Re: Automated Continuous Log Backups?

Simmons, Keith wrote: > Toby > > If I understand correctly you are using ontape -c to backup tapes to disk? > This won't work as each time a log is backed up it will overwrite the disk file, > ontape -c only works to a 'no rewind' tape device. Not sure about ontape -a Wrong Keith. Ontape ONLY works correctly with REWIND devices, though of all of the ontape modes the -c mode is the only one that will actually do what it's supposed to do if you do give it a norewind device. Ontape -c works just fine with disk files, you just have to manually rename the file and touch a new one when it fills the file and prompts for a new 'tape'. Personally I prefer using the ALARMPROGRAM to run ontape -a when a log fills and archive that to disk. I've posted our methods many times so ... and my eventalarm.c program supports this kind of logical log archiving. Art S. Kagel