Re: How do I move an OnLine v5 dbspace to another drive?

Use dd to copy the data from the old chunk to the new chunk. This works if you had used symbolic links instead of actual device names and if the 2 chunks are EXACTLY the same size. Rgds Alvin In article <339683C5.5C49@sni.de>, schmidtpott.pad@sni.de wrote: >Andy Lennard wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> In the dim/distant past I installed a v5 system, and now it has outgrown >> its disk (about 1.5Gb). Rather than add to it, I'd like to move it to >> another drive, but; >> 1) I was foolish and put the real path, rather than a link, into >> tbconfig, >> 2) the dbspace now contains about 300 databases!, >> 3) I'd like to mirror it too. >> >> What would be my best route? Any help gratefully accepted. >> >> -- >> Andy Lennard > >Andy, > >first save the databases in the dbspace with tbunload. Create the new >chunks and mirror chunks and create links to these devices ;-). Add the >new dbspaces. Drop the databases and the old dbspace. Restore the >databases with tbload. > >Tschuess, >Dirk >-- >--------------------------------------------------- >Dirk Schmidtpott S I E M E N S >EMail: schmidtpott.pad@sni.de ============= >Phone: 0049-5251-8-14922 N I X D O R F >Fax : 0049-5251-8-27905 > >The above statements and opinions are my own and do >not necessarily represent those of my employer. >--------------------------------------------------- -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Alvin Koh <AlvinKoh@WriteMe.COM> ...Today's dreamers are tomorrow's achievers....ZZZZZZZZZZZ.... ($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)-($$$)