Re: Emergemcy Chunks Offline - tbzero utility (fwd)
Posted in 1995
> jaegerwl@wckn.dorm.clarkson.edu wrote: > > I called Informix and they said that they could give me access to the chunk on > that disk, but they would need to dialin to the server. That might be great > for most people, but this server happens to contain sensitive government data > which Informix personnel are by no means authorized to access. Chill!!!!! I'm sure that the last thing a dial up engineer wants to do is read some boaring data on how to screw the american public over! I can just see the queries run against this database..... "let's see..... if i raise taxes on the poorest 95% of the country i can give the richest 1% a tax break and leave the other 4% to wonder if they are middle class." > > Informix was unwilling to provide the utility (presumably tbzero) to > restore access to the affected chunk, and instead said that the only recourse > was to restore from backup. Great...and since tbtape hadn't completed > its backup before Online paniced, killed the backup, and downed the chunked, > I don't have a 100% backup. Thanks for the help, Informix...glad to see > you're earning the dollars paid for the maintenance contract. > > If anyone happens to have, or know where the PD-tbzero-type program is > located, could you please let me know? I'd really appreciate it! I am very happy with the tech support i get. -- Dave Proksch - DBA - ValueRx - Phone: (810) 333-8622 Fax: (810) 253-6510 email: dproksch@vrx.vhi.com snail mail: 1825 South Woodward Suite 200 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 USA #include <std_disclaimer.h>