Hi Gord,

1. install the recent netview-patch 5.1.1, it will solve this problem
2. run ovwdbdmap -c  to compress the map-database, especially the
value_info.pag file (make a copy of ../databases before)
3. run nvturbodatabase again

this has also solved our problem

regards

Herbert Adamczyk
iT-AUSTRIA
herbert.adamczyk AT it-austria DOT com

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> Von:  Gord Michaels[SMTP:gord_michaels AT HOTMAIL DOT COM]
> Gesendet:     Mittwoch, 9. Juni 1999 21:40
> Betreff:      "value_info.pag" is enormous !!
>
> Hello All.
>
> In preparation for migrating from Netview V4.1 to Netview 5.1 I have
> noticed
> a file called /usr/OV/databases/openview/ovwdb/current/value_info.pag
> which
> is over 2 GB in size !
>
> Now, I only have a half Gb of space remaining in the VG (AIX 4.2.1) so
> when
> I run the migration script, there will not be enough space.
>
> But, from what I have been reading, I can run a command called
> "nvTurboDatabase space" and this will shrink this file or something.
>
> Has anyone ever used this command and if so, did/how it work??
>
> Any info appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gord.
>
>
>
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