Informix - Problem description
Problem IT08009 | Status: Closed |
ONTAPE BACKUP TO REMOTE DEVICE FAILS WITH 'COMBINATION OF REMOTE TAPEDEV AND TAPESIZE 0 IS NOT ALLOWED' ALTHOUGH TAPESIZE IS NOT | |
product: | |
INFORMIX SERVER / 5725A3900 / C10 - IDS 12.10 | |
Problem description: | |
Starting with 12.10.xC5, even with TAPESIZE / LTAPESIZE not set to 0, you get the following error message when trying to backup remotely: Combination of remote TAPEDEV and TAPESIZE 0 is not allowed. or Combination of remote LTAPEDEV and LTAPESIZE 0 is not allowed. This applies to both storage space and logical log backups, if you specified a remote location for your onconfig parameter TAPEDEV / LTAPEDEV. | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Al users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Update to IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC6 * **************************************************************** | |
Local Fix: | |
A possible workaround for storage space backups is to specify the -t option with the ontape command, while setting TAPEDEV to a non remote location in the ONCONFIG. | |
Solution | |
Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC6 | |
Workaround | |
not known / see Local fix | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 30.03.2015 30.12.2015 30.12.2015 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
12.10.xC6 | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
12.10.xC5.W1 | |
12.10.xC6 |