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Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....

Posted By: Richard Snoke
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010, at 2:52 p.m.

In Response To: Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol.... (Art Kagel)

It's not RESTORE_FILTER "gunzip -c" ???? Inquiring minds.....

Dick Snoke
Executive IT Specialist
IBM Software Group - ChannelWorks

Tel: (404) 487-1595
Email: dsnoke@us.ibm.com

From:
"Art Kagel" <art.kagel@gmail.com>
To:
ids@iiug.org
Date:
01/22/10 02:13 PM
Subject:
Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol.... [18758]
Sent by:
ids-bounces@iiug.org

Have used gzip in BACKUP filter on several systems, including Solaris:

BACKUP_FILTER "gzip -c"

That's it. To restore just change it to:

BACKUP_FILTER "gunzip -c"

Art

Art S. Kagel
Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)

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On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:31 PM, LARRY SORENSEN <lsorensen25@msn.com>
wrote:

> I appreciate all of the comments on this topic, but I am still looking
for
> someone with experience using the BACKUP_FILTER for Informix on Solaris
10.
> I
> am not sure what the possible values for BAKUP_FILTER are. I would like
> some
> specific examples from people who may have done this in the past on
> Solaris.
>
> > To: ids@iiug.org
> > From: art.kagel@gmail.com
> > Subject: Re: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10 [18731]
> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:10:40 -0500
> >
> > Note that there is a outstanding bug that is not fixed until 11.50xC6
> (don't
> > think it has been backported to 11.10 or 10.00 yet) which causes
> archecker
> > to not be able to access any archive that was created with a
> BACKUP_FILTER.
> > You would have to manually 'unfilter' the file(s) before archecker
could
> > read them.
> >
> > Art
> >
> > Art S. Kagel
> > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> >
> > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > April 25-28, 2010
> > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > www.iiug.org/conf
> >
> > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own
opinions
> and
> > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any
> other
> > organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly,
or
> by
> > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other
individuals
> > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the

> > entities themselves.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:28 AM, LARRY SORENSEN <lsorensen25@msn.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > I appreciate the input that everyone has shared; however, I am
looking
> for
> > > specific examples from people running on Solaris 10 servers.
(onconfig
> > > parameters including BACKUP_FILTER, as well as actual
scripts/commands
> run)
> > > I
> > > am using ontape; however, I am sure that onbar commands will
translate
> > > across.
> > > I am not sure what is available on Solaris 10. I believer that I
have
> to
> > > have
> > > the encryption package installed, but beyond that, I am not sure how
to
> > > actual
> > > take advantage of it.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > > To: ids@iiug.org
> > > > From: art.kagel@gmail.com
> > > > Subject: Re: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10 [18703]
> > > > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:45:42 -0500
> > > >
> > > > VERSION INFORMATION - PLEASE? Encryption is possible in ontape and

> onbar
> > > > for IDS versions 10.00 and later. The documentation is in the
Backup
> and
> > > > Restore Guide manual which is part of the IDS documentation set. I
do
> not
> > > > believe that onunload/onload support encryption directly, you
would
> have
> > > to
> > > > encrypt the output files after running onunload or decrypt the
file
> > > before
> > > > running onload.
> > > >
> > > > Art
> > > >
> > > > Art S. Kagel
> > > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > > > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> > > >
> > > > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > > > April 25-28, 2010
> > > > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > > > www.iiug.org/conf
> > > >
> > > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own
> opinions
> > > and
> > > > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor
any
> > > other
> > > > organization with which I am associated either explicitly,
> implicitly,
> or
> > > by
> > > > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other
> individuals
> > > > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of

> the
> > > > entities themselves.
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 3:01 PM, LARRY SORENSEN
<lsorensen25@msn.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am having a hard time researching what is available for
> encryption
> > > for
> > > > > the
> > > > > "ontape" and "onunload" utilities, if anything. Can anyone tell
me
> if
> > > > > encryption is available for the above two utilities and tell me
the
> > > syntax
> > > > > and/or point me in the right direction for documentation on the
> > > utilities?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > Larry
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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Messages In This Thread

• RE: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
  LARRY SORENSEN -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 3:01 p.m.
  • RE: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
    Richard Snoke -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 4:28 p.m.
  • Re: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
    Art Kagel -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 4:45 p.m.
    • RE: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
      LARRY SORENSEN -- Thursday, 21 January 2010, at 11:28 a.m.
      • Re: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
        Art Kagel -- Thursday, 21 January 2010, at 12:10 p.m.
        • RE: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris
          LARRY SORENSEN -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 1:31 p.m.
          • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
            Art Kagel -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 2:13 p.m.
            • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
              Richard Snoke -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 2:52 p.m.
              • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
                Art Kagel -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 3:56 p.m.
                • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
                  MURALI PAZHAYANNUR -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 4:20 p.m.
                  • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
                    Art Kagel -- Friday, 22 January 2010, at 4:35 p.m.
                • Re: ontape encryption for IDS 11.50.FC5 on Sol....
                  rroussey@comcast.net -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 2:37 p.m.

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