Re: 450 disk problems
On Solaris, you need to specify an offset to prevent this. I think (although don't rely on this number) that an 8k offset will prevent the problem. Vic Glenn Travis wrote: > I hit this too. I am running Informix on Sun using the /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s'x' devices. > > DO NOT start with cylinder 0 in your disk slice. Start at 1. Informix will overwrite the label > stored there. > > Maria Wilson wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > Anyone come across this problem. The article below contains a caveat about > > > creating database partitions on non-Sun disk drives. Does Informix show the > > > same behavior as Sybase when writing raw drives? > > > TIA, Maria > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Path: reznor.larc.nasa.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!\\ > > > howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!128.223.220.30!\\ > > > logbridge.uoregon.edu!nntp2.dejanews.com!nnrp1.dejanews.com!\\ > > > not-for-mail > > > >From: Sean_Gracey@hotmail.com > > > Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin > > > Subject: Re: 450 disk problems. > > > Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 00:42:35 GMT > > > Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion > > > Lines: 25 > > > Message-ID: <6kibts$2td$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> > > > References: <RoHa1.143$644.2804807@WCG-Reader> > > > <6kg0d8$1ic$1@camel15.mindspring.com> > > > NNTP-Posting-Host: 192.237.114.65 > > > X-Article-Creation-Date: Thu May 28 00:42:35 1998 GMT > > > X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.04 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.31 i586; Nav) > > > Xref: reznor.larc.nasa.gov comp.sys.sun.admin:117638 > > > > > > Is he running sybase or any other product that accesses raw disk devices ? > > > Sybase when writting to a partition that contains cylinder 0 will destory a > > > partition table / disk label. > > > > > > In article <6kg0d8$1ic$1@camel15.mindspring.com>, > > > > > > > > >zep@wcg.net (Zep) wrote: > > > > > I have a friend who's running sparc 450(s) with solaris 2.5.1 (almost > > > > >no patches installed) and he's says partition tables disappear for no > > > > >apparent reason(!?) If anyone has any similar experiences, or could point > > > > >me to some resources, I would appreciate it. Many thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- > > > http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 > > Computer Sciences Corporation 757.766.2571 fax > > NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov > > 3217 North Armistead Ave. http://www.larc.nasa.gov > > Hampton, Va 23666 > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex? > > -- Art Hoppe > > -------------------------------------------------------- -- Vic Goldberg Manager, DBA Team, Acting Manager, Technical Integration Cornell University (607) 254-7441 (Voice) (607) 255-6982 (Fax)