ontape -a locking system

Posted in 2005

Topics: Backup & Restore, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues

Schleicher, Keith M. — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:19:10 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

I am having issues with a database server that is running ontape for the backups. The current issue that I am having is that the "log_full.sh" is using the "ontape -a" command. Here is the command as used in the log_full.sh: ontape -a 2>&1 >> /dev/null It creates a new file for the new logs before running the ontape -a command. I am wondering if it is getting hung up when it asks if you want to backup the current log file. Does anyone have any ideas? This is on AIX 5.2, running 9.40.UC2. ______________________ Keith Schleicher DBA - ACN Tech Services Phone: 920-405-7955 NETS: 8-270-7955 email: kschleicher@acnielsen.com

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Murray Wood \\\\(IList\\\\) — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:16:39 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

ontaperequires input from the keyboard so you must provide that input. ontape -a < /home/informix/llog.txt >/dev/null 2>&1 Where llog.txt contains a number of enter keystrokes MW > -----Original Message----- > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org > [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schleicher,.... > Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2005 2:19 a.m. > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: ontape -a locking system [5408] > > I am having issues with a database server that is running > ontape for the backups. The current issue that I am having > is that the "log_full.sh" > is using the "ontape -a" command. Here is the command as used in the > log_full.sh: > > ontape -a 2>&1 >> /dev/null> > It creates a new file for the new logs before running the > ontape -a command. I am wondering if it is getting hung up> when it asks if you want to backup the current log file. > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > This is on AIX 5.2, running 9.40.UC2. > ______________________ > Keith Schleicher > DBA - ACN Tech Services > Phone: 920-405-7955 > NETS: 8-270-7955 > email: kschleicher@acnielsen.com > > > > >

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gerd kaluzinski — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:36:06 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

You should use a script like ontape -a <<EOF 2>&1 >> /LOGS/logbackup n EOF Using this script, you answer NO to backup of the current log. In Addition you should cut the lognumber from the alarmprogram and then move the File named in LTAPEDEV to log.<number> After this, you have to touch the Fiel named in LTAPEDEV, change owner and group to informix and mode to 660 for the next log to become full. regards from sunny bavaria gerd "Schleicher,...." <KSchleicher@ACNielsen.com> schrieb am 13.07.05 16:27:21: > > I am having issues with a database server that is running ontape for the > backups. The current issue that I am having is that the "log_full.sh" > is using the "ontape -a" command. Here is the command as used in the > log_full.sh: > > ontape -a 2>&1 >> /dev/null> > It creates a new file for the new logs before running the ontape -a > command. I am wondering if it is getting hung up when it asks if you > want to backup the current log file. > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > This is on AIX 5.2, running 9.40.UC2. > ______________________ > Keith Schleicher > DBA - ACN Tech Services > Phone: 920-405-7955 > NETS: 8-270-7955 > email: kschleicher@acnielsen.com > > > __________________________________________________________ Mit WEB.DE FreePhone mit hoechster Qualitaet ab 0 Ct./Min. weltweit telefonieren! http://freephone.web.de/?mc=021201

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