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onarchive vs ontape

Posted in 1999

Topics: Backup & Restore

Willem Roos — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

All, I know this might be a very old debate, but will some kind soul give me a good excuse for not using onarchive. I'm on 7.23 UW7 and don't have a 3rd party storage manager, so it's ontape or onarchive. I need to convince others that point-in-time recovery is not worth the effort of using onarchive. TIA -- /* ----------------------------------------------------- * * Willem Roos wroos@shoprite.co.za * * roosj@mweb.co.za * * 0(+27)21 980 4941 * * 0(+27)21 919 0198 * * ----------------------------------------------------- */

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

Willem Roos wrote in message <7ph5aa$tk$1@news.xmission.com>... > >All, > >I know this might be a very old debate, but will some kind >soul give me a good excuse for not using onarchive. ... > I need to convince others that >point-in-time recovery is not worth the effort of using >onarchive. Reasons for not using onarchive: 1. It's utter crap 2. It doesn't offer point-in-time recovery. Neil Truby Londis Stores Hampton Hill, UK

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Rob Prop — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi, Another issue is that I heard the rumoer that in next versions the onarchive tool won't be deliverd anymore. Greetings, Rob Prop

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Derek Runstadler — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <7phgqs$s1o$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk>, "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: > > Willem Roos wrote in message <7ph5aa$tk$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > >All, > > > >I know this might be a very old debate, but will some kind > >soul give me a good excuse for not using onarchive. ... > > I need to convince others that > >point-in-time recovery is not worth the effort of using > >onarchive. > > Reasons for not using onarchive: > > 1. It's utter crap > 2. It doesn't offer point-in-time recovery. > > Neil Truby > Londis Stores > Hampton Hill, UK > > We've done point-in-time recovery with onarchive. -- Derek Runstadler Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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Clifton M. Bean — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

If my memory serves me correctly from my days at INFORMIX Tech Support, onarchive will continue to be part of the archive picture for some time to come. Reason: It is still the recommended archiving tool for Informix SAP customers. Take care. =============================================== Clifton M. Bean cmbean@msn.com SAP/Informix Database Administrator Informix Certified Database Specialist Informix 4GL-Certified Informix D4GL-Certified Tekmetrics Certified Informix DBA Tekmetrics Certified RDBMS Developer =============================================== Derek Runstadler <drunstad@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:7phqj7$fud$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > In article <7phgqs$s1o$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk>, > "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: > > > > Willem Roos wrote in message <7ph5aa$tk$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > > > >All, > > > > > >I know this might be a very old debate, but will some kind > > >soul give me a good excuse for not using onarchive. ... > > > I need to convince others that > > >point-in-time recovery is not worth the effort of using > > >onarchive. > > > > Reasons for not using onarchive: > > > > 1. It's utter crap > > 2. It doesn't offer point-in-time recovery. > > > > Neil Truby > > Londis Stores > > Hampton Hill, UK > > > > > We've done point-in-time recovery with onarchive. > -- > Derek Runstadler > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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

I only know of one Informix/SAP installation in the US that uses onarchive, and they may be using onbar by now. There may be a few others but they're very few and far between. Onarchive I believe is still supported, but not encouraged. Virtually everyone uses ontape or onbar. At this stage of the game, Willem, Onarchive is a criminally poor choice. Greg "Clifton M. Bean" wrote: > If my memory serves me correctly from my days at INFORMIX Tech Support, > onarchive will continue to be part of the archive picture for some time to > come. Reason: It is still the recommended archiving tool for Informix SAP > customers. > > Take care. > =============================================== > Clifton M. Bean cmbean@msn.com > SAP/Informix Database Administrator > Informix Certified Database Specialist > Informix 4GL-Certified > Informix D4GL-Certified > Tekmetrics Certified Informix DBA > Tekmetrics Certified RDBMS Developer > =============================================== > > Derek Runstadler <drunstad@my-deja.com> wrote in message > news:7phqj7$fud$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > > In article <7phgqs$s1o$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk>, > > "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > Willem Roos wrote in message <7ph5aa$tk$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > > > > > >All, > > > > > > > >I know this might be a very old debate, but will some kind > > > >soul give me a good excuse for not using onarchive. ... > > > > I need to convince others that > > > >point-in-time recovery is not worth the effort of using > > > >onarchive. > > > > > > Reasons for not using onarchive: > > > > > > 1. It's utter crap > > > 2. It doesn't offer point-in-time recovery. > > > > > > Neil Truby > > > Londis Stores > > > Hampton Hill, UK > > > > > > > > We've done point-in-time recovery with onarchive. > > -- > > Derek Runstadler > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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