Re: Help: oninit -i

Elizibeth : You are gonna have to do this at least the once ( and only the once if you get it right! ) - however do be warned : Check in your onconfig.new file and ensure that the 'ROOTPATH' and 'MIRRORPATH' (if used) are NEW files/disk partitions and are DEFINATELY NOT USED by any other instance of IDS (it's these that will get initialised). Try also to seperate your message log to a new file just so if there are errors you don't panic yourself that they are on live (I've seen this done!) Jeff McFee > > Elizibeth Loveland wrote: > > > Hi! I've inherited DBA responsibilities for On-line 7.2 and have set up > > a test area for learning -- going through the manual. I've set up a new > > onconfig.new file and the environment using shared memory for now. I > > believe the next step is oninit -i but my manual gives lots of warnings > > about this destroying data so I'm looking for some confirmation that > > databases with other onconfig.xxx files (not active) are not going to be > > affected/wiped out when I do this. > > > > Also, anyone know a very good Online DBA Training manual/guide. > > > > Thanks much. > > -- > --------------------------------- > Bridget Van Der Leek > PeopleSoft Database Administrator > The University of Auckland > Ph (09) 373 7599 X 4953 > Mobile 021 685 907 > > --------------B5BAC2ECC632B7EB91FBF3C4 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <HTML> > > <P>Be <B>very careful </B>with oninit.&nbsp; oninit&nbsp; by itself will > start up your databases but oninit -i&nbsp; will wipe the databases as > this command is used for initalising disk space. > > <P>Bridget > > <P>Elizibeth Loveland wrote: > <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Hi!&nbsp; I've inherited DBA responsibilities for > On-line 7.2 and have set up > <BR>a test area for learning -- going through the manual.&nbsp; I've set > up a new > <BR>onconfig.new file and the environment using shared memory for now. > I > <BR>believe the next step is oninit -i but my manual gives lots of warnings > <BR>about this destroying data so I'm looking for some confirmation that > <BR>databases with other onconfig.xxx files (not active) are not going > to be > <BR>affected/wiped out when I do this. > > <P>Also, anyone know a very good Online DBA Training manual/guide. > > <P>Thanks much.</BLOCKQUOTE> > &nbsp; > > <P>-- > <BR>--------------------------------- > <BR>Bridget Van Der Leek > <BR>PeopleSoft Database Administrator > <BR>The University of Auckland > <BR>Ph (09) 373 7599 X 4953 > <BR>Mobile 021 685 907 > <BR>&nbsp;</HTML> > > --------------B5BAC2ECC632B7EB91FBF3C4-- > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own