Re: Xfer from Test to Devel

Posted in 1998

Carlson@WHSmith — Thu, 20 Aug 1998 17:17:15 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Steve Romankiw wrote: > > When we transfer between Test and Development (located on same machine), I > typically do an DBEXPORT from test followed by an DBIMPORT into > development. This is a slow process. > Sounds like you're looking for a full dataset. > Are other options available? For instance, can I create a onpload image > of my test environment, unload test, and reload into development using the > image. We've been quite successful in restoring a production level0 archive to our test system. We have identical logical layouts between systems. MUCH faster than dbexport/dbimport or unload/load. John Carlson Informix DBA WH Smith, Inc.