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Informix backup fails.

Posted By: SACHIN SABLE
Date: Thursday, 7 February 2008, at 3:44 a.m.

Hi,

I am trying to take backup of my Informix database using the Onbar but the backup fails, I cheked the bar_act.log file I found the following :-

BACKUP & VERIFICATION
=====================
For IBM Informix Dynamic Server:

-b [-L <level>] [-w | -f <filename> | <spaces>] [-O]

-b -F

-b -l [-c | -C | -s] [-O]

-v [-w] [-p] [-t <time>] [-f <filename> | <spaces>]

-b backup

-c backup current logical log

-C continuous logical log backup

-f pathname of file containing list of storage spaces

-F fake backup

-l backup full logical logs (no spaces)

-L backup level: 0, 1, or 2, defaults to 0

-O override internal error checks - enforce policy strictly

-p backup spaces only (no logs)

-w whole system backup

-s salvage logs

-v verify consistency of most recent backups

<spaces> list of storage spaces to backup
2008-01-10 01:41:35 4888 4888 onbar usage

RESTORE
========
For IBM Informix Dynamic Server:

-r [-e] [-O] [-f <filename> | <spaces>]

-r [-e] [-t <time> | -n <log>] [-O]

-r -p [-e] [-t <time>] [-O] [-f <filename> | <spaces>]

-r -l [-t <time> | -n <log>]

-r -w [-e] [[-p] [ -t <time>] | -n <log>] [-O]

-RESTART

-r -rename -f <filename> [-w] [-p] [-t <time> | -n <log>]

[-f <filename> | <spaces>]

-r {-rename -p <old path> -o <old offset> -n <new path>

-o <new offset>...} [-w] [-p] [-t <time> | -n <log>]

[-f <filename> | <spaces>]

-e external restore

-f pathname of file containing list of storage spaces

-l logical log only restore (no spaces)

-n last logical log to restore

-O override internal error checks - enforce policy strictly

-p physical only restore (no logs)

-r restore

-t point in time to stop restore

-w whole system to restore

-RESTART restart an interrupted restore

<spaces> list of storage spaces to restore

-rename rename chunks during cold restore

With -rename option:

