Re: 450 disk problems

Posted in 1998

Glenn Travis — Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:18:09 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

I hit this too. I am running Informix on Sun using the /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s'x' devices. DO NOT start with cylinder 0 in your disk slice. Start at 1. Informix will overwrite the label stored there. Maria Wilson wrote: > Hi all, > > > Anyone come across this problem. The article below contains a caveat about > > creating database partitions on non-Sun disk drives. Does Informix show the > > same behavior as Sybase when writing raw drives? > > TIA, Maria > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Path: reznor.larc.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!\\ > > howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!128.223.220.30!\\ > > logbridge.uoregon.edu!nntp2.dejanews.com!nnrp1.dejanews.com!\\ > > not-for-mail > > >From: Sean_Gracey@hotmail.com > > Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin > > Subject: Re: 450 disk problems. > > Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 00:42:35 GMT > > Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion > > Lines: 25 > > Message-ID: <6kibts$2td$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> > > References: <RoHa1.143$644.2804807@WCG-Reader> > > <6kg0d8$1ic$1@camel15.mindspring.com> > > NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.237.114.65 > > X-Article-Creation-Date: Thu May 28 00:42:35 1998 GMT > > X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.04 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.31 i586; Nav) > > Xref: reznor.larc.nasa.gov comp.sys.sun.admin:117638 > > > > Is he running sybase or any other product that accesses raw disk devices ? > > Sybase when writting to a partition that contains cylinder 0 will destory a > > partition table / disk label. > > > > In article <6kg0d8$1ic$1@camel15.mindspring.com>, > > > > > > >zep@wcg.net (Zep) wrote: > > > > I have a friend who's running sparc 450(s) with solaris 2.5.1 (almost > > > >no patches installed) and he's says partition tables disappear for no > > > >apparent reason(!?) If anyone has any similar experiences, or could point > > > >me to some resources, I would appreciate it. Many thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- > > http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 > Computer Sciences Corporation 757.766.2571 fax > NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov > 3217 North Armistead Ave. http://www.larc.nasa.gov > Hampton, Va 23666 > -------------------------------------------------------- > If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex? > -- Art Hoppe > --------------------------------------------------------