Re: chunk archiving

In article <34F3CC94.EC7@NOSPAMils-cargo.com>, Peter Weigert <pw@?.NOSPAMils-cargo.com> writes >David Williams wrote: >> >> In article <6crjmi$ev5$1@news.Austria.EU.net>, Peter Weigert >> <pw@.NOSPAMils-cargo.com> writes >> > ... it's no problem for my databse engine >> > (7.12 UC3 on AIX) to handle the fact that the dbspace is >> >unreachable, but when i try to to restore the dbspace: >> > >> > BAD PRIMARY CHUNK! :-( and my dbspace remains offline. >> > >> What command are you using to restore the dbspace??? >> >> David Williams > > >I used 'onmode -ky' and 'oninit' - I simply thought it might be a nice >feature of the Online Engine automatically bringing all available >dbspaces up. If a dbspace is down it is corrupt. Bounces online will not repair the corruption e.g. i.e. fix a failed drive! use ontape or onarchive to restore the affected dbspaces. -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care