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The informix version is 5.10UC5 --- Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: David Kulkarni <dnk61@yahoo.com> > > > >Thanks for the sarcasm, it did not help. Let me rephrase my question. > > > >How does one export a 32gig database on to a DLT drive that has a capacity > >of 20 gigs. All my > >previous efforts ended up in asking for a tape when 2 gigs of data was > >written to the tape. I > > Well, now. When you put it like that, it's a completely different issue. > > Informix version? > ontape/dbexport/onunload? > > >tried adding a zero to the command as some of you asked me to do, when I > >did that it complained > >that "Block size must be less than or equal to tape size". I want to know > >is there an OS > >limitation (HP-UX 10.20) or an Informix limitation that it will not write > >over 2 gig of data. > > > >TIA > >--- Carlos Benjamin <benj@firstlinux.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > >From: Carlos Benjamin <benj@firstlinux.net> > > > >> > > > >>--- David Kulkarni <dnk61@yahoo.com> > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> >I have been trying to export our database to a DLT tape drive, the > >data > > > >>base is 32 GIGs but after > > > >> >about an hour its asking me for next tape. The tape has a capacity > >of > > > >>19.5 gigs....can anybody > > > >> >tell me where I am going wrong. > > > >> > > > >>You're not putting in the next tape? > > > >> > > > >>There's a couple of problems I see here..... > > > >> > > > >>Your database is 32(BIG)GIGs > > > >>Your tape is only 19.5(little)gigs > > > >> > > > >>Trying to put all thos BIG GIGS into little gig holes will probably > >stretch > > > >>your tape all out of shape. Plus, there's more BIG GIGs in your > >database > > > >>than there are little gig spaces on the tape. Now, if you had it the > > > >>reverse, using little gigs on your database and BIG GIGs on your tape, > >you > > > >>might be able to cram two or three little gigs into each BIG GIG space > >on > > > >>the tape. But I don't have an answer for your particular situation. > > > > > > > >They say that for sarcasm to be at its most effective, it should > >lightly > > > >etch a phrase, not drip from every syllable. But I think you've just > >proven > > > >them wrong. > > > > > > Was I dripping? Sorry about the mess everyone..... > > > > > > > > > == > > > Maintainer of the procrastinator's FAQ. > > Well, maybe > > > tomorrow I will be. > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net > > > > > >===== > >David Kulkarni > >New York, NY 10021 > >email: dkulkarni@cgsh.com > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > ===== David Kulkarni New York, NY 10021 email: dkulkarni@cgsh.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/