Re: Restoring with ontape

I believe that Neil meant to say "If you then re-create the rootdbs and start an ontape -r you will..." You want to restore an archive not take one... (Neil - it's that retentive nature in me... I always zero in on typos...) Eric P. Melillo Sr. Database Administrator Associated Grocers, Inc. Seattle, WA 98118 vmail: (206) 767-8178 email: eric_melillo@agsea.com "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> on 02/02/99 07:53:46 AM Please respond to "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: (bcc: Eric Melillo/AGInc) Subject: Re: Restoring with ontape If you dd the archive and pipe it to strings, you'll get some idea of the onconfig file, anbd the location of the rootdbs. If you then re-create the rootdbs and start an ontape -s you will be presented with an onstat -d layout of the tape version of the server. You can note this down, quit the restore, set up the chunks needed and re-do the restore. Neil Truby Londis Stores Hampton Hill UK rainer.von-bongartz@dil.de wrote in message <7970qv$2pn$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>... >I have to restore a database from archives which were written with ontape. > >The restore tapes are a couple of years old and I don't know anything >about the layout of the database at this time ( dbspaces, onconfig etc). > >Is there any way to re-create a database based on this tapes only. > > >Any ideas will be welcome > >Greeting > > Rainer von Bongartz > /D/I/L/, Germany > > > > >-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own