Fill the database using script

Hi, We are using IDS 11.5 under RHEL 5.3 We have a dbspace of 20 GB size. But the rate of growth of our application is merely 0.05% per day. In our application, we are monitoring the database size to be of less than 80% and to raise the alarm appropriately. To check this feature i want to fill our database for more than 80% (roughly for around 17 GB) Can i use shell script to fill the database to the required size by using insert statements? But, doing this takes more time even to fill small size. Is there any other methods available to fill the database? Thanks in advance! Regards, Lakshmi

Hello, for inserting test data you can use the informix sql-command LOAD or the Informix utility dbload . Or you could duplicate existing tables (insert into new_table select * from) , I would suggest to create the new_table as raw-table, without logging. Regards, Andreas ------------------------------------------- SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels-AG Hauptzentrale A - 5015 Salzburg, Europastrasse 3 FN 34170 a Tel: +43 662 4470 24223 Mobile: +43 664 6259575 E-Mail: Andreas.KUTSCHE@spar.at Internet: http://www.spar.at Wichtiger Hinweis: Der Inhalt dieser E-Mail kann vertrauliche und rechtlich geschützte Informationen, insbesondere Betriebs- oder Geschäftsgeheimnisse, enthalten, zu deren Geheimhaltung der Empfänger verpflichtet ist. Die Informationen in dieser E-Mail sind ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie die E-Mail irrtümlich erhalten haben so ersuchen wir Sie, die Nachricht von Ihrem System zu löschen und sich mit uns in Verbindung zu setzen. Über das Internet versandte E-Mails können leicht manipuliert oder unter fremdem Namen erstellt werden. Daher schließen wir die rechtliche Verbindlichkeit der in dieser Nachricht enthaltenen Informationen aus. Der Inhalt der E-Mail ist nur rechtsverbindlich, wenn er von uns schriftlich bestätigt und gezeichnet wird. Sollte trotz der von uns verwendeten Virus-Schutzprogramme durch die Zusendung von E-Mails ein Virus in Ihre Systeme gelangen, haften wir nicht für evtl. hieraus entstehende Schäden. Wir danken für Ihr Verständnis. Important notice: The contents of this e-mail may contain confidential and legally protected information that is in particular related to operational and trade secrets, which the recipient is obliged to treat as confidential. The information in this e-mail is made available exclusively for use by the addressee. In the event that the e-mail may have been sent to you in error, we would ask you to kindly delete this communication from your system and to contact us. E-mails sent via the Internet can be easily manipulated or sent out under someone else's name. We therefore do not accept legal liability for the information contained in this communication. The contents of the e-mail are only legally binding if they have been confirmed and signed by us in writing. If, in spite of our using Antivirus protection software, a virus may have penetrated your system through the sending of this e-mail, we do not accept liability for any damage that may possibly arise as a result of this. We trust that you appreciate our position. ------------------------------------------- -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] Im Auftrag von LAKSHMI DEVI PALANISSAMY Gesendet: Montag, 31. August 2009 08:50 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Fill the database using script [16818] Hi, We are using IDS 11.5 under RHEL 5.3 We have a dbspace of 20 GB size. But the rate of growth of our application is merely 0.05% per day. In our application, we are monitoring the database size to be of less than 80% and to raise the alarm appropriately. To check this feature i want to fill our database for more than 80% (roughly for around 17 GB) Can i use shell script to fill the database to the required size by using insert statements? But, doing this takes more time even to fill small size. Is there any other methods available to fill the database? Thanks in advance! Regards, Lakshmi ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

Hi Think about: You have limited the space for the database in 20 GB ? Or is total amount of the INSTANCE? If is limited to database, you could create a small db like 200 MB and fill it with data ... Or Create one or some tables with a large first extent, then, the space in the dbspaces will be filled even you do not put any row in the table. An idea is create a small instance (dbspace) and fill some table to rise the threshold ! BR R Ferronato > To: ids@iiug.org > From: lakshmidevip@hcl.in > Subject: Fill the database using script [16818] > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:50:02 -0400 > > Hi, > > We are using IDS 11.5 under RHEL 5.3 > > We have a dbspace of 20 GB size. But the rate of growth of our application is > merely 0.05% per day. > > In our application, we are monitoring the database size to be of less than 80% > and to raise the alarm appropriately. To check this feature i want to fill our > database for more than 80% (roughly for around 17 GB) > > Can i use shell script to fill the database to the required size by using > insert statements? But, doing this takes more time even to fill small size. > > Is there any other methods available to fill the database? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/

You can use AGS's Server Studio's test data generation function to fill the table with test data for you. IDS is delivered with a full limited term evaluation license which you activate - so if you haven't tried Server Studio yet, it's not too late. Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:50 AM, LAKSHMI DEVI PALANISSAMY < lakshmidevip@hcl.in> wrote: > Hi, > > We are using IDS 11.5 under RHEL 5.3 > > We have a dbspace of 20 GB size. But the rate of growth of our application > is > merely 0.05% per day. > > In our application, we are monitoring the database size to be of less than > 80% > and to raise the alarm appropriately. To check this feature i want to fill > our > database for more than 80% (roughly for around 17 GB) > > Can i use shell script to fill the database to the required size by using > insert statements? But, doing this takes more time even to fill small size. > > Is there any other methods available to fill the database? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001517473434c6df4e04727645d4

2009/8/31 LAKSHMI DEVI PALANISSAMY <lakshmidevip@hcl.in>: > Hi, > > We are using IDS 11.5 under RHEL 5.3 > > We have a dbspace of 20 GB size. But the rate of growth of our application is > merely 0.05% per day. > > In our application, we are monitoring the database size to be of less than 80% > and to raise the alarm appropriately. To check this feature i want to fill our > database for more than 80% (roughly for around 17 GB) > > Can i use shell script to fill the database to the required size by using > insert statements? But, doing this takes more time even to fill small size. > > Is there any other methods available to fill the database? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > Lakshmi > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > You obviously have a script that checks the size of the database and compares it with a percentage of the abailable space, why not, for testing, just set this percentage to be less than the current 'fullness' of the database. That way you can test your script and alarms without wasting time and effort of filling your space with rubbish and then having to delete it and recover the space afetrwards. Keith