Re: 5.0 Archiving to disk > 2G

ecg00@hplvesv2.lvld.hp.com (Ed Gulczynski) wrote: :We have 4GIG dbspace instance of INFORMIX (5.07) that we want to archive to :disk instead of tape. We can still backup to tape (8mm) but want unattended :backups that can get stored with normal daily UX file backups. :Has anyone done this 1) successfully 2) unattended :We hit the wall at 2G because of the system max file size parameter :(HP870/200 running UX9.04.) ztools has a tool that they say will compress your data on the fly without using temporary disk space. I haven't tested it, but may be that can help you out for some time. Check out http://www.ztools.com Nils.Myklebust@ccmail.telemax.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company