Re: Moving of chunks..How to???

In article <33567247.26AE@netcomuk.co.uk>, Neil Truby <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> writes: > If you have used a symbolic link to the chunk, as described in the > Administrator's guide, you can take a level 0 archive, close down the > engine, re-establish the link to the new disk area, and restore. > > If you haven't used symbolic links, you'll have to dbexport or > tb/onunload your database(s), re-create your database on the new chunk, > and dbimport/onload. > Neil, Any reason why they couldn't create the symlink afterwards? I can't see any reason why that wouldn't work: Was: /usr/informix/my_chunk.dat Is: mv /usr/informix/my_chunk.dat /usr/informix/over_here/my_chunk.dat ln -s /usr/informix_over_here/my_chunk /usr/informix/my_chunk.dat ??? -- Pablo Sanchez | wk: 415.933.3812| pg: 800.930.5635 -or- pablo_p@pager.sgi.com --------------+-----------------+-------------------------------------------- pablo@sgi.com ... when mailing me, place "not spam" in the Subject