Testing archives

Posted in 1994

Daniel Madvig - Systems/Analyst — 9 Aug 1994 14:23:34 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Is there anyway to test whether my archive tape is any good - other than trying a restore from it? When I do a level 0 archive from cron, my mail shows me the percent done messages up to 30% and then it jumps to 100% and gives me the list of tape necessary to restore the system (one). What's happening to 40% and 50%, etc? Rather disconcerting. Archive status in tbmonitor shows the same tape info. -- Dan Madvig e-mail: d-madvig@bethel.edu Bethel College & Seminary phone: (612) 638-6414 3900 Bethel Drive fax: (612) 638-6001 St. Paul, MN 55112 In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; But in practice, there is.