RE: ontape -r on remote tape drive permission error

Are the tape block sizes on the source and target machines the same? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of mak > Sent: 17 November 2004 00:14 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ontape -r on remote tape drive permission error > > > Hi, > > I am trying to run restore using ontape -r from a remote tape drive > > > getting following error, > > Backup is from IDS 7.31 UC5/solaris 7 > Target machine is IDS 7.31UC5/ solaris 9 > ======================= > Continue restore? (y/n)y > Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed > code 1 errno 0 > > Program over. > ============== > Appreciate valuable feedbacks. > > Regards > -------------------------------------------------------- Eurolife Assurance Group plc, Eurolife House, 16 St John Street, London, EC1M 4NT Tel: 020-7454 1151 Fax: 020-7454 1277 www.eurolife.co.uk Registered in England, number 2471313 This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. sending to informix-list

Thanks for the replies , This problem resolved by changing tape devices settings from norewind to rewind in onconfig & adding entries in .rhosts on remote machine. "Scott O'Rourke" <scott@eurolife.co.uk> wrote in message news:<1100702330.mRzfSjREo+8nzG8bwum+5g@teranews>... > Are the tape block sizes on the source and target machines the same? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of mak > > Sent: 17 November 2004 00:14 > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: ontape -r on remote tape drive permission error > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to run restore using ontape -r from a remote tape drive > > > > > > getting following error, > > > > Backup is from IDS 7.31 UC5/solaris 7 > > Target machine is IDS 7.31UC5/ solaris 9 > > ======================= > > Continue restore? (y/n)y > > Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n > > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed > > code 1 errno 0 > > > > Program over. > > ============== > > Appreciate valuable feedbacks. > > > > Regards > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Eurolife Assurance Group plc, Eurolife House, 16 St John Street, London, EC1M 4NT > Tel: 020-7454 1151 Fax: 020-7454 1277 > www.eurolife.co.uk > Registered in England, number 2471313 > > > > This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. > > Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. > > > > > sending to informix-list