There are various scripts in the IIUG software repository for using ontape
to disk, I have two variations of it and both work equally well.


Regards

Colin

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>From: "Superboer" <superboer7@t-online.de>
>To: informix-list@iiug.org
>Subject: Re: Ontape backup/restore to disk
>Date: 17 Jan 2007 00:50:27 -0800
>
>Yes this should be possible.
>
> > external tape device, I would like to back it up to disk (files).
>
>2 GB is the limit?? afaikr.
>There was a thing called techinfo which had an article about this
>using onbar
>called perceptual restore or something... contact TS they may be able
>to get you
>the article.
>
>Superboer.
>
>Dave schreef:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I would like to use the Informix ontape utility for both Level 0
> > backup/restore and transaction log backup/restore. Instead of using an
> > external tape device, I would like to back it up to disk (files).
> >
> > Currently we are running IDS 7.31 on Sun Solaris 9 servers.
> >
> > To go along with that, I would like to do a nightly ontape Level 0
> > backup to disk on "Server A". During the day, I would like to
> > continously backup the transaction logs to disk (different files) on
> > "Server A". Now, on "Server B", I would like to do a nightly restore
> > using the Level 0 backup files from "Server A" (obviously after "Server
> > A" has completed). Then using the transaction log files from "Server
> > A", continuously restore them on "Server B" during the day after they
> > get created from "Server A".
> >
> > I know that this is a homemade "High Availability" solution. Can it be
> > done and is there anyone that is currently doing this?
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated,
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Dave
> > In4MixDBA@gmail.com
>
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