RE: Level 0 Resotre problems

Dear Mr Rudy, Thank you very much for your reply. O/S in production m/c is 4.0e and the new one is 4.0f. Informix is IDS 7.3 in both. My dbexport is working perfectly ok. Problem happens only with the level-0 restore. Regards Sampath > -----Original Message----- > From: Rudy Fernandes [SMTP:rferdy@my-deja.com] > Sent: 03 June, 2000 06:47 ' > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Level 0 Resotre problems > > In article <8hapcb$qc7$1@news.xmission.com>, > SAMPATH <sampath@gulfins.com.kw> wrote: > > > > I have created the same configuration with same sizes of dbspaces in > a > > new m/c as our production m/c. > > You do not have to create dbspaces in the new m/c (although there's > nothing wrong with that). The key is ensuring that the chunks are > identical (filenames, paths & sizes). Every single chunk! > > Additionally, use identical ONCONFIG settings (with a few exceptions). > > What about your OSes & Ifx versions? Are they identical? Minor > differences in the OS may be tolerated (although not recommended), but > your Informix versions must be identical. > > > I am then restoring level-0 of the > > production system in the new one. When I am doing ontape -r, It > restored > > the rootdbs fine. 2nd dbspace was also restored without any problem. > > When the third dbspace was getting restored, it was hanging for some > > time ( There was no activity in the hard disks and onstat -D was not > > showing any increase in number of writes) and exited with the > following > > message. > > > > 'Physical restore failed. Function read archive backup failed. > > code - 1 errno - 5'. > > > > What is the reason for the failure? > > > > When it is doing restore, I am seeing the following message with > > onstat - command. > > > > 'Infx server 7.3 Fast Recovery (CKPT REQ) - Up 00.25:00 , > > Blocked CKPT'. Is it ok or anything to be done on this? > > This is normal. > > > > > Thinking that the problem was with the tape, I tried another tape. > Still > > the same problem is occuring. > > > All the best. > Rudy > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.