Using onbar to load a snapshot to Windows development machine

I have a linux box running IDS express 11.5 in production. We are doing onbar -w backups nightly to files. I downloaded the IDS developer edition and installed it on my windose xp desktop. I want to grab a night's backup and load them on my machine to do development work with. Is there a simple way to do this? I get lost every time I try to follow the manuals in getting the Onbar and ISM set up. The jumping around from one manual / chapter to the next is hard to follow.

> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of JaxenT > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:11 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Using onbar to load a snapshot to Windows development machine > > I have a linux box running IDS express 11.5 in production. We are > doing onbar -w backups nightly to files. I downloaded the IDS > developer edition and installed it on my windose xp desktop. I want > to grab a night's backup and load them on my machine to do development > work with. Is there a simple way to do this? I get lost every time I > try to follow the manuals in getting the Onbar and ISM set up. The > jumping around from one manual / chapter to the next is hard to > follow. This is a simple case of you can't restore a linux onbar (or ontape) backup to a Windoze box, you have to use dbexport, Art's myexport or a similar non-platform specific method of obtaining your data. --EEM > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

Does myexport work on line? Or do I need to restore it to another linux box then do the export. ( I may just install the dev db on a linux box then do the work there) > This is a simple case of you can't restore a linux onbar (or ontape) > backup to a Windoze box, you have to use dbexport, Art's myexport or a > similar non-platform specific method of obtaining your data. > >                         --EEM >

> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of JaxenT > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:13 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Using onbar to load a snapshot to Windows development machine > > Does myexport work on line? Or do I need to restore it to another > linux box then do the export. ( I may just install the dev db on a > linux box then do the work there) Myexport doesn't run in exclusive access mode like dbexport, so you could myexport your data from the production box and dbimport to the Windoze box. In any case, if you have another linux box available, that's probably your best answer since it would be a better match for your production environment. --EEM > > > This is a simple case of you can't restore a linux onbar (or ontape) > > backup to a Windoze box, you have to use dbexport, Art's myexport or a > > similar non-platform specific method of obtaining your data. > > > >                         --EEM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list

Good point, I will take that into consideration. Thanks for your help. On Aug 18, 4:27 pm, "Everett Mills" <eemi...@nationalbeef.com> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: informix-list-boun...@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > > boun...@iiug.org] On Behalf Of JaxenT > > Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:13 PM > > To: informix-l...@iiug.org > > Subject: Re: Using onbar to load a snapshot to Windows development machine > > > Does myexport work on line?  Or do I need to restore it to another > > linux box then do the export.  ( I may just install the dev db on a > > linux box then do the work there) > > Myexport doesn't run in exclusive access mode like dbexport, so you could myexport your data from the production box and dbimport to the Windoze box.  In any case, if you have another linux box available, that's probably your best answer since it would be a better match for your production environment. > >                 --EEM > > > > > > This is a simple case of you can't restore a linux onbar (or ontape) > > > backup to a Windoze box, you have to use dbexport, Art's myexport or a > > > similar non-platform specific method of obtaining your data. > > > >                         --EEM > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list