Re: Startup of informix 7.2 database fails - Physical log

The Big Potatoe <JJ@Nospam.Notthere.Co.Uk> wrote in message news:<3ECFFACA.3090408@Nospam.Notthere.Co.Uk>... > Oh dear, I think that someone did an oninit -i on this system. > > oninit -i would explain the current state. Ah. That WOULD explain it... So, how does one restore? (I have a pair of tapes labelled: ontape -s -L 0 (1 of 2) and (2 of 2)) ontape -r? <snipped> > I would suggest you go through the online.log (i.e. MSGPATH) and look > for the entries between 15:15 and 15:20 on the 20th of May and see if > you can find "Complete disk initialised" anywhere there. > > Then go to the cupboard with the backup tapes in. > > Mashed matey. I certainly am. Why to people insist on keeping loaded guns around? ;) Thanks, GW