Re: tbtape -c in background

Neil Truby wrote: > > I've been asked to set up a background script to automatically run a > continuous logical log backup when my UNIX server starts. This can be done, but is SO dangerous that I'm not even going to say how. I would only implement this idea if I could ensure an operator was present 24 hours a day to pull out the tape when the system crashes. Then of course they might as well do a manual one if they are sitting there anyway. :-) I have been to sites running this where they couldn't even SPELL "logical log". When I asked for their logs to restore, they pointed at THE log tape in the drive. Of course they were right...., but every log backup was overwritten on the previous one, ie. every time the box was booted! :-( NOT a good idea IMNSHO. -- Mark. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Mark D. Stock - The West Solutions Group http://www.west.co.za | | The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org | |mailto:marks@west.co.za +-----------------------------------------+ |Tel: +27 11 803 2151 |If it doesn't work, force it! | |Fax: +27 11 803 2189 |If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Well, that's how I code anyway! | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------+