Re: Emergemcy Chunks Offline - tbzero utility (fwd)

} From: dproksch@vrx.vhi.com } Subject: Re: Emergemcy Chunks Offline - tbzero utility (fwd) } To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu } Date: Tue, 26 Sep 95 1:11:57 EDT } Reply-to: dproksch@vrx.vhi.com } > jaegerwl@wckn.dorm.clarkson.edu wrote: } > } > I called Informix and they said that they could give me access to the chunk on } > that disk, but they would need to dialin to the server. That might be great } > for most people, but this server happens to contain sensitive government data } > which Informix personnel are by no means authorized to access. } Chill!!!!! I'm sure that the last thing a dial up engineer wants } to do is read some boaring data on how to screw the american public } over! I can just see the queries run against this database..... } "let's see..... if i raise taxes on the poorest 95% of the country } i can give the richest 1% a tax break and leave the other 4% to } wonder if they are middle class." } } > } > Informix was unwilling to provide the utility (presumably tbzero) to } > restore access to the affected chunk, and instead said that the only recourse } > was to restore from backup. Great...and since tbtape hadn't completed } > its backup before Online paniced, killed the backup, and downed the chunked, } > I don't have a 100% backup. Thanks for the help, Informix...glad to see } > you're earning the dollars paid for the maintenance contract. } > } > If anyone happens to have, or know where the PD-tbzero-type program is } > located, could you please let me know? I'd really appreciate it! } } I am very happy with the tech support i get. } } -- } } Dave Proksch - DBA - ValueRx - } Phone: (810) 333-8622 Fax: (810) 253-6510 } email: dproksch@vrx.vhi.com } snail mail: 1825 South Woodward Suite 200 } Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 USA } } } #include <std_disclaimer.h> } } If I had the Utility to bring a downed chunk back Online and maybe the utility to clear full logs when a customer locks the system up, I would be able to cut my Informix Support calls by 85%. The only things that can't be done for my customers is what Informix won't give out, heh! Job Security.