Using relative path for dbspaces?

Hoping to get some opinions and issues, if any, on utilizing a relative path for dbspaces. We are running an IDS7.30FC8 engine on Digital UNIX 4.0D. Current root dbspace is as follows: /prod/informix/links/rootdbs (This is a symbolic link to /dev/rz9c) Proposed relative path idea: cd /prod/informix/links (This is where we would need to be when starting engine (oninit -v), and/or adding spaces (onspaces)) ./rootdbs (This is still the same link) This would allow us to utilize a level 0 archive/restore between two different instances on the same physical UNIX machine. TIA, John E. Porcello, Jr., ICP, MCSE Corporate DBA Kaman Corporation jep-corp@kaman.com My views and opinions may not reflect those of Kaman Corporation.

Informix does not allow relative paths in the onspaces command (or the equivalent in onmonitor). Rudy "Porcello, John" wrote: > Hoping to get some opinions and issues, if any, on utilizing a relative path > for dbspaces. We are running an IDS7.30FC8 engine on Digital UNIX 4.0D. > > Current root dbspace is as follows: > /prod/informix/links/rootdbs (This is a symbolic link to /dev/rz9c) > > Proposed relative path idea: > cd /prod/informix/links (This is where we would need to be when starting > engine (oninit -v), and/or adding spaces (onspaces)) > ./rootdbs (This is still the same link) > > This would allow us to utilize a level 0 archive/restore between two > different instances on the same physical UNIX machine. > > TIA, > John E. Porcello, Jr., ICP, MCSE > Corporate DBA > Kaman Corporation > jep-corp@kaman.com > > My views and opinions may not reflect those of Kaman Corporation.

Informix locates the rootdbs based on an entry in the onconfig file at startup. The rootdbs has the names of the other devices assigned to the database. If the alternate environments are on the same machine using the same link names they both could not be active at once. You could switch environments by renaming the links to point to the drives you want to use. If yo do indeed find a way to do both at once on the system host, please tell us how you did it. Regards, Gene Rudy Fernandes wrote: > Informix does not allow relative paths in the onspaces command (or the > equivalent in onmonitor). > > Rudy > > "Porcello, John" wrote: > > > Hoping to get some opinions and issues, if any, on utilizing a relative path > > for dbspaces. We are running an IDS7.30FC8 engine on Digital UNIX 4.0D. > > > > Current root dbspace is as follows: > > /prod/informix/links/rootdbs (This is a symbolic link to /dev/rz9c) > > > > Proposed relative path idea: > > cd /prod/informix/links (This is where we would need to be when starting > > engine (oninit -v), and/or adding spaces (onspaces)) > > ./rootdbs (This is still the same link) > > > > This would allow us to utilize a level 0 archive/restore between two > > different instances on the same physical UNIX machine. > > > > TIA, > > John E. Porcello, Jr., ICP, MCSE > > Corporate DBA > > Kaman Corporation > > jep-corp@kaman.com > > > > My views and opinions may not reflect those of Kaman Corporation.