Hmmm...

Can someone comment on AIX?  I have a 10GB DB I will need to reload
(swapping some disks and need to backup db then load db).  Any guesses?
Currently, it takes approx 45 minutes to dump to a 3590.

David
dmhendri AT fedex DOT com
Dennis Schaffer wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> I can't comment on the AIX implementation of ADSM but I've done several
> LOADDB's for the OS/2 and NT versions and I can assure you that what you're
> seeing is not unusual.  LOADDBs will typically take several/many times
> longer that the corresponding DUMPDB.  IBM has said the LOADDB can take
> days or weeks in some cases.
>
> I asked IBM about that once and was told that the DUMPDB only dumps
> information necessary to rebuild the DB (which is actually a small part of
> the total database).  LOADDB loads that same data but also uses it to
> construct the remainder of the database and that is what takes so much
> longer.
>
> Dennis Schaffer
> Mutual of Omaha
>
> morris AT UNC DOT EDU on 01/13/98 06:50:24 AM
>
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Dennis Schaffer)
> Subject:  LOADDB takes forever?
>
> Moving from our old ADSM server to a new IBM 7026-H10 running AIX 4.2.1.
> The dump of the database took about 2 hours (about 4GB).  We started
> loading the database into the new server at 2pm ET yesterday.  I come in
> this morning at 7:30am ET and it's STILL running!
> Is this just a fact of life, or is something terribly wrong here.  The
> machine is so busy that I can't even login to check on things.
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