External Restore Issue

IDS 11.50.FC5 AIX 5.3 (4K Page Size) I am attempting to bring up an instance from one server onto another server without using an archive. Instead, I brought the "from" server down with onmode -ky, then ftp'd (bin) the flat files from one SAN to the SAN on the"to" server. On the "from" server, the chunks are listed as: Chunks address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname 4b8a3960 1 1 0 1000000 938769 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk01 4b971d90 2 2 0 1000000 999947 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk02 4b8a3b78 3 3 0 5000000 3598717 PO-B /IFXchunks/chunk03 4b8a3d48 4 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk04 4c520018 5 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk05 4c5201e8 6 5 0 1000000 665565 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk06 4c5203b8 7 6 0 250000000 10133851 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk07 4c520588 8 4 0 250000000 6664980 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk08 8 active, 32766 maximum Because those chunk names are not very descriptive, I would like to rename those chunks; thus, the following RenameChunks.lst file: /IFXchunks/chunk01 0 /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk02 0 /IFXchunks/chktempdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk03 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk04 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk05 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob02 0 /IFXchunks/chunk06 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk07 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk08 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob03 0 At the disk level, the above "to" names are the symbolic links to the flat files ftp'd over: </IFXchunks> lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:18 chkrootdbs01 -> /array01/chkrootdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:20 chktempdbs01 -> /array01/chktempdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesdbs01 -> /array01/chkimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesblob01 -> /array01/chkimagesblob01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:22 chkimagesblob02 -> /array01/chkimagesblob02 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:23 chkimagesblob03 -> /array02/chkimagesblob03 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 25 Dec 4 10:23 chktcimagesdbs01 -> /array02/chktcimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 26 Dec 4 10:27 chktcimagesblob01 -> /array02/chktcimagesblob01 The flat files themselves had the same "chunk??" names listed above; thus, I changed their names to the chk* names listed above in the various arrays I had to store them within. I have copied over the $ONCONFIG file from the "from" server. I have modified the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file to contain the DBSERVERALIAS name used on the "from" server but with the server column listing the name of the "to" server. I have added the INFORMIXSERVER and ONCONFIG environment parameters to the right names. When I try to bring up the instance using "ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst", I get the following error: -> ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst External restore failed. The old chunk path (/IFXchunks/chunk01, 0) in the input file does not exist in the backup. Any ideas? I do not remember this being that hard to do ... but that was when 7.30 had just came out. Thanks in advance for your assistance ... been a frustrating afternoon. Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ =WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1

Hi, I'm not sure if this help you or not. Normally I use onbar. This is my sample onbar -r -e -rename -p /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs007c40 -o 0 -n /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs040c07 -o 0 -rename -p /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs008c40 -o 0 -n /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs040c08 -o 0 OR onbar -r -e -rename -f listfile listfile : /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs007c40 0 /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs040c07 0 /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs008c40 0 /usr/users/informix/SERVER1/DBS/ldbs040c08 0 BTW: Have you prepare new link (name) before running command ? i.e You must have /IFXchunks/chunk01 and /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 (may be a link ,pointing into the same disk) before running ontape or onbar. Note: If you use HDR, don't copy disk from Secondary. Jakkrit A. ________________________________ From: Clifton Bean <clifton_bean@hotmail.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 4:01:54 AM Subject: External Restore Issue [18344] IDS 11.50.FC5 AIX 5.3 (4K Page Size) I am attempting to bring up an instance from one server onto another server without using an archive. Instead, I brought the "from" server down with onmode -ky, then ftp'd (bin) the flat files from one SAN to the SAN on the"to" server. On the "from" server, the chunks are listed as: Chunks address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname 4b8a3960 1 1 0 1000000 938769 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk01 4b971d90 2 2 0 1000000 999947 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk02 4b8a3b78 3 3 0 5000000 3598717 PO-B /IFXchunks/chunk03 4b8a3d48 4 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk04 4c520018 5 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk05 4c5201e8 6 5 0 1000000 665565 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk06 4c5203b8 7 6 0 250000000 10133851 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk07 4c520588 8 4 0 250000000 6664980 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk08 8 active, 32766 maximum Because those chunk names are not very descriptive, I would like to rename those chunks; thus, the following RenameChunks.lst file: /IFXchunks/chunk01 0 /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk02 0 /IFXchunks/chktempdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk03 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk04 