> -> I have my LTAPEDEV set to /dev/null as I don't want to backup my -> logical logs but when I do an ontape -a to clear these it responds -> with the following error: -> -> Performing automatic backup of logical logs. -> Logbackup failed - Log backup to device '/dev/null' not allowed -> -> I then shutdown Informix (onmode -yuk) and edited my onconfig so that -> LTAPEDEV pointed to /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null -> -> Following this change I restarted informix (oninit), checked the -> logfile and it tells me: -> -> Onconfig parameter LTAPEDEV modified from /dev/null to -> /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null. -> -> I once again try to do an ontape -a but again it fails: -> -> Performing automatic backup of logical logs. -> -> Please mount tape 1 on /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null and press Return to -> continue ... -> -> Remote tape report: -> -> /devices/pseudo/mm@0:null: unknown host -> -> could not write log tape. -> -> -> Any ideas anyone? -> -> TIA. -> -> D. -> ********************************************************************************** This message is sent in strict confidence for the addressee only. It may contain legally privileged information. The contents are not to be disclosed to anyone other than the addressee. Unauthorised recipients are requested to preserve this confidentiality and to advise the sender immediately of any error in transmission. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses, however we cannot guarantee that this message is free from such problems. **********************************************************************************