Re: Can't add chunk to dbspace (Grrr!)

Silly question: What does df -kv report? Steve -- Ignorance can be cured! scooper@thecompounders.com Cosmo Lee <"*N O - S P A M *cosmo"@echonyc.com> wrote in article <34162F6A.260239BB@echonyc.com>... > ODS 7.22, Unixware 2.1.1, Compaq Proliant 1500 > > Can someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong? > > I am adding a chunk to an existing dbspace. I have a 4GB drive I've > divided into 1GB slices. I'm trying to add a 1GB slice to a dbspace, > but `onspaces` won't let me do it, telling me that the slice is too > small for the chunk size indicated. I can only do this if I reduce the > chunk size request from 1GB to 600MB. > > > Here's my link to the raw device: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 20 Aug 14 01:13 > allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 -> > /dev/rdsk/c0b0t4d0s1 > > > Here's the VTOC info, showing the slice to be 1024MB in size: > (1024 cyls = 1024MB = 1GB) > > # prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c0b0t4d0s0 > [snip] > slice 1: USER permissions: VALID UNMOUNTABLE > starting sector: 2048 (cyl 1) length: 2097152 (1024.00 > cyls) > > > Here are my attempts at running `onspaces`: > > $ onspaces -a allcards_dbs_3 -p > /home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 > -o 0 -s 1024000> Verifying physical disk space, please wait ... > The chunk '/home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2' will not fit in > the space > specified. > > $ onspaces -a allcards_dbs_3 -p > /home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 -o 0 -s 900000> Verifying physical disk space, please wait ... > The chunk '/home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2' will not fit in > the space > specified. > > $ onspaces -a allcards_dbs_3 -p > /home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 -o 0 -s 800000> Verifying physical disk space, please wait ... > The chunk '/home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2' will not fit in > the space > specified. > > $ onspaces -a allcards_dbs_3 -p > /home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 -o 0 -s 700000> Verifying physical disk space, please wait ... > The chunk '/home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2' will not fit in > the space > specified. > > > It finally works when I only request 600MB of the 1GB slice(!): > > $ onspaces -a allcards_dbs_3 -p > /home/informix/chunks/allcards_dbs_3_cnk_2 -o 0 -s 600000> Verifying physical disk space, please wait ... > Chunk successfully added. > > Any clues? Am I doing something wrong here??? > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > ADDRESS ALTERED TO FOIL SPAMMERS: Remove "*NO-SPAM*" to reply. > > Cosmo Lee Multi-User Computer Systems Brooklyn, NY > > "JUST SAY 'NO' TO SPAM" > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > >