3-60 IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide
If an Archive Terminates Prematurely
One Tape Drive
Ifonly one tape device is available to OnLine, you can take either one of two
actions:
■Leave OnLine processing suspended while the archive completes.
■Cancel the archive and try again later.
The archive messages display an estimate of how much of the archive is
complete, expressed as a percentage. If the archive is nearly complete, you
mightbe willing to hold up your users until the archive finishes. The archive
mighthang eventually; however, it is impossible to determine ahead of time
if this is the case.
Tocancel the archive, press the Interrupt key at the terminal dedicated to the
archiveprocess. By cancelling the archive, you free the tape device so that it
can be used to back up the full logical log files.
If an Archive Terminates PrematurelyIf an archive is cancelled or interrupted, there is a slight chance that the
archive progressed to the point where it can be considered complete.
UseDB-Monitor to determine if the archive must be redone. Select the Status
menu,Archive option. The screen display lists all completed archives. If the
archive just terminated is displayed on this screen, the tape output was
completed. Otherwise, you must redo the archive.