Re: Tablespace, loosing my mind

>From: uunet!multix.no!tomsi (Tom Simonsen) >Subject: Re: Tablespace, loosing my mind >Date: 2 Aug 1993 10:53:03 +0200 >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.3965> >I don't know too much about Informix, Yet. But I have been told that On-line >uses its own partition/slice of the disk. If this is the case, and you are >using online, could it be that you have overlapping slices ? No, and Yes. My understanding (not verified by experiment before replying) is that if the device name and offsets/sizes are used by a single OnLine instance, then it will not let you trample over already allocated space. However, if the device name changes (different symbolic links, for example), or if the device is being used by two different OnLine instances, there is no checking that can be done, because any one OnLine instance only knows about its own disks, not those belonging to other OnLine instances. The onus is on the system administrator to get the sizes and offsets correct, but OnLine does as much checking as it can. Yours, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@obelix.informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h>