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk05 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob02 0 /IFXchunks/chunk06 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk07 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk08 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob03 0 At the disk level, the above "to" names are the symbolic links to the flat files ftp'd over: </IFXchunks> lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:18 chkrootdbs01 -> /array01/chkrootdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:20 chktempdbs01 -> /array01/chktempdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesdbs01 -> /array01/chkimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesblob01 -> /array01/chkimagesblob01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:22 chkimagesblob02 -> /array01/chkimagesblob02 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:23 chkimagesblob03 -> /array02/chkimagesblob03 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 25 Dec 4 10:23 chktcimagesdbs01 -> /array02/chktcimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 26 Dec 4 10:27 chktcimagesblob01 -> /array02/chktcimagesblob01 The flat files themselves had the same "chunk??" names listed above; thus, I changed their names to the chk* names listed above in the various arrays I had to store them within. I have copied over the $ONCONFIG file from the "from" server. I have modified the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file to contain the DBSERVERALIAS name used on the "from" server but with the server column listing the name of the "to" server. I have added the INFORMIXSERVER and ONCONFIG environment parameters to the right names. When I try to bring up the instance using "ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst", I get the following error: -> ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst External restore failed. The old chunk path (/IFXchunks/chunk01, 0) in the input file does not exist in the backup. Any ideas? I do not remember this being that hard to do ... but that was when 7.30 had just came out. Thanks in advance for your assistance ... been a frustrating afternoon. Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ =WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

Hi, if you have copied all the low level chunks 1:1, you can just bring up the instance with onmode. Ontape is for restore of an arvhice, which you are trying to prevent as I understand. You can only rename chunks when creating the instance from an archive. Renaming of chunks in an existing (also a cloned) instance is not supported. One would have to patch (hex-Edit) the chunk names in the rootdbs (which can be moved by setting a different path in onconfig, but that is not very clean). If you really want to rename the chunks instead of just setting symbolic links, I believe you have to go the archive/restore way. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: Clifton Bean [mailto:clifton_bean@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:02 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: External Restore Issue [18344] IDS 11.50.FC5 AIX 5.3 (4K Page Size) I am attempting to bring up an instance from one server onto another server without using an archive. Instead, I brought the "from" server down with onmode -ky, then ftp'd (bin) the flat files from one SAN to the SAN on the "to" server. On the "from" server, the chunks are listed as: Chunks address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname 4b8a3960 1 1 0 1000000 938769 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk01 4b971d90 2 2 0 1000000 999947 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk02 4b8a3b78 3 3 0 5000000 3598717 PO-B /IFXchunks/chunk03 4b8a3d48 4 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk04 4c520018 5 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk05 4c5201e8 6 5 0 1000000 665565 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk06 4c5203b8 7 6 0 250000000 10133851 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk07 4c520588 8 4 0 250000000 6664980 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk08 8 active, 32766 maximum Because those chunk names are not very descriptive, I would like to rename those chunks; thus, the following RenameChunks.lst file: /IFXchunks/chunk01 0 /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk02 0 /IFXchunks/chktempdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk03 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk04 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk05 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob02 0 /IFXchunks/chunk06 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesdbs01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk07 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesblob01 0 /IFXchunks/chunk08 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob03 0 At the disk level, the above "to" names are the symbolic links to the flat files ftp'd over: </IFXchunks> lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:18 chkrootdbs01 -> /array01/chkrootdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:20 chktempdbs01 -> /array01/chktempdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesdbs01 -> /array01/chkimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesblob01 -> /array01/chkimagesblob01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:22 chkimagesblob02 -> /array01/chkimagesblob02 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:23 chkimagesblob03 -> /array02/chkimagesblob03 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 25 Dec 4 10:23 chktcimagesdbs01 -> /array02/chktcimagesdbs01 lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 26 Dec 4 10:27 chktcimagesblob01 -> /array02/chktcimagesblob01 The flat files themselves had the same "chunk??" names listed above; thus, I changed their names to the chk* names listed above in the various arrays I had to store them within. I have copied over the $ONCONFIG file from the "from" server. I have modified the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file to contain the DBSERVERALIAS name used on the "from" server but with the server column listing the name of the "to" server. I have added the INFORMIXSERVER and ONCONFIG environment parameters to the right names. When I try to bring up the instance using "ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst", I get the following error: -> ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst External restore failed. The old chunk path (/IFXchunks/chunk01, 0) in the input file does not exist in the backup. Any ideas? I do not remember this being that hard to do ... but that was when 7.30 had just came out. Thanks in advance for your assistance ... been a frustrating afternoon. Clifton _________________________________________________________________ Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ =WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

