Chunk data in sysmaster

Informix IDS 7.31 on Sun Solaris 5.8 Cooked chunks A customer has `mv`ed the chunk containing the root dbspace from one directory to another. Now when they try restore a backup taken with ontape _after_ the `mv` the restore fails since the previous chunk path no longer exists - no surprise there given the contents of syschunks in sysmaster database. Question: Is there a clean way out of the problem ? (Other than creating a symbolic link pointing the old path at the new path OR unloading all the databases and re-initialising the chunks) TIA -- MarkT ========================= E M Thornber CEng MIEE Enchanted Systems Limited Software Toolsmiths +44 (0) 1503 272097

It doesn't have anything to do with sysmaster. Sysmaster is nothing but views (pseudo tables) into internal structures. The ability to move chunks is a 9.4 feature (redirected restore). You must use sympolic links to move chunks. "Mark Thornber " <emthornber@iee.o To: ids@iiug.org rg> cc: Sent by: Subject: Chunk data in sysmaster [2018] forum.subscriber@ iiug.org 10/10/2003 05:14 AM Informix IDS 7.31 on Sun Solaris 5.8 Cooked chunks A customer has `mv`ed the chunk containing the root dbspace from one directory to another. Now when they try restore a backup taken with ontape _after_ the `mv` the restore fails since the previous chunk path no longer exists - no surprise there given the contents of syschunks in sysmaster database. Question: Is there a clean way out of the problem ? (Other than creating a symbolic link pointing the old path at the new path OR unloading all the databases and re-initialising the chunks) TIA -- MarkT ========================= E M Thornber CEng MIEE Enchanted Systems Limited Software Toolsmiths +44 (0) 1503 272097