Re: onarchive question -- help!

Roger J. Allen wrote: > > Neil Truby <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: > > > 1. (I have a lot of trouble explaining this point to Informix pros.) I > > don't really understand why OnLine insists that you have the original > > paths available for a restore. It should be possible to do a restore as > > follows; if the chunk(s) for the rootdbs, or any chunk for any other > > dbspace, is unavailable then the user should be prompted for the name of > > a valid alternative chunk location. > > Just create a link (or symbolic link) for the missing chunk path to the > path that you want it to really go to. You should be able to plan this > before you start the restore. The Online Administrator's Guide > recommends that instead of using the actual path, you use a link to it > when you add/create a chunk so that you can change the location with a > simple command. > As I said, I have a lot of trouble explaining this point to Informix pros. I know that you CAN circumvent the requirement to have the original paths available, but I don't think you should have to. THAT is the point I was trying to get over. Neil Truby