Marcus, Cliff is tryin to 'restore' from the equivalent of an external archive. Ontape explicitely supports chunk renaming during an external restore. This should be working, something else is going on. Might be as simple as file privileges combined with a poorly worked error code. Cliff, tech support time. Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference April 25-28, 2010 Overland Park (Kansas City), KS www.iiug.org/conf Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Marcus Haarmann <marcus.haarmann@midoco.de>wrote: > Hi, > > if you have copied all the low level chunks 1:1, you can just bring up > the instance with onmode. > Ontape is for restore of an arvhice, which you are trying to prevent as > I understand. > You can only rename chunks when creating the instance from an archive. > Renaming of chunks in an existing (also a cloned) instance is not > supported. > One would have to patch (hex-Edit) the chunk names in the rootdbs (which > can be moved by setting > a different path in onconfig, but that is not very clean). > If you really want to rename the chunks instead of just setting symbolic > links, I believe > you have to go the archive/restore way. > > Marcus > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clifton Bean [mailto:clifton_bean@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:02 PM > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: External Restore Issue [18344] > > IDS 11.50.FC5 AIX 5.3 (4K Page Size) > > I am attempting to bring up an instance from one server onto another > server without using an archive. Instead, I brought the "from" server > down with onmode -ky, then ftp'd (bin) the flat files from one SAN to > the SAN on the "to" server. > > On the "from" server, the chunks are listed as: > > Chunks > address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname 4b8a3960 1 1 0 > 1000000 938769 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk01 4b971d90 2 2 0 1000000 999947 > PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk02 > 4b8a3b78 3 3 0 5000000 3598717 PO-B /IFXchunks/chunk03 > 4b8a3d48 4 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk04 > 4c520018 5 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk05 > 4c5201e8 6 5 0 1000000 665565 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk06 > 4c5203b8 7 6 0 250000000 10133851 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk07 > 4c520588 8 4 0 250000000 6664980 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk08 > 8 active, 32766 maximum > > Because those chunk names are not very descriptive, I would like to > rename those chunks; thus, the following RenameChunks.lst file: > > /IFXchunks/chunk01 0 /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk02 0 /IFXchunks/chktempdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk03 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk04 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk05 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob02 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk06 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk07 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesblob01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk08 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob03 0 > > At the disk level, the above "to" names are the symbolic links to the > flat files ftp'd over: > > </IFXchunks> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:18 chkrootdbs01 -> > /array01/chkrootdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:20 chktempdbs01 -> > /array01/chktempdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesdbs01 -> > /array01/chkimagesdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesblob01 -> > /array01/chkimagesblob01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:22 chkimagesblob02 -> > /array01/chkimagesblob02 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:23 chkimagesblob03 -> > /array02/chkimagesblob03 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 25 Dec 4 10:23 chktcimagesdbs01 -> > /array02/chktcimagesdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 26 Dec 4 10:27 chktcimagesblob01 -> > /array02/chktcimagesblob01 > > The flat files themselves had the same "chunk??" names listed above; > thus, I changed their names to the chk* names listed above in the > various arrays I had to store them within. > > I have copied over the $ONCONFIG file from the "from" server. > > I have modified the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file to contain the > DBSERVERALIAS name used on the "from" server but with the server column > listing the name of the "to" server. > > I have added the INFORMIXSERVER and ONCONFIG environment parameters to > the right names. > > When I try to bring up the instance using "ontape -p -e -rename -f > RenameChunks.lst", I get the following error: > > -> ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst > External restore failed. > The old chunk path (/IFXchunks/chunk01, 0) in the input file does not > exist in the backup. > > Any ideas? I do not remember this being that hard to do ... but that was > when 7.30 had just came out. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance ... been a frustrating afternoon. > > Clifton > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. > > > > http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ =WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 > > ************************************************************************ > ******* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --00163646dbdc9e892e047a7200b0

