Re: dbexport failed with "Disk space full" message.

I found the dbexport to tape to have a most ridiculous 2GB limit (as per manual Migration Guide 7.3, p 11-10), since you need to specify the tape size as one of the command line parameters. Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > From: CHENUS Thierry <t.chenusNOqfSPAM@cofinoga.fr> > > > >I try to dbexport an Informix database but the command > >failed when trying to go over the 2Go of a resulting file. > > > >Is this a limit of Informix ? What can I do to export my db > >on a different machine, with a different filesystem scheme ? > > If you want someone to take the trouble to reply to your e-mail address, you > should remove the spam filter. I don't see why I should have to mangle your > e-ddress when I'm already doing you a favour. > > Anyway, dbexport the database to tape, that should get you around the 2GB > limit. I don't know of any way to get around it on disk. > > HTH. > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- /* ----------------------------------------------------- * * Willem Roos wroos@shoprite.co.za * * roosj@mweb.co.za * * 0(+27)21 980 4941 * * 0(+27)21 919 0198 * * ----------------------------------------------------- */

Willem Roos wrote: > I found the dbexport to tape to have a most ridiculous 2GB limit (as per > manual Migration Guide 7.3, p 11-10), since you need to specify the tape > size as one of the command line parameters. > Correct. But you will be asked to insert the next tape and tables may span tapes. The (crazy) unconvenience is that ona (maybe) 40 GB tape only 2 GB are used. > > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > > > From: CHENUS Thierry <t.chenusNOqfSPAM@cofinoga.fr> > > > > > >I try to dbexport an Informix database but the command > > >failed when trying to go over the 2Go of a resulting file. > > > > > >Is this a limit of Informix ? What can I do to export my db > > >on a different machine, with a different filesystem scheme ? > > > > If you want someone to take the trouble to reply to your e-mail address, you > > should remove the spam filter. I don't see why I should have to mangle your > > e-ddress when I'm already doing you a favour. > > > > Anyway, dbexport the database to tape, that should get you around the 2GB > > limit. I don't know of any way to get around it on disk. > > > > HTH. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > -- > /* ----------------------------------------------------- * > * Willem Roos wroos@shoprite.co.za * > * roosj@mweb.co.za * > * 0(+27)21 980 4941 * > * 0(+27)21 919 0198 * > * ----------------------------------------------------- */ -- Helmut Leininger Bull AG / Vienna Unix Support Email: h.leininger@bull.at helmut.leininger@bull.net This opinion is mine and not necessarily that of my employer. No guarantees whatsoever.

Am I missing something here ? As I've said in previous posts we've just upgraded from v4 to 7 , there is a 2GB limit on export to tape but there is no such limits on exports to disk IMHO. Please tell me if this is mince : )_ Willem Roos <wroos@shoprite.co.za> wrote in message news:7q08mo$n0i$1@news.xmission.com... > > I found the dbexport to tape to have a most ridiculous 2GB limit (as per > manual Migration Guide 7.3, p 11-10), since you need to specify the tape > size as one of the command line parameters. > > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > > > > From: CHENUS Thierry <t.chenusNOqfSPAM@cofinoga.fr> > > > > > >I try to dbexport an Informix database but the command > > >failed when trying to go over the 2Go of a resulting file. > > > > > >Is this a limit of Informix ? What can I do to export my db > > >on a different machine, with a different filesystem scheme ? > > > > If you want someone to take the trouble to reply to your e-mail address, you > > should remove the spam filter. I don't see why I should have to mangle your > > e-ddress when I'm already doing you a favour. > > > > Anyway, dbexport the database to tape, that should get you around the 2GB > > limit. I don't know of any way to get around it on disk. > > > > HTH. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > -- > /* ----------------------------------------------------- * > * Willem Roos wroos@shoprite.co.za * > * roosj@mweb.co.za * > * 0(+27)21 980 4941 * > * 0(+27)21 919 0198 * > * ----------------------------------------------------- */