Re: onbar & ontape question

I'm using this strategy because I have concerns about my level 0 archive via onbar. I use archecker to validate my archive and I get error messages. I have IDS 7.3.UC5 on Solaris 2.5.1. I took the backup & recovery class and they even told me there was a bug with onbar in that particular version of IDS running on Solaris 2.5.1.(they said the error messages were errant that pertained to stream pipes or something like that). However, our other DBA has told me that he's done a recovery before and it worked just fine. So on the one hand I have someone in house that says the backup & recovery procedures work, but on the other hand I have the informix server telling me my archive is bad. So I've been doing a weekly ontape archive just for secondary measures. abhay@cheerful.com wrote: > First of all, why are you using this mixed strategy ? > Level - 0 is a big thing compared to logical log backup > so I feel that, it make sense to use onbar for level 0 > and ontape for logical logs. Also ontape can handle both. > We use the combination but the other way. I have tested the restore with onbar level 0 > and ontape logical logs. It works.... > In your case, logically it should work but I'm not sure. You can definately give it a shot. > Please post your results to the group. > Thanks. > > Please respond to "Phillip Tien" <phillip.tien@wholefoods.com> > To: informix-list@iiug.org > cc: (bcc: Abhay Mannur/PFC/Providian) > > Subject: onbar & ontape question > > I have a weekly archive running to a tape drive via ontape. I do > logical log backups dailiy to a tape robot via onbar. Let's say I want > to do a level 0 restore from tape (via ontape). Can I then do a logical > restore from the tape robot using onbar? Please copy to my email > address if responding. Thank you. > > -- > Phillip > > Whenever someone asks me to define love, I usually think for a minute, > then I spin around and pin the guy's arm behind his back. NOW who's > asking the questions? > > --------------------------------------------------- > Get free personalized email at http://www.iname.com -- Phillip Tien Database Administrator Whole Foods Market, Inc. Whenever someone asks me to define love, I usually think for a minute, then I spin around and pin the guy's arm behind his back. NOW who's asking the questions?