When doing a restore (cold or hot) with 'ontape -r' the system prompts with a question (see the transcript below), 'Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n): '.
1. What exactly the functionality of this back up the logs?
2. What does it mean choosing 'Yes' or 'No'?
3. How this is different from the next stage of restore of logical logs?
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ontape -r
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Continue restore? (y/n) y
Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n) y
Please mount tape 1 on /dev/ltapedev and press Return to continue.
Would you like to back up any of logs 31 - 32? (y/n) y
Logical logs 31 - 32 may be backed up.
Enter the id of the oldest log that you would like to backup? 31
Please label this tape as number 1 in the log tape sequence.
This tape contains the following logical logs:
31-32
Log salvage is complete, continuing restore of archive.
Restore a level 1 archive (y/N) y
Ready for level 1 tape
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Saradhi Motamarri
Researcher/ Independent Consultant
Sydney
(6143) 002-2130
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