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Configuring Informix Log Backups

You must configure both TAPEDEV and LTAPEDEV to a value other than the default value of /dev/null for Informix backups and restores to work.

Procedure

1. Edit the following file :

   #vi $INFORMIXDIR/etc/onconfig

2. Change the location in TAPEDEV and LTAPEDEV parameters from /dev/null on Unix computers and NUL on Windows computers to any  non-existing directory to which you as an Informix user have full access rights to perform log backups.

   Example:

   UNIX

   TAPEDEV /dev/null
   LTAPEDEV /dev/null

   Change to:

   TAPEDEV /dev/tmp0
   LTAPEDEV /dev/tmp1

   Windows

   LTAPEDEV NUL
   Change to:

   LTAPEDEV C:\Program Files\IBM\Informix\tape1

3. Start a full backup.

Last modified: 3/1/2018 7:57:37 PM