-rename -f <filename> pathname of file containing list of mapped

chunk pathnames and offsets

-p old pathname of chunk

-o old offset of chunk

-n new pathname of chunk

-o new offset of chunk
2008-01-10 01:41:35 4888 4888 d:\informix\prd\bin\onbar_d complete, returning 149 (0x95)
2008-01-10 01:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 02:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 02:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 03:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 03:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 04:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 04:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 05:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 05:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 06:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 06:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 07:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 07:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 08:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 08:59:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-10 09:29:03 792 792 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 13:19:18 4420 4420 d:\informix\prd\bin\onbar_d -b -L 0
2008-01-11 13:19:18 4420 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 13:19:20 4420 4420 Begin level 0 backup rootdbs.
2008-01-11 13:19:23 4420 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 13:31:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 14:01:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 14:31:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 15:01:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 15:31:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 16:01:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 16:31:18 4420 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 16:55:43 4420 4420 Completed level 0 backup rootdbs (Storage Manager copy ID: 37572 0).
2008-01-11 16:55:43 4480 4420 onbar_d -b logdbs
2008-01-11 16:55:43 4480 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:43 552 4420 onbar_d -b physdbs
2008-01-11 16:55:43 4232 4420 onbar_d -b psapclu
2008-01-11 16:55:43 552 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:43 4232 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4340 4420 onbar_d -b psapel620
2008-01-11 16:55:44 5068 4420 onbar_d -b psapbtab
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4340 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 5068 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4552 4420 onbar_d -b psappool
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4552 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 900 4420 onbar_d -b psapprot
2008-01-11 16:55:44 3528 4420 onbar_d -b psapsource
2008-01-11 16:55:44 900 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 3528 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4184 4420 onbar_d -b psapes620
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4632 4420 onbar_d -b psapload
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4656 4420 onbar_d -b psapel40b
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4248 4420 onbar_d -b psapes40b
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4564 4420 onbar_d -b psapuser1
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4184 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4632 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 1528 4420 onbar_d -b psapstab
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4248 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4656 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4564 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 1528 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 3308 4420 onbar_d -b psapdocu
2008-01-11 16:55:44 3308 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4620 4420 onbar_d -b psapddic
2008-01-11 16:55:44 4620 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4480 4420 Begin level 0 backup logdbs.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4232 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapclu.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 552 4420 Begin level 0 backup physdbs.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4248 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapes40b.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4656 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapel40b.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4564 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapuser1.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4632 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapload.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4340 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapel620.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 3528 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapsource.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 3308 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapdocu.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 900 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapprot.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4184 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapes620.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 5068 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapbtab.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 1528 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapstab.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4620 4420 Begin level 0 backup psapddic.
2008-01-11 16:55:56 4552 4420 Begin level 0 backup psappool.
2008-01-11 16:55:59 4232 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:01 4480 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:03 552 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:06 4248 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:08 4656 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:15 4564 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:17 4632 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:21 4184 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:24 900 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:30 3308 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:33 3528 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:35 4552 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:37 5068 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:40 1528 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:42 4620 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 16:56:44 4340 4420 Successfully connected to Storage Manager.
2008-01-11 17:07:43 4480 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:43 552 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:43 4232 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4340 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 5068 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4552 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 900 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 3528 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4656 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4184 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4248 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4632 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4564 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 1528 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 3308 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 4620 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.
2008-01-11 17:09:30 4248 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapes40b (Storage Manager copy ID: 37574 0).
2008-01-11 17:09:30 4564 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapuser1 (Storage Manager copy ID: 37576 0).
2008-01-11 17:09:30 4656 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapel40b (Storage Manager copy ID: 37575 0).
2008-01-11 17:09:31 4248 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:09:31 4564 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:09:31 4656 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:11:23 4232 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapclu (Storage Manager copy ID: 37573 0).
2008-01-11 17:11:23 552 4420 Completed level 0 backup physdbs (Storage Manager copy ID: 37577 0).
2008-01-11 17:11:23 4232 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:11:23 552 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:11:32 3308 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapdocu (Storage Manager copy ID: 37579 0).
2008-01-11 17:11:32 3308 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:12:56 4632 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapload (Storage Manager copy ID: 37580 0).
2008-01-11 17:12:56 4632 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:13:42 3528 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapsource (Storage Manager copy ID: 37582 0).
2008-01-11 17:13:42 3528 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:14:21 900 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapprot (Storage Manager copy ID: 37583 0).
2008-01-11 17:14:21 900 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:17:06 4620 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapddic (Storage Manager copy ID: 37581 0).
2008-01-11 17:17:06 4620 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:25:31 1528 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapstab (Storage Manager copy ID: 37586 0).
2008-01-11 17:25:31 1528 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:26:44 4552 4420 Completed level 0 backup psappool (Storage Manager copy ID: 37587 0).
2008-01-11 17:26:45 4552 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:27:15 4480 4420 Completed level 0 backup logdbs (Storage Manager copy ID: 37591 0).
2008-01-11 17:27:15 4480 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:28:45 4340 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapel620 (Storage Manager copy ID: 37590 0).
2008-01-11 17:28:46 4340 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:30:38 5068 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapbtab (Storage Manager copy ID: 37584 0).

2008-01-11 17:30:38 5068 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:34:28 4184 4420 Completed level 0 backup psapes620 (Storage Manager copy ID: 37578 0).

2008-01-11 16:55:44 4184 4420 BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE exceeded maximum allowed limit. Changing buffer size to 61440.
2008-01-11 17:07:44 3528 4420 Warning: BAR_TIMEOUT Storage Manager Progress may be stalled.2008-01-11 17:34:29 4184 4420 onbar_d complete, returning 0 (0x00)
2008-01-11 17:34:29 4420 4420 Unable to start the logical log backup: Log backup to device 'nul' not allowed
2008-01-11 17:34:35 4420 4420 d:\informix\prd\bin\onbar_d complete, returning 131 (0x83)

I change the parameter in onconfig file LTAPEDEV From NUL To \\.\Tape0 as I am taking a backup on Tape. But after changing this I am not able to start the database.
Server details are: - Os Windows 2000 Sap Kernel 6.40,IDS 9.40

Pl guide me to resolve this issue.

Thanks & Regards,
Sachin

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