Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 3:43 PM=20

To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU=20

Subject: Moving DB=20


As ADSM has gone from a pilot project to a production system, the DB =
has=20

expanded to 10 pieces spread over 4 volumes (and mirrored). It's just=20

grown as expansion is need. Now, we have installed a RAID-5 system on =
the=20

server, and I want to move the DB to a single, coherent place on the =
new=20

devices and allow for a year or more of growth as I do so. As I =
understand=20

the procedure from the manual, I have to=20


1. DSMSERV DUMPDB devc=3Dtape (defaulting to scratch)=20

2. DSMSERV FROMAT 1 newlogname 1 newdbname (both already defined by=20

DSMFMT??)=20

3. DSMSERV LOADDB devc=3Dtape vol=3Dscratch from 1=20


My hardware is a RISC/6000 AIX4.2.1, ADSM 3.1.2.13, with a 3494 tape=20

library and 4 3590 drives. I have a DEVCONFIG file already.=20


However, at least one thing in the manual has me confused: that I must =
use=20

a LIBTYPE of manual. Does this mean I have to edit the DEVCONFIG (or =
point=20

to another one) so that the LIBTYPE is manual? If so, do I have to use =
an=20

mtlib command to get a scratchtape mounted, rewound, and remounted? Any =


help will be greatly appreciated.=20



Fred Johanson=20

System Administrator, ADSM=20

S.E.A.=20

University of Chicago=20

773-702-8464=20








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