Re: Tb(On)Tape to Disk for Backups?

David_Nguyen@PWSLMA.PRICE_WATERHOUSE.notes.pw.com writes: -> ->You can use any device in the TAPEDEV parameter. ->UNIX treats all devices as files. You might need to ->'touch' the TAPEDEV as Informix needs this to exists. ->We do backups to disk regularly. If your database ->is small enough, you can perform a level-0 backup to ->disk and do an OS backup. You can even compress ->the archive to save space. There are OS backup tools ->out there that are faster than 'ontape'. I hate to keep repeating myself, but ... INFORMIX TECH SUPPORT IS NOT PERMITTED TO HELP YOU IF YOU HAVE A BACKUP/ RESTORE PROBLEM AND YOU ARE WRITING TO AN UNSUPPORTED DEVICE. A DISK IS AN UNSUPPORTED DEVICE IN THE ontape COMMAND! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Regards, - Cathy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cathy Kipp e-mail: ckipp@vth1.vth.colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-1294 Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-1205