RE: Onarchive spanning Two tapes!!!
John, AFAIK, OnArchive will not continue the archive onto the second device, it will ask for the tape in same drive. I would check the manual or talk to Tech Support. We have eight tape devices defined and fire up a dbspaceset backup on each device. When the tape fills OnArchive prompts the operator for another tape in the same drive. Our operator manually ejects the tape and inserts the next volume. We are moving to ON-Bar to automate the backup process. I have included our config.arc as an example: Doug B. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ! First line must specify which language is used in CONFIG file. ! This language is used as starting language for onarchive. ! It can be changed in the operator default file and/or in the ! user default file. ENGLISH ! Device available for onarchive. DEVICE HO = /home DEVICE ho = /home DEVICE DISK = /disk/path DEVICE disk = /disk/path DEVICE LOGTAPE = /dev/rmt/tx0x85c,/dev/rmt/tx1x85c,/dev/rmt/tx2x85c DEVICE LOGTAPE = /dev/rmt/tx3x85c,/dev/rmt/tx4x85c,/dev/rmt/tx5x85c DEVICE LOGTAPE = /dev/rmt/tx6x85c,/dev/rmt/tx7x85c DEVICE logtape = /dev/rmt/tx0x85c,/dev/rmt/tx1x85c,/dev/rmt/tx2x85c DEVICE logtape = /dev/rmt/tx3x85c,/dev/rmt/tx4x85c,/dev/rmt/tx5x85c DEVICE logtape = /dev/rmt/tx6x85c,/dev/rmt/tx7x85c DEVICE TAPE = /dev/rmt/tx0x85c,/dev/rmt/tx1x85c,/dev/rmt/tx2x85c DEVICE TAPE = /dev/rmt/tx3x85c,/dev/rmt/tx4x85c,/dev/rmt/tx5x85c DEVICE TAPE = /dev/rmt/tx6x85c,/dev/rmt/tx7x85c DEVICE tape = /dev/rmt/tx0x85c,/dev/rmt/tx1x85c,/dev/rmt/tx2x85c DEVICE tape = /dev/rmt/tx3x85c,/dev/rmt/tx4x85c,/dev/rmt/tx5x85c DEVICE tape = /dev/rmt/tx6x85c,/dev/rmt/tx7x85c DEVICE TAPE_VOP = /dev/tapedev DEVICE tape_vop = /dev/tapedev ! NOTE: all the following file names are relative to INFORMIXDIR ! Operator default file. DEFAULT = /etc/oper_deflt.arc ! Activity file messages. ACTIVITYLOG = /appl/informix/log/onarchive.log ! Error messages files. ERROR ENGLISH = /msg/errmsg_E.dat ! Format files. MESSAGE ENGLISH = /msg/fmt_E.dat ! Help files. HELP ENGLISH = /msg/hlp_E.hpf KEYM_HELP ENGLISH = /msg/hlp_km_E.hpf ! Catalog message file. CATALOG MESSAGE = /msg/c_err_E.dat ! User privileges PRIVILEGE = OPERATOR, GROUP ! Timeout value (in minutes) TIME_OUT = 60 ! Number of buffers allocated to write on DISK ! The size of a buffer is equal to /BLOCKSIZE used by Archive and Copy commands. NB_DISK_SPACE_EXTENT = 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- } }We have two tape drives available, and I am planning on letting the }archive continue onto the second tape device. To do this, I believe that }I have to define both tape drives to the same device in the config.arc }file. }In your environment, when it fills one tape and moves to the next, are }you able to execute an eject? or is the tape manually loaded and } unloaded? }Thanks for your help. } }JP } } -----Original Message----- }From: dougb [SMTP:dougb@etcscan.com] }Sent: Thursday, September 18, 1997 7:02 PM }To: informix-list }Subject: Re: Onarchive spanning Two tapes!!! } }How many tape drives in your machine (I assume 1)? }How many dbspaces? } }You could write one-half of the dbspaces to one tape and the other }half to the second tape i.e. one save set per tape. Or just let the }save set span two tapes. } }We haven't had any problems with the save set spanning two volumes. }Of course when OnArchive is involved...YMMV. } }HTH, } }Doug B. } }On 18 Sep 1997 13:03:30 -0400, viegasjp@panasonic.com (Viegas, John }Paul) wrote: } }} }}We are currently approaching spanning two tape with our onarchive }}backups, and I was wondering what methods people have used to deal }with }}this. Any information would be appreciated. }}Thanks }}JP }} } } } ------ Message Header Follows ------ }Received: from mh1.panasonic.com by mecamail.panasonic.com } (PostalUnion/SMTP(tm) v2.1.8d for Windows NT(tm)) } id AA-1997Sep18.185900.1486.737396; Thu, 18 Sep 1997 18:59:01 -0400 }Received: from gatekeeper.panasonic.com (mecanet.panasonic.com }[140.212.2.65]) }by PANASONIC-MAILHUB1 with SMTP id SAA10354; Thu, 18 Sep 1997 18:59:24 } -0400 }Received: from rmy.rmy.emory.edu by gatekeeper.panasonic.com (AIX 4.1/UCB }5.64/Xinu) } id AA07924; Thu, 18 Sep 1997 18:30:34 -0400 }Received: (from ilist@localhost) by rmy.rmy.emory.edu (8.7.1/8.7.1) id }SAA08575 }for informix-list-out; Thu, 18 Sep 1997 18:40:01 -0400 (EDT) }From: dougb@etcscan.com (Doug Bowman) }Message-Id: <34217c62.711681463@news.2alpha.com> }Subject: Re: Onarchive spanning Two tapes!!! }Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 19:22:09 GMT }Reply-To: dougb@etcscan.com }Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com }Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu }To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu }X-Informix-List-Id: <news.43067> } } }