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Backup and Restore GuideThe Informix® Backup and Restore Guide describes how to use the Informix® ON-Bar and ontape utilities to back up and restore database server data. These utilities enable you to recover your databases after data is lost or becomes corrupted due to hardware or software failure or accident.
ontape backup and restore system
Back up with ontape
Back up logical-log files with ontapeYou must only use ontape to back up logical-log files when you use ontape to make your backup tapes.
Before you back up the logical-log files

Before you back up the logical-log files

Before you back up the logical-log files, you need to understand the following issues:

Whether you need to back up the logical-log files
When you need to back up the logical-log files
Whether you want to perform an automatic or continuous backup

For more information about these issues, see Logical-log backup.

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