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Multi-Volume ontape backup

Posted in 1999

Topics: Backup & Restore, Platform-Specific Issues, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

ddansereau@my-dejanews.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi there, Informix gurus! Here is my problem: I have just reached the capacity (14 Gb compressed) of my tape drive (8mm) while backing up my IDS instance. Up to this point, the instance would fit on a single tape. I have picked up the "auto_ontape" script found on the iiug.org site. I thought this would resolve my problem but unfortunately, I can't seem to get it going. My platform is : IBM RS6000 model J40 AIX 4.3.2 IDS 7.22.UC1 IBM 7331 Tape Library I use IBM's "tapecntl" (an "mt" equivalent)command to manipulate tapes within the library. I am hoping not to have to use something else than ontape for the time being. Perhaps some of you gurus will already have faced and overcome this problem. Thanks in advance for any help. Daniel Dansereau ddansereau@videotron.ca (or techno@cantrex.com) -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

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Neil Truby — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

What exactly is the problem, Daniel? Is it that you have no-one available to switch tapes? Neil ddansereau@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7flaa2$mr2$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>... >Hi there, Informix gurus! > >Here is my problem: I have just reached the capacity (14 Gb compressed) of my >tape drive (8mm) while backing up my IDS instance. Up to this point, the >instance would fit on a single tape. > >I have picked up the "auto_ontape" script found on the iiug.org site. I >thought this would resolve my problem but unfortunately, I can't seem to get >it going. > >My platform is : IBM RS6000 model J40 > AIX 4.3.2 > IDS 7.22.UC1 > IBM 7331 Tape Library > >I use IBM's "tapecntl" (an "mt" equivalent)command to manipulate tapes within >the library. > >I am hoping not to have to use something else than ontape for the time being. > >Perhaps some of you gurus will already have faced and overcome this problem. > >Thanks in advance for any help. > > >Daniel Dansereau >ddansereau@videotron.ca (or techno@cantrex.com) > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

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Art S. Kagel — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Neil Truby wrote: > > What exactly is the problem, Daniel? Is it that you have no-one available > to switch tapes? No neil he has an auto changer and wants the archive script to switch tapes when the volume fills and can't get the script from the Repository to work on his system. Art S. Kagel

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