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HPUX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 upgrade and device name chan

Posted in 2007

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Storage & Space Management, Platform-Specific Issues

Alex DeWolf — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hello all: We are doing an HP-UX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 (11.11 to 11.23) upgrade and we are running Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.HC3. We currently have the Informix devices this way: lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 18 2006 data1dbsa -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbsa lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 llogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rllogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 plogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rplogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 rootdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 rootdbsM -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbsM lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp2dbs Will the /dev filenames change? Thanks Alex DeWolf UNIX/Informix Administrator City Of Chula Vista

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Clifton Bean — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Some OS upgrades will reset the contents of /dev. It would be a good idea to save off the information necessary to reestablish the disk partitions and the links. Perform a level 0 backup to disk if at possible (to stave off those nasty tape errors) just in case. Of course, contacting your vendor and discussing this issue with them might not be a bad idea either :) Take care. Clifton M. Bean Informix DBA / AIX System Admin Currency Technics & Metrics Phone: (972) 812-1411 x244 -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Alex DeWolf Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:17 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: HPUX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 upgrade and device name .... [10154] Hello all: We are doing an HP-UX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 (11.11 to 11.23) upgrade and we are running Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.HC3. We currently have the Informix devices this way: lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 18 2006 data1dbsa -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbsa lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 llogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rllogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 plogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rplogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 rootdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 rootdbsM -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbsM lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp2dbs Will the /dev filenames change? Thanks Alex DeWolf UNIX/Informix Administrator City Of Chula Vista **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Alex DeWolf — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Thanks Clif. Alex DeWolf UNIX/Informix Administrator City Of Chula Vista -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Clifton Bean Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:00 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: HPUX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 upgrade and device n.... [10156] Some OS upgrades will reset the contents of /dev. It would be a good idea to save off the information necessary to reestablish the disk partitions and the links. Perform a level 0 backup to disk if at possible (to stave off those nasty tape errors) just in case. Of course, contacting your vendor and discussing this issue with them might not be a bad idea either :) Take care. Clifton M. Bean Informix DBA / AIX System Admin Currency Technics & Metrics Phone: (972) 812-1411 x244 -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Alex DeWolf Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:17 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: HPUX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 upgrade and device name .... [10154] Hello all: We are doing an HP-UX 11i.V1 to 11i.V3 (11.11 to 11.23) upgrade and we are running Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.HC3. We currently have the Informix devices this way: lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 18 2006 data1dbsa -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata1dbsa lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 data2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rdata2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 image2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rimage2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Apr 18 2006 index2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rindex2dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 llogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rllogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 plogdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rplogdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Apr 18 2006 rootdbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 rootdbsM -> /dev/vgemc01/rrootdbsM lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp1dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp1dbs lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 22 Apr 18 2006 temp2dbs -> /dev/vgemc01/rtemp2dbs Will the /dev filenames change? Thanks Alex DeWolf UNIX/Informix Administrator City Of Chula Vista **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.