Re: Setting up Rootdbs on a raw disk

Could you post the exact error message (just copy&paste) you receive from oninit and any messages you get in your online.log file ? On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 08:21:33AM -0700, Anne Shelp wrote: > > > >>>> Octav Chiriac <com@netinfo-moldova.com> 01/05/00 11:47PM >>> > >It could be a typo, but in your onconfig file the file is > >/dbdisks/rootdbs > >and you have created the link as /dbdisk/rootdisk. > >Is it right. > > Yes it is a typo > > >Another question - have you created the mirror device file (/dbdisks/mirrorroot)? > > Yes I created mirrorroot. > > >And the last question - have you changed the ownership/group of files > >to informix:informix and the permissions to 660 on the link AND on the > >device special file ? > > Yes again > > >Best Regards, > >Octav > > >On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 05:49:57PM -0700, Anne Shelp wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I got the part about setting up databases on raw files. I understand that using links is the way to go. What I am > > having problems with is actually getting it to work. I created a link to a raw disk. > > > > ln /dev/rdsk/c0t2d0p3 /dbdisk/rootdisk (I also tried ln -s). > > > > When I try to initialize the database - oninit -i or through onmonitor I get the error "Error opening file "dbdiisk/rootdisk" I know that I must be missing some obvious step (and probably silly). Any ideas? > > > > Info follows: > > > > > > Solaris 2.6 x86 > > Compaq 4500 > > Informix 7.23UC1 > > > > #************************************************************************** > > # > > # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. > > # > > # Title: onconfig.std > > # Description: INFORMIX-OnLine Configuration Parameters > > # > > #************************************************************************** > > > > # Root Dbspace Configuration > > > > ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name > > ROOTPATH /dbdisks/rootdbs> > # Path for device containing root dbspace > > ROOTOFFSET 20 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes) > > ROOTSIZE 960000 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)> > > > # Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters > > > > MIRROR 1 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0) > > MIRRORPATH /dbdisks/mirrorroot> > # Path for device containing mirrored root > > MIRROROFFSET 20 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)> > > > # Physical Log Configuration > > > > PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log > > PHYSFILE 15000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)> > > > # Logical Log Configuration > > > > LOGFILES 20 # Number of logical log files > > LOGSIZE 10000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> > [snip] > > > > > TIA > > Anne Shelp > -- > Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 22 99 67 > NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 36 59 > Chisinau (373) 2 22 84 88 > Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 22 99 67 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 36 59 Chisinau (373) 2 22 84 88 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com