You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

Don't look in ph_taks (those entries likely are for some sensors you've asked HQ to configure?), look in command_history table instead.

Or re-run the statement with 'task' instead of 'admin'.

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

Here the record.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra
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Teléfonos y Fax: +(591)(2) 2916983 / 2916984
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Don't look in ph_taks (those entries likely are for some sensors you've asked HQ to configure?), look in command_history table instead.

Or re-run the statement with 'task' instead of 'admin'.

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

Don't look in ph_taks (those entries likely are for some sensors you've asked HQ to configure?), look in command_history table instead.

Or re-run the statement with 'task' instead of 'admin'.

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

Don't look in ph_taks (those entries likely are for some sensors you've asked HQ to configure?), look in command_history table instead.

Or re-run the statement with 'task' instead of 'admin'.

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?

You posted this setting

INFORMIXDIR /home/informix

What is the ONCONFIG setting?
(It would seem like you set ONCONFIG to /home/informix too, rather than to the name of your onconfig file.)

The file ultimately being used will be:

$INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

HTH,
 Andreas

Interesting find!

Yes, you're right, if ONCONFIG env var isn't set, "onconfig" would be assumed, but apparently not in all places.
Also interesting that 'onstat -g env' hides the fact that ONCONFIG actually isn't set.

Don't look in ph_taks (those entries likely are for some sensors you've asked HQ to configure?), look in command_history table instead.

Or re-run the statement with 'task' instead of 'admin'.

Informix is the only thing.

Running execute function admin

Nothing happened

The ph_task file has:

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

Looking good, all there that we'd expect (how else would this server run?)

So, to get HQ out of the picture, would the following work or run onto same problem:

echo "execute function admin('ontape archive directory level 0', '/backup/data', '32');" | dbaccess sysadmin

Strange.

Can you post an 'onstat -g env' output from the server?

Hi Andreas.

When it is manual, it works. Because it is using TAPEDEV parameter from onconfig.

When using HQ I'm getting this warning in the LOG backup.

So, if I try execute task, same thing.

Thanks.

--

Luis Panozzo Saavedra

I think I'm not quite getting what you're doing:

- a manual ontape backup works - so server environment shouldn't be an issue.

- ontape (?) backup through HQ, connected to same server --- throws said warnings, how, where?

So the Informix server software is installed under /home/informix?  Which I'd not consider ideal, esp. if this really is user informix' $HOME, but be it so.
And this instance's configuration file is /home/informix/etc/onconfig?