Re: Moving SE Database

Posted in 1998

Stefan Weideneder — Tue, 25 Aug 1998 22:31:26 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Axel Sander wrote: > > Hi all, > I'm going to move an Informix SE 5.0 database to a new partition > (SunOS on a Sparc). I'm doing this the first time, so I read the > manuals and figured out I have to create a new directory, copy all > files, set my new INFORMIXDIR and run a 'start database with log in > newdirectory'. Is this correct (and complete)? Can I move my database > this way or have I to build the complete database and wait for > unload/load? > > THX Axel Hi, I think there's no need to set INFORMIXDIR again, because your Informix installation directory will not be changed. Indeed you need not unload/load the tables. Simply copy the files. Possibly it is a good idea to add the path of the directory ( the one where you will create the new database directory ) to the environment variable DBPATH. Bye -- Stefan Weideneder