Sorry, didn't see the -e. My fault. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: Art Kagel [mailto:art.kagel@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 12:13 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: External Restore Issue [18352] Marcus, Cliff is tryin to 'restore' from the equivalent of an external archive. Ontape explicitely supports chunk renaming during an external restore. This should be working, something else is going on. Might be as simple as file privileges combined with a poorly worked error code. Cliff, tech support time. Art Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference April 25-28, 2010 Overland Park (Kansas City), KS www.iiug.org/conf Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Marcus Haarmann <marcus.haarmann@midoco.de>wrote: > Hi, > > if you have copied all the low level chunks 1:1, you can just bring up > the instance with onmode. > Ontape is for restore of an arvhice, which you are trying to prevent > as I understand. > You can only rename chunks when creating the instance from an archive. > Renaming of chunks in an existing (also a cloned) instance is not > supported. > One would have to patch (hex-Edit) the chunk names in the rootdbs > (which can be moved by setting a different path in onconfig, but that > is not very clean). > If you really want to rename the chunks instead of just setting > symbolic links, I believe you have to go the archive/restore way. > > Marcus > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clifton Bean [mailto:clifton_bean@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:02 PM > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: External Restore Issue [18344] > > IDS 11.50.FC5 AIX 5.3 (4K Page Size) > > I am attempting to bring up an instance from one server onto another > server without using an archive. Instead, I brought the "from" server > down with onmode -ky, then ftp'd (bin) the flat files from one SAN to > the SAN on the "to" server. > > On the "from" server, the chunks are listed as: > > Chunks > address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname 4b8a3960 1 1 > 0 1000000 938769 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk01 4b971d90 2 2 0 1000000 999947 > PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk02 > 4b8a3b78 3 3 0 5000000 3598717 PO-B /IFXchunks/chunk03 > 4b8a3d48 4 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk04 > 4c520018 5 4 0 250000000 0 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk05 > 4c5201e8 6 5 0 1000000 665565 PO-- /IFXchunks/chunk06 > 4c5203b8 7 6 0 250000000 10133851 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk07 > 4c520588 8 4 0 250000000 6664980 15625000 POBB /IFXchunks/chunk08 > 8 active, 32766 maximum > > Because those chunk names are not very descriptive, I would like to > rename those chunks; thus, the following RenameChunks.lst file: > > /IFXchunks/chunk01 0 /IFXchunks/chkrootdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk02 0 /IFXchunks/chktempdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk03 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk04 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk05 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob02 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk06 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesdbs01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk07 0 /IFXchunks/chktcimagesblob01 0 > /IFXchunks/chunk08 0 /IFXchunks/chkimagesblob03 0 > > At the disk level, the above "to" names are the symbolic links to the > flat files ftp'd over: > > </IFXchunks> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:18 chkrootdbs01 -> > /array01/chkrootdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 21 Dec 4 10:20 chktempdbs01 -> > /array01/chktempdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 23 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesdbs01 -> > /array01/chkimagesdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:21 chkimagesblob01 -> > /array01/chkimagesblob01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:22 chkimagesblob02 -> > /array01/chkimagesblob02 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 24 Dec 4 10:23 chkimagesblob03 -> > /array02/chkimagesblob03 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 25 Dec 4 10:23 chktcimagesdbs01 -> > /array02/chktcimagesdbs01 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 26 Dec 4 10:27 chktcimagesblob01 -> > /array02/chktcimagesblob01 > > The flat files themselves had the same "chunk??" names listed above; > thus, I changed their names to the chk* names listed above in the > various arrays I had to store them within. > > I have copied over the $ONCONFIG file from the "from" server. > > I have modified the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file to contain the > DBSERVERALIAS name used on the "from" server but with the server > column listing the name of the "to" server. > > I have added the INFORMIXSERVER and ONCONFIG environment parameters to > the right names. > > When I try to bring up the instance using "ontape -p -e -rename -f > RenameChunks.lst", I get the following error: > > -> ontape -p -e -rename -f RenameChunks.lst > External restore failed. > The old chunk path (/IFXchunks/chunk01, 0) in the input file does not > exist in the backup. > > Any ideas? I do not remember this being that hard to do ... but that > was when 7.30 had just came out. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance ... been a frustrating afternoon. > > Clifton > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. > > > > http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ =WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 > > ********************************************************************** > ** > ******* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > > > ************************************************************************ ******* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --00163646dbdc9e892e047a7200b0 ************************************************************************ ******* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.