Re: Logging to Disk
you need to control this through scripts. We currently run logging to disk
on the majority of our production servers.
Katherine Schneider <matisse@cfer.com> on 10/25/99 04:38:16 PM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
cc: (bcc: Dan Weeks/AGInc)
Subject: Re: Logging to Disk
But what is logging is continuous (ie, ontape -c)? how do you keep ontape
from
writing to the same file specified in LTAPEDEV-and hence over-writing your
log
file? Make up a script to periodically go in and rename the file?
Katherine Schneider
"Art S. Kagel" wrote:
> The LTAPEDEV always names the same file. After an archive of logs
> completes, rename the file and create a new empty file for the next
> archive with the same name. I habitually rename the log archive file as
> "logfile.<last log number>" indicating which log is last in that archive
> file. It is known to contain the logs from the last file until the named
> log number.
>
> Art S. Kagel
>
> Heidemarie Fernandez wrote:
> >
> > How could i alternate the log file in Windows NT without restarting the
> > Informix Server
> >
> > Thanks for your help in advance
> >
> > heidi
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul watson <watsop@russellcorp.co.uk>
> > To: bak@fadavis.com <bak@fadavis.com>
> > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org <informix-list@iiug.org>
> > Date: Monday, October 25, 1999 14:31
> > Subject: Re: Logging to Disk
> >
> > >Yes, create a file, use onmonitor etc to alter the LTAPEDEV parameter
and
> > stop and restart
> > >the engine
> > >
> > >Alternatively touch a link file and then alter the link when you want
to
> > move from tape to
> > >disk or vice versus. This way you don't need to stop and restart the
> > engine
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Paul Watson
> > >WF Software Ltd
> > >Tel: +44 1436 674729
> > >Fax: +44 1436 678729
> > >www.wfsoftware.com/informix
> > ># If you broke it, hide the evidence
> > >
> > >>>> "Brian Krause" <bak@fadavis.com> 10/25/99 01:00PM >>>
> > >I would like to have the logs go to disk rather than a tape drive. Is
this
> > >possible? How?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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