Re: Ontape Archive Solution Needed....

Posted in 1996

Billy Wheeler — 11 Jul 1996 17:38:05 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Well, you're not exactly cooperating here... :-) How about backing up to disk and compressing the disk file and then tar'ing the compressed file to tape? At 15:56 11-07-1996 GMT, J. Andrew Toole wrote: >I am currently using ontape to archive my 7.12 database. I have a script which >runs the archive via cron each night. The database is about to exceed the 4gb >limit of my tape drive and will require a second tape to be mounted. The >problem >is that the job is automatic at 3am so mounting a second tape in the drive is >not an option(I'm not coming in at 3am!!!). Also, I refuse to use ONARCHIVE (it >sux). Any suggestions??? > >Also I know that Informix is coming out with a new utility, ONBAR, but it will >only be on HPUX 10.x. I will be running on 9.04 for another year. > >Thanks.... > > Hasta la vista! -- Billy Wheeler -- Director, The West Solutions Group (E) billy@west.co.za (W) +27 11 803 2151 (F) +27 11 803 2189 (C) +27 83 250 2324 (H) Forget it, my wife will kill me! :-) "...but apart from that, Mrs Kennedy, how was the parade?"