Windows NT to True64 Unix
Daniel Willems, migrating Baan on Informix 7.30 from Windows NT to Unix (7.31), asked if an ontape archive could be restored on Unix. John Carlson and Noel Griffin said no: ontape works only on the same OS and version. Noel advised dbexport/dbimport, then update statistics (high if OPTCOMPIND=2). Jonathan Stowe agreed, noting it could go via tape.
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Hello,
We're forced to migrate from NT to Unix.
We're using (BaaN IVc3 and) Informix 7.30tc7 and go to 7.31 under Unix.
If we use ontape -s ... (Windows NT) can we do an ontape -r (Unix) ?
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Daniel Willems wrote:
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> Hello,
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> We're forced to migrate from NT to Unix.
> We're using (BaaN IVc3 and) Informix 7.30tc7 and go to 7.31 under Unix.
>
> If we use ontape -s ... (Windows NT) can we do an ontape -r (Unix) ?
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No, I'd doubt it. You can only do ontape archive / restores between the
same OS and the same Informix revision level.
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John Carlson
Informix DBA
WHSmith USA
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Hi Daniel
No You cannot use 'ontape' to migrate from one platform to another. Use
'dbexport/dbimport' and then run 'update statistics' ('high' if you use
OPTCOMPIND=2).
Regards
NOEL M GRIFFIN
INFORMIX PARTNER IRELAND
Daniel Willems <spamwillemsspam@soudal.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> We're forced to migrate from NT to Unix.
> We're using (BaaN IVc3 and) Informix 7.30tc7 and go to 7.31 under Unix.
>
> If we use ontape -s ... (Windows NT) can we do an ontape -r (Unix) ?
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On Thu, 18 May 2000 12:26:53 +0200 Daniel Willems wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We're forced to migrate from NT to Unix.
Congratulations !
> We're using (BaaN IVc3 and) Informix 7.30tc7 and go to 7.31 under Unix.
>
> If we use ontape -s ... (Windows NT) can we do an ontape -r (Unix) ?
>
You will need to be using dbexport on the one machine and dbimport on the
other - you should be able to do this straight to and from a tape.
/J\\
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