Serious problem with dbimport

I am having a serious problem with a dbimport on one and only one of our systems. A dbexport of a 5 gig database runs fine. However, when I try to dbimport back on the system, the import runs, but all estimates point to the import taking in excess of 72 hours to complete. I don't know the exact time because we can't afford to wait that long. I resolved the problem by loading the tables manually from the exported files. I would like to know what the problem is. I actually had this problem approximately 8 mos. ago, but I thought it was related the version of the engine. At that time it is was 6.0. The current version of the engine is 7.14ud5. This obviously throws the previous theory out the window. Here are more specifics. The database supports a PeopleSoft Financials application. The hardware is an HP9000 h70 with 256meg of memory and 2 cpus. The OS is HPUX 9.04. The disks are the HP versions of the 2 gig DG Clarions, and they are configred as 2 RAID 5 devices.(Don't ask, it wasn't my doing. It will be changed later this month). When the problem showed up again, I immediately tried the same dbimport to a second similar, but not identical, system. The second system was an HP k100 with 1 cpu, a disk farm with standard disks, no RAID or mirroring, HPUX 10.2 and and 288meg memory. This import ran in approximately 10 hrs. I have pretty much ruled out the RAID 5 as the problem because the straight load statements ran against the exported files loaded all the data in a reasonable amount of time(apprx 10 hrs). It would seem that the problem is somewhere in the OS. However, I'm not sure where to look. I'm looking for anyone who might point me in the right direction. Barry Leb National Linen Service 1420 Peachtree Street MS #314 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 853-6119 (404) 853-6485 fax e-mail: barryleb@mindspring.com