Re: ontape question

Why not? I think you can use on the second server cooked files as long as the file names are the same as on the first server and you have enough disk space for chunks. Best Regards, Octav On Wed, Sep 29, 1999 at 10:29:54PM +0000, sweav_er@my-deja.com wrote: > We have a production database (IDS 7.3 UC7) running on an AIX (4.3) box > that we would like to 'recreate' on another AIX box for QA purposes. We > thought ontape might be the right tool for the job. > > The QA box is used for other tasks. Therefore, I would prefer not to > used 'raw' partitioning on it. Now, to the meat of my question. > > Can we use ontape to restore an instance from a box using 'raw' > partitions to one using 'cooked', as long as all the dbspace sizing is > the same and the same ONCONFIG file is used? > > I searched this list for ontape + chunk and found quite a few 'nuggets'. > > Per Art Kagel: > > "Actually you do not need the oninit -i at all. Just have the same > disks (or links) available where each is AT LEAST as large as the > corresponding file on the source system, create the ONCONFIG file and > restore. Voila! Instant database. In the ONCONFIG file only the disk > parameters (ie ROOTFILE, PHYSFILE,...) need to be the same as the > source. Shared memory parameters may differ including the servername > and server number." > > However, I did not see anything addressing 'raw' versus 'cooked'. > > TIA, > Steve Weaver > > In a world without walls or fences, who needs windows and gates? > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 22 99 67 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 36 59 Chisinau (373) 2 22 84 88 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com