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Re: Data migration (2)

Posted in 2000

Topics: Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: jimm@burton.com > >I am going to move a 300G+ Informix database from one system to another, >and due to several constraints (that I am not pleased about but must >deal with), I am thinking of doing a dd copy from one set of disks to >another. Has anyone ever done this before and survived? Why not set the two machines up and do remote inserts across a network connection? _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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jgmerritt@my-deja.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Do you have any references that I can read up on this and establish a procedure for? Are you talking about a dbexport/dbinport? In article <907vfg$kdb$1@news.xmission.com>, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: jimm@burton.com > > > >I am going to move a 300G+ Informix database from one system to another, > >and due to several constraints (that I am not pleased about but must > >deal with), I am thinking of doing a dd copy from one set of disks to > >another. Has anyone ever done this before and survived? > > Why not set the two machines up and do remote inserts across a network > connection? > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.