IT08009: ONTAPE BACKUP TO REMOTE DEVICE FAILS WITH 'COMBINATION OF REMOTE TAPEDEV AND TAPESIZE 0 IS NOT ALLOWED' ALTHOUGH TAPESIZE IS NOT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Starting with 12.10.xC5, even with TAPESIZE / LTAPESIZE not set
  to 0,
  you get the following error message when trying to backup
  remotely:
  
  Combination of remote TAPEDEV and TAPESIZE 0 is not allowed.
  or
  Combination of remote LTAPEDEV and LTAPESIZE 0 is not allowed.
  
  This applies to both storage space and logical log backups,
  if you specified a remote location for your onconfig parameter
  TAPEDEV / LTAPEDEV.
  

Local fix

• A possible workaround for storage space backups is to specify
  the -t option with the ontape command,
  while setting TAPEDEV to a non remote location in the ONCONFIG.
  

Problem summary

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  * Update to IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC6                      *
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Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC6
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSY

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