ontape -p failining
I am trying to help someone set up HDR.
Tapedev is set as follows on both primary and secondary
TAPEDEV /informixdb/tapedev
TAPEBLK 1024 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
TAPESIZE 90000000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)
On the primary the backup of the database went smoothly on the tape
on a single tape. The db is very small. Just 9GB something.
However ontape -p is failing. After it restores all the pages, it asks
for the following
Please mount tape2 in /informixdb/tapedev and press <RETURN> to continue
There is no tape2.
Why is this happening?
please note that I don't have access to the box at this time. I am
only reproducing message as told to me.
any pointer will be appreciated.
IDS 9.21.UC4 on Solaris 2.6
OK found out the problem. On the primary server the tapedev (/informixdb/tapedev) was a
symbolic link to a tape drive with no rewind. On the secondary it was a symbolic link
to a drive with rewind.
The primary tapedev was reset to a tape drive with rewind and backup taken again.
That backup restored fine on secondary with ontape -p.
"rkusenet" <usenet.rk@gmail.com> wrote in message news:3ebbtmF26bu1U1@individual.net...
>I am trying to help someone set up HDR.
> Tapedev is set as follows on both primary and secondary
>
> TAPEDEV /informixdb/tapedev
> TAPEBLK 1024 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
> TAPESIZE 90000000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)>
> On the primary the backup of the database went smoothly on the tape
> on a single tape. The db is very small. Just 9GB something.
>
> However ontape -p is failing. After it restores all the pages, it asks
> for the following
> Please mount tape2 in /informixdb/tapedev and press <RETURN> to continue
>
> There is no tape2.
>
> Why is this happening?
>
> please note that I don't have access to the box at this time. I am
> only reproducing message as told to me.
>
> any pointer will be appreciated.
>
> IDS 9.21.UC4 on Solaris 2.6
>
>