Fw: duplicating a database

> web_djs wrote: > > >I'd like to make an exact copy of my current database and rename it to > >something else. How do I do this? > > Are you using relative pathnames for the chunks [onstat -d will show pathnames that start with a "."]...if so, Shutdown the instance -OR- use onmode -c block to start and onmode -c unblock at the end to suspend activity on the server. copy the chunks somewhere else [if using onmode you can unblock after this step], copy the onconfig file and edit the ROOTPATH appropriately, change the SERVERNAME and SERVERALIASES, make appropriate entries in your sqlhosts file Bring up new instance. Mark sending to informix-list