Ladies and Gentlemen: RE: TurboStore problem - I just want to confirm that what I told my boss is correct. Can you please tell me whether I'm right or wrong? Many thanks, denise > FYI - > > I checked our fullbkup store options. We are using "ONLINE", but without > an option of "START" or "END". According to the Manual: > > If no parameters are specified for ONLINE, the sync point automatically > occurs at the beginning of the backup, and an online backup is performed > where all files must be closed for write access at that time." > > The initiation of a 7x24 true-online backup with a logically consistent > sync point is controlled by the START or END parameter with the ONLINE > option. Backups created with the START parameter have the sync point at > the beginning of the backup. Backups created with the END parameter have > the sync point at the end of the backup. > > If I'm reading this correctly, we're fine, as the files are closed prior > to backup. Your opinion would be appreciated... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Goetz Neumann [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [HP3000-L] Important notice for HP TurboStore customers > > I posted this through our newsserver over 24 hours ago, but > it has not reached the archives @raven nor groups.google.com. > > Sorry, when HP's newsserver will eventually catchup and you > may get a duplicate message. > > Goetz. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Important notice for HP TurboStore customers > > > Dear HP TurboStore customer, > > > HP has recently learned about a problem in our > TurboStore product, which can affect your ability > to successfully recover certain files from a backup. > > This problem has been fixed with a new patch MPELXR9, > which is available in the following versions: > > MPELXR9-A for MPE/iX 6.5 > MPELXR9-B for MPE/iX 7.0 > > Systems on MPE/iX 6.0 are not affected by this problem. > > This patch has been intensively and successfully tested > inhouse and at several beta sites, and is now available > as general release patch from your Response Center and > the ITRC. > > Technical details about the circumstances of this problem > are appended to this message. To avoid this problem, HP > recommends you to install this patch at your earliest > convenient time. > > If you have any archive or off-site critical backups which > were created using online=start you should consider > re-creating them once the patch is installed. > > Please contact your HP Response Center, if you have > any additional questions. > > > ********************************************************************* > TurboStore ONLINE=START silently fails to backup files on 6.5 and 7.0 > > TurboStore silently fails to backup data for certain files > under the following combined circumstances: > > - STORE with ;ONLINE=START option only > - Files which are not attached to Transaction Manager > (TurboImage databases, KSAMXL, KSAM64 and user XM attached > files not affected; Allbase/SQL DBE's are not attached > to transaction manager and may therefore be affected) > - Files that are NOT large files (Files whose maximum possible > size is less than 4Gb) > - Files must be open during the sync point > - Files must be closed (by all processes) between the > end of sync point and the point where they are written > onto the media > > If these conditions match, then TurboStore will only write the > file label onto the backup media, but no data contents are stored. > > No error message is generated in the STORE listing. > ********************************************************************* > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *