Re: Help! Level - 0 Archive / Informix Administrator unavailable!
Posted in 1997
In article <5n1m0f$f75@news1.ni.net>, Bill Bertovich
<billb@connect3.com> writes
>Informix 7.12
>Solaris ???
>
>We have a small database residing on one volume for which we created a
>separate blob space (for Text columns) on the same volume - pretty basic
>stuff I guess. We were in the process of changing the database to use
>logging (it was not using logging before). The next step was to perform a
>level - 0 archive to activate the logging.
>
>Now the problem,
>
>Our Administrator had to leave unexpectedly due to an illness in the
>family.
>
>The level - 0 archive was never performed. I cannot find our copy of the
>Online Dynamic Server Administrator's Guide Vol. 1. I know what I need to
>do but I have no clue as to the syntax, etc. I would like to perform the
>level - 0 archive to a null device. (backups are not an issue for this
>database, it is being used to test an application that is behind
>schedule).
>
>Can anyone help please ???
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill
>
>
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David Williams