Re: Configuring raw devices - Solstice Disk Suite

For DiskSuite the device is under /dev/md or /dev/rmd(?) Something like that. Watson Paul wrote in message <8o168s$mjh$1@news.xmission.com>... > >[cutting] >I spend about a day trying to initialize a new instance of >> Informix 9.21 >> using a link to a raw device that was created by Solstice, >> but every time >> had : >> "Assert Failed: I/O error, Primary Chunk '/db/data/rootdbs' >> -- Offline" > >I take it when you initialised there were no error messages? >Did you remember not to use the first two cylinders? > >> After a little experimenting, I linked rootdbs not to a >> pseudo device, but >> to and actual raw partition that is not a part of RAID1 as: >> rootdbs -> /dev/rdsk/c1t24d0s3 (2Gb partition) > >This is still a pseudo device the real device is in the /devices/... >directory structure. > >> And after that I was able to start my new instance of Informix. >> Of course I can use Informix mirror to secure the data. But >> in this case my >> partitions are not a part of any RAID, so they are not even striped. >> If you will be able to advise some workaround, it would be extremely >> helpful. >> Have a good weekend everyone, >> Sincerely, >> Elena. >> >> > > >********************************************************************** >The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user(S) of the >mail address(es) to which it was sent and may be legally privileged. >If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution >or use of it, or any part of it, in any form whatsoever, and any actions >taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. >**********************************************************************