Re: 2K page restore from 4K archive

Posted in 1996

Mike Segel — Thu, 27 Jun 1996 05:20:33 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Malcolm Weallans wrote: > > > >Does anyone know if it is possible to restore a level 0 archive from a > > Sequent 4K >page machine to a Dec Alpha > Please also note that you can't even restore to another 4K page machine > unless both machines have the IDENTICAL configurations. This is one of > the most understated "features" of OnLine Archiving. To change from > machine A to machine B will normally require DBEXPORT and DBIMPORT of ALL > databases. Uhmmm, Actually you can *restore* the level 0 archieve ... but it is really labor intensive and requires extreme hacking skills that only a sick individual or a bit head would endure. If you know the blocking factor of the tape, it helps an awful lot. Again, it can be done, but its not worth it. -Mikey