Re: How to bring up an unmirrored chunk?

Chiam Cheng Cheng wrote: > I am faced with a DOWN chunk with no mirroring. Does anyone know a way > of bring it up? In 7.11 and up there is a semi-documented option to onspaces that will bring a down chunk into an UP state. I never found it in official OnLine Admin Guide but it was always in the class manual for DSA training. I just went to look for it (in a 7.2 training manual from last year) and don't see it anymore. (I think it was in chapter 9.) Either I'm missing it or Informix decided to leave it undocumented in all manuals, a decision for which I can't really fault them. After all, there is very likely a good reason the chunk is down and marking it back up is often just asking for trouble. (The option was something like -S or -O - I forgot.) Anyone remember this option? Please include the warning when you post it. Richard mentioned Advanced Support downloading a utility they can use to mark the chunk up. He was referring to tbpatch. Well, there are some other undocumented onspaces options (which will remain undocumented for the general public) that make tbpatch unnecessary. In order to use these options, you have to supply a "code of the day", which the Informix engineer must obtain from a machine within Informix (waaay behind the firewall). And no, I don't know the names of these options either. That said, the same warnings I mentioned earlier apply equally when an Informix engineer brings up your chunk. If you have read "The Monkey's Paw" it might give you an insight of the consequence of ressurecting something that is dead because of a traumatic injury. (If you haven't read it, by all means buy the book containing it! It's a classic horror tale with a mood even Lovecraft never duplicated!) > Cheers, If you can remain cheery in the face of a down chunk, I admire your resilience! ;-) -- -- Jake (In pursuit of undomesticated aquatic avians) +----------------------------------------------------------+ |Aside from that, how did you enjoy the play, Mrs. Lincoln?| +----------------------------------------------------------+