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ONTAPE Restore to Different Instance - Same Host

Posted in 2008

Topics: Backup & Restore, Storage & Space Management, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues

CYNTHIA SCOTT — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

IDS Friends, I am attempting to perform an ontape restore from one instance on a server to another identical instance I created on the same server. The chunks are named and sized exactly the same for instance1 and instance2, but since they are on the same server, the chunks are linked to two different directories. When I start the restore, I get a path error to the rootdbs (below). Physical restore failed - ONCONFIG ROOTPATH: '/COSCSS/rootdbs' differs from archive: '/CSS/rootdbs' Correct ONCONFIG before restoring this archive. Normally, we perform restores/refreshes from one server to a different server and keep the link directory names the same, so it has not been an issue previously. I tried using the -rename -f <filename> method to rename all the chunks from one directory to the other. The file has all the devices renamed like the line below. /CSS/rootdbs 0 /COSCSS/rootdbs 0 . . . However, I still receive the error. Is this impossible to do or is there a way to get ontape to restore to another location on the same server? We are using: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4 in a Sun Solaris 10 environment. Thank You for any suggestions.

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Jeff Filippi — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Cynthia, For the instance that you are restoring to make the ROOTPATH the same as the source instance and use the -rename -f {filename}. Jeff Jeffrey J. Filippi Integrated Data Consulting, LLC 104 Cottonwood Dr. Streamwood, IL 60107 630-842-3608 630-497-1762 (Fax) jeff.filippi@itdataconsulting.com www.itdataconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of CYNTHIA SCOTT Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 7:53 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: ONTAPE Restore to Different Instance - Same Host [11462] IDS Friends, I am attempting to perform an ontape restore from one instance on a server to another identical instance I created on the same server. The chunks are named and sized exactly the same for instance1 and instance2, but since they are on the same server, the chunks are linked to two different directories. When I start the restore, I get a path error to the rootdbs (below). Physical restore failed - ONCONFIG ROOTPATH: '/COSCSS/rootdbs' differs from archive: '/CSS/rootdbs' Correct ONCONFIG before restoring this archive. Normally, we perform restores/refreshes from one server to a different server and keep the link directory names the same, so it has not been an issue previously. I tried using the -rename -f <filename> method to rename all the chunks from one directory to the other. The file has all the devices renamed like the line below. /CSS/rootdbs 0 /COSCSS/rootdbs 0 .. .. .. However, I still receive the error. Is this impossible to do or is there a way to get ontape to restore to another location on the same server? We are using: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4 in a Sun Solaris 10 environment. Thank You for any suggestions. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. See you at the IIUG Informix 2008 Conference The Power Conference for Informix Professionals April 27 - 30, 2008 Marriott Overland Park (Kansas City), Kansas http://www.iiug.org/conf Registration Now Open!!

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