RE: Sub E-10 installation

> > I've some Informix questions, can u help pl? > > > > 1) We've bought Sun E-10 series with 2 X 9.1 IDE hard disk. > > We want to transfer our database from our old Sun server to new one. > > What will be the steps to accomplish the task? > > 2) We do not have test or development environment created so far. How to > > test the disaster recovery in case the database crashes? > > > > TIA > > > Shevkar Mukund First you can create an export file of your existing database by using dbexport utility. Install the Informix server environment on the new machine then use the dbimport facility to import the database just created using dbexport. check for the manuals for any cross platform cosiderations before carrying out import in the new invironment. HTH _____________________________________________ Anil Kulkarni. ' L&T Information Technology Ltd., Pune - India. Tel : 91 20 5530813 to 5530818. ' Web: http://www.ltitl.com _______________________________________________