Ontape restore using gunzip

Hello all, HPUX11.11 IDS9.40FC3 I have created a level 0 archive to disc using gzip via a piped file. I have changed the onconfig to include the piped file /tmp/backup and run ontape -s -L 0 with cat /tmp/backup | gzip -c /backupdir/backup.dat running on another screen. All works fine and dandy. The backup completes without any errors. Now however I wish to restore the database so here is what I am trying.... gunzip -c /backupdir/backup.dat > /tmp/backup then on the other screen.... ontape -r All appears fine,,,but nothing is happening?!?! I confirm to continue the restore and answer no for backing up the logical logs.....but it just seems to hang....when I go into the screen with the unzip it has finished (i.e. is back to the prompt) What am I doing wrong fellas? Thanks in advance.

howie.lfc@googlemail.com wrote: > Hello all, > > HPUX11.11 > IDS9.40FC3 > > I have created a level 0 archive to disc using gzip via a piped file. > > I have changed the onconfig to include the piped file /tmp/backup and > run ontape -s -L 0 with > cat /tmp/backup | gzip -c /backupdir/backup.dat running on another > screen. > > All works fine and dandy. The backup completes without any errors. > > Now however I wish to restore the database so here is what I am > trying.... > > gunzip -c /backupdir/backup.dat > /tmp/backup then on the other > screen.... > > ontape -r> > All appears fine,,,but nothing is happening?!?! I confirm to continue > the restore and answer no for backing up the logical logs.....but it > just seems to hang....when I go into the screen with the unzip it has > finished (i.e. is back to the prompt) > > What am I doing wrong fellas? > > Thanks in advance. The engine thinks it is a TAPEDEV, so has "rewound" and "closed" the pipe. Just do the gunzip -c /backupdir/backup.dat > /tmp/backup on the screen where it finished