Re: Onunload/onload to raw disk?

Art S. Kagel wrote in message <366701E1.1BBF@bloomberg.net>... >You could always point onunload to a softlink to the real raw device >then move the link to another disk when onunload asks for a new tape >to be mounted. > >Art S. Kagel Yes indeed. The point I was trying to make is that, since by implication the user must have enough disk space to take the entire unload, he might as well use an lvm to make the unload area large enough to take it in one hit. Neil

Please Note : There is a 2gb file size limit on most 32 bit operating systems. In the event of a problem will Informix support this as a method ? Regards Sean Neil Truby wrote: > > Art S. Kagel wrote in message <366701E1.1BBF@bloomberg.net>... > > >You could always point onunload to a softlink to the real raw device > >then move the link to another disk when onunload asks for a new tape > >to be mounted. > > > >Art S. Kagel > > Yes indeed. The point I was trying to make is that, since by implication > the user must have enough disk space to take the entire unload, he might as > well use an lvm to make the unload area large enough to take it in one hit. > > Neil -- ======================================================= //////////////// Sean P. Galvin ////////// // Senior Consultant ////// / /// Informix Software Ltd. ///// // //// //// // ///// Office: +353 (0) 21 511744 /// // ////// Home : +353 (0) 21 508265 // // /////// Mobile: +44 (0) 585 466408 / /////////// Email : sgalvi01@cork.cig.mot.com //////////////// WWW : http://www.informix.com