RE: Reversion from IDS 9.40 to 9.21 fails - problem identified

Neil Truby wrote > > 165122 REVERSION FROM 9.4 SHOULD FINISH WITH APPROPRIATE > (PRE94) CHECKPOINT > LOG RECORD. > > There's no workaround. The problem will be fixed in 9.40 > FC4, currently > scheduled for mid-May 2004. > > As the absence of a reversion path is a complete show-stopper for the > end-user, I don't think they're going to be very happy .... > Are they on a SAN ? As a completely off the wall suggestion, have they got mirrored disks that they could break, or could they add a third mirror disk as a backup ? Colin Bull c.bull@videonetworks.com sending to informix-list

Of course. The client has an EMC SAN which we maintain for them, and do all sorts of sexy test copies and fantastic "instant" point-in-time recovery, all of which you can read about in the White Papers section of the fantastic webiste www.ardenta.com ... but I digress ... That is an excellent thought, but unfortunately it would only apply if problems were encountered with 9.40 straightaway. Suppose we converted on the Saturday then on the Wednesday found problems in a critical business process that required a back-out .... we'd be stuffed. -- Neil Truby t:01932 724027 Director m:07798 811708 Ardenta Limited e:neil.truby@ardenta.com "Colin Bull" <c.bull@videonetworks.com> wrote in message news:btlr8i$rab$1@terabinaries.xmission.com... > > > Neil Truby wrote > > > > 165122 REVERSION FROM 9.4 SHOULD FINISH WITH APPROPRIATE > > (PRE94) CHECKPOINT > > LOG RECORD. > > > > There's no workaround. The problem will be fixed in 9.40 > > FC4, currently > > scheduled for mid-May 2004. > > > > As the absence of a reversion path is a complete show-stopper for the > > end-user, I don't think they're going to be very happy .... > > > Are they on a SAN ? > As a completely off the wall suggestion, have they got mirrored disks that they could break, or could they add a third mirror disk > as a backup ? > > Colin Bull > c.bull@videonetworks.com > > sending to informix-list