Re: Onconfig file parameters

Sometimes even the ontape parameters (TAPEDEV, LTAPEDEV, TAPESIZE, etc.) are not dynamic. What you can do is change a parameter in the onconfig file and then dump out the reserve page that holds the onconfig parameters with: oncheck -pP 1 1 Hope this suggestion helps. Brice Avila Minneapols, Minnesota "Harki Rehal" <hrehal@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<af759399c13639e1bbb4dade67f8111b@free.teranews.com>... > Do changes to config parameters in the onconfig file require reboots ? The > manual does not state which parameters are static ( no restart of informix) > and which parameters are dynamic ? > > For example what do I make of this description in the Administrators Manual: > > If you use the ontape utility, use the following parameters to describe your > > tape devices. > > Configuration > > Parameter Description > > TAPEDEV Specifies tape devices. > > TAPEBLK Specifies the block size of the tape device. > > TAPESIZE Specifies the maximum amount of data that should be written to > > each tape. > > LTAPEDEV Specifies tape devices. > > LTAPEBLK Specifies the block size of the tape device. > > LTAPESIZE Specifies the maximum amount of data that should be written to > > each tape.