Re: ISM default device

First, when I answered I had no idea of what platform you're on, so I just took a look on my laptop running IDS on windows. Well, the ism_startup script on AIX is quite different, but here's my findings: I may be that the ism_startup script has been changed from IDS 9.30 to IDS 9.40, but 9.40 is what I have access to on AIX at the moment. In my AIX ism_startup script (IDS 9.40) line 441 comment: # Initialize default file type devices If you have another version line numbers may vary a bit. Line 444: if [[ "$2" = "-dev" ]] This means: Only if the script was started as "ism_startup -init -dev" create a default device. Maybe your script does not containt this test for argument #2. Line 457: if [[ ! -d $INFORMIXDIR/ism/devices ]] this tests for the existence of the devices directory. If not found then create the directory (line 459 ff) and create the default ISMdata device in line 504: ism_add -device $INFORMIXDIR/ism/devices/spaces -type file If the "ism" directory is already there "ism_startup -init" does not do anything. regards Claus malcolm wrote: > Claus, > Thanks for that. I had indeed been looking at ism_startup as a > script, and guess what, in both IDS 9.30.FC7 and IDS 9.40.UC3 running > on AIX 5. And on both platforms I have discovered that there is no > mention of do_dev. I used search capabilities of vi and grep to look > for it. > > If you want to contact me directly about this it is probably better to > contact me on mweallans@panacea.co.uk > > I tried to contact you offline but the message was bounced. > > regards > > Malcolm > > Claus Samuelsen <csa@eye-bee-em.com> wrote in message news:<41505c71$0$39260$14726298@news.sunsite.dk>... > >>malcolm weallans wrote: >> >>>I am intrigued by the default device that is added by >>>ISM when the ism_startup command is run. >>> >>>I have established that if there are no devices set up >>>when ism_startup is run then a default device is >>>created by the ism_startup command. I have also >>>established that if there are 4 devices already setup >>>then this default device is not added. >>> >>>Where can I find the details of the default device >>>that is added? Or alternatively, can I stop the >>>default device being added. >> >>Easily, ism_startup is a script, look for do_dev >> >> >>>I am toying with the concept of always having 4 >>>devices set up and removing devices whenever I want to >>>run ISM. But this does seem to be the wrong way >>>round. >>> >>>regards >>> >>>Malcolm >>>sending to informix-list