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Level - 0 Restore problems

Posted in 2000

Topics: Storage & Space Management

SAMPATH — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> I am trying to restore a level -0 backup from one server to another. > Configurations in both m/cs are same except the fact that some > dbspaces are differing in size. I am facing a problem when it restores > one particular dbspace. In One m.c it is 500MB and in the other 200MB. > ( though only 100MB is used). System hangs for a long time and exits > with a message /dev/logdbs not having enough space to restore. Is it > mandatory that I should have at least equal to or more space in > dbspaces when I trying to restore from tape of one m/c to another? > What about temporary dbspaces. Are they also to be of the same size as > in the main server? > > Thanks > > Sam >

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Rudy Fernandes — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

SAMPATH wrote: > > I am trying to restore a level -0 backup from one server to another. > > Configurations in both m/cs are same except the fact that some > > dbspaces are differing in size. I am facing a problem when it restores > > one particular dbspace. In One m.c it is 500MB and in the other 200MB. > > ( though only 100MB is used). System hangs for a long time and exits > > with a message /dev/logdbs not having enough space to restore. Is it > > mandatory that I should have at least equal to or more space in > > dbspaces when I trying to restore from tape of one m/c to another? Yes. Rudy

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Watawinona — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

>Subject: Level - 0 Restore problems >From: SAMPATH sampath@gulfins.com.kw >Date: 01.06.00 16:36 W. Europe Daylight Time >Message-id: <8h5uma$2oj$1@news.xmission.com> > > > >> I am trying to restore a level -0 backup from one server to another. >> Configurations in both m/cs are same except the fact that some >> dbspaces are differing in size. I am facing a problem when it restores >> one particular dbspace. In One m.c it is 500MB and in the other 200MB. >> ( though only 100MB is used). System hangs for a long time and exits >> with a message /dev/logdbs not having enough space to restore. Is it >> mandatory that I should have at least equal to or more space in >> dbspaces when I trying to restore from tape of one m/c to another? >> What about temporary dbspaces. Are they also to be of the same size as >> in the main server? >> >> Thanks >> >> Sam >> > > > > > > not a good idea. Nona

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