Re: Q: ontape -a to /dev/null
ralph.halter@pac.panmail.com wrote:
>
> In article <7esbt8$8vs$1@news.xmission.com>,
> mdstock@informix.com wrote:
> >
> > Fred Lee wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone know it will work for onbar? We are currently implementing onbar
> > > in our servers. But we have no need to backup the logical logs on the
> > > development and testing servers.
> >
> > Yes it will. Although LTAPEDEV is used primarily by OnTape, it does have
> > an indirect effect on OnBar. If LTAPEDEV is set to /dev/null, your logs
> > will be thrown away, regardless of which utility you intended to back
> > them up with.
> >
> > This parameter is used by IDS to mark each log as backed up if it is set
> > to /dev/null.
> >
> > You have been warned!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > Mark.
> >
>
> When using onbar and setting LTAPEDEV to /dev/null you are restricted to
> "whole system backup/restore" - this is the only way of not using logical
> logs in restorable manner. Now you have been warned twice ;-) Ralph.
Although you COULD perform an external backup, and use OnBar to perform
an external restore without restoring your logical logs. :-))
Cheers,
--
Mark.
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