Thank you very much for your response Gustavo! Much appreciated!

For the version of Informix we are using (8.21.UD3) LTAPDEV is no longer a
supported config parm.

I have the ALARMPROGRAM set accordingly for this version
(/apps/informix/current/etc/onsyslog.sh).

Our issue is that Informix seems to be backing up the logical logs, but there is
no way to configure where the logs go! We can see in the online log that they
are backing up, but they seem to be going to never-never land.

Here is an extract from the online log reflecting logical logs across co-servers
successfully being backed up:

[05] 15:39:19 Logical Log 5:3 - Backup Started
[02] 15:39:19 Logical Log 2:3 - Backup Started
[03] 15:39:19 Logical Log 3:3 - Backup Started
[06] 15:39:19 Logical Log 6:3 - Backup Started
[04] 15:39:19 Logical Log 4:3 - Backup Started
[04] 15:39:19 Logical Log 3 Complete.
[06] 15:39:19 Logical Log 3 Complete.
[03] 15:39:19 Logical Log 3 Complete.
[02] 15:39:19 Logical Log 3 Complete.
[05] 15:39:20 Logical Log 3 Complete.
[04] 15:40:05 Logical Log 3 - Backup Completed
[02] 15:40:15 Logical Log 3 - Backup Completed
[06] 15:40:18 Logical Log 3 - Backup Completed
[03] 15:40:23 Logical Log 3 - Backup Completed
[05] 15:40:48 Logical Log 3 - Backup Completed

Does anyone know where they get back up to?

Do we need to configure ISM to back up the logs and then use Veritas to sweep
from there???

Thanks in advance!

--Janis



From: Gustavo Chaves <gustavo AT cpqd.com DOT br> on 01/26/2001 06:51 PM

To:   Janis Cichon/National/Hewitt Associates@Hewitt Associates NA
cc:   veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Client:
Subject:  Re: [Veritas-bu] Informix Version 8.21/8.3 on Solaris 2.7 using
      NetBackup 3.4



>>>>> "Janis" == Janis Cichon <jlcichon AT hewitt DOT com> writes:

  Janis> We are trying to use NetBackup 3.4 running on Solaris 2.7
  Janis> running Informix version 8.21.UD3 (also testing on
  Janis> 8.31.uc1d1).

I'm running NBU 3.2 on Solaris 2.6 with Informix 7.31.UC4.

  Janis> Can anyone provide input on how to back up the logical logs
  Janis> using NetBackup? Is there something in the onconfig file for
  Janis> this? We need to be able to tell NetBackup where to find the
  Janis> logical logs.

  Janis> If we put in the LTAPEDEV parm and bring the instance up, we
  Janis> get the message that this is not supported.

The logical logs backups are invoked automatically by Informix.  In
the onconfig file you have to define the ALARMPROGRAM variable to the
name of a script that will invoke the command 'onbar -l'.  This way,
whenever a log becomes full, this script will be called to back it up.

As for the LTAPEDEV variable, in our onconfig it's set to the name of
an unexistant file (/dont/exist, to be specific).  I don't remember
now where I read about it, but I'm sure it's documented somewhere that
it should be that way.  (Bear in mind that I'm not using the same
Informix version, so this may not be legal anymore.)

The NBU informix class that you defined for the backups must have a
Default-Policy type of schedule, preferably one having 24 hours a day
of backup windows so that no logical backup will be forbiden.  Note
that you do not control when they're going to happen.  It all depends
on the rate a which the logs are consumed.

Hope it helps.

Gustavo.