Recovery from filesbackup
Anders Furby asked how to recover an Informix database onto a new server when he only had a file-level backup of the database files. Jonathan Leffler and Paul Watson asked for the product, versions, OS and hardware. Brice Avila said a filesystem backup restores cleanly only if the instance was down when taken, otherwise Informix support is needed. No further answer.
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Hi How do i recover (setup) my informix database when i only have the database files from a filebackup ? I need to set it up on a new server. /Thanks
Anders Furby wrote: > How do i recover (setup) my informix database when i only have the database > files from a filebackup ? > I need to set it up on a new server. You're going to have o divulge a lot more information before anyone can help. Which Informix database do you have - IDS, XPS, OnLine, SE? What sort of backup is it that you have? Is the new server on the same machine, or a different machine? If different, how different is the hardware, and the o/s? Which version of IDS was the old one running; which version is the new one running? And so on... -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2003.04 -- http://dbi.perl.org/
Excellent question :-)) Provide some information about the OS, Informix versions etc Anders Furby wrote: > > Hi > > How do i recover (setup) my informix database when i only have the database > files from a filebackup ? > I need to set it up on a new server. > > /Thanks -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #
For many Informix instances, if it is down when you made the filesystem backup will the restore work without problems. If not, then you'll need Informix support to dial in and fix things. Even then, it won't be without problems. As the others said, with information on OS type and version, and Informix type and version, we can give you a more detailed answer. Hope this information helped. Brice Avila Minneapolis, Minnesota "Anders Furby" <afog@ofir.dk> wrote in message news:<bd0qlm$17r$1@news.cybercity.dk>... > Hi > > How do i recover (setup) my informix database when i only have the database > files from a filebackup ? > I need to set it up on a new server. > > /Thanks