IBM 000-8697 User Manual

IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide

Mount the correct tape on

LTAPEDEV

. Verify that the tape drive is online and

press

RETURN

.

If you do not mount the correct tape, tbtape notifies you of the error and
prompts again for the correct tape.

The tbinit process rolls forward the records contained in the logical log
backup tapes.

The tbtape process prompts for new tapes as needed until all the log files are
processed.

After the rollforward is complete, tbinit returns controls at the

DB-M

onitor

Archive menu or tbtape exits gracefully and returns the system prompt.
OnLine is now in quiescent mode.

The following situations might require you to move a database or selected
data:

■

A move from a development environment to a production
environment

■

A move to a different hardware platform

■

A need to distribute an application to users

■

A desire to reorganize the OnLine disk space configuration

■

A need to switch to a different database server

OnLine utilities support four migration methods:

■

UNLOAD

 statement /dbschema/

LOAD

statement

■

UNLOAD

 statement /dbschema/dbload

■

/dbimport

■

/tbload