Re: Initialization-Error

Posted in 2000

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Storage & Space Management

Obnoxio The Clown — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:54:21 BST — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> > >In article <39467458.46481616@bloomberg.net>, Art S. Kagel ><kagel@bloomberg.net> writes > >BTW: It is a bad idea to create cooked filesystem files in /dev. I >STRONGLY > >suggest that you create a directory under the informix home directory, >say > > Urrgh! *** Slap ** no! Steady on, mate. :-) > For some people this will be the same place as informix in installed. > I always keep it separate in case you decide to upgrade informix. > > Also what happens it you decide to move people home directory. E.g. > start using the Sun automounter for them?? On an HP box? :-) > I normally keep it under the directory for the application E.g. > > /myapp/devices And when you move that? :-p But broadly speaking, yes, I'm with you on this. Furthermore, if you're on a RAID, I install Informix and mount "/usr/chunks" or whatever onto the RAID, so that if your server crashes, you can just plug the RAID into another machine. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

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Art S. Kagel — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:44:50 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > From: David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> > > > >In article <39467458.46481616@bloomberg.net>, Art S. Kagel > ><kagel@bloomberg.net> writes > > >BTW: It is a bad idea to create cooked filesystem files in /dev. I > >STRONGLY > > >suggest that you create a directory under the informix home directory, > >say > > > > Urrgh! *** Slap ** no! > > Steady on, mate. :-) > > > For some people this will be the same place as informix in installed. > > I always keep it separate in case you decide to upgrade informix. > > > > Also what happens it you decide to move people home directory. E.g. > > start using the Sun automounter for them?? > > On an HP box? :-) > > > I normally keep it under the directory for the application E.g. > > > > /myapp/devices > > And when you move that? :-p > > But broadly speaking, yes, I'm with you on this. Furthermore, if you're on a > RAID, I install Informix and mount "/usr/chunks" or whatever onto the RAID, > so that if your server crashes, you can just plug the RAID into another > machine. What a GREAT idea! Hadn't thought of that one. To paraphrase Tweety: I like him he's devious! Art S. Kagel