[rhn-users] Re: Informix on Linux

[Larry D Sorensen]

Fred,

Thank you for the response. I am running RedHat ES 4. I wasn't able to
get any help before your message, so I experimented. I ran fdisk and
created some partitions. Then I created a static link to each of the
created partitions. Then I just created chunks in Informix using the
links. It has appeared to work so far. Do you think I am going to run
into problems down the road, not having edited the
/etc/sysconfig/rawdevices file?
 

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:53:54 +0200 "Hornain Frederic"
<Frederic.Hornain at GB.BE> writes:
Hi,

>Does anyone run Informix using raw partitions on Linux?
Yes , I have already done that. You have just to create logical or
physical hard disks dedicated to Informix. 
For instance "/dev/hdc"
Then open the raws configuration file situated on
/etc/sysconfig/rawdevices I think. BTW, I beleive that on one previous
fedora version, the raw device tricks was not fonctionning very well.
Fedora 1 or 2 ? Do not remember. 
Well...
Then add a line corresponding to you device either via the device number
"major and minor" or via the path I beleive.
Finally restart the service associated to the raw device, if I remember
well....
Then you should see you raw device running raw -qa I think.

BTW, do not forget to point your chunks on links pointing on specific raw
devices.

Is there a limit on the number that can be created, or is it fairly high?
On previous version, I think it was 255.
But now on RHEL4, I think it is more.

Feel free to contact me if you nees more information about that. 
Sorry but it's quite late here, and I am a little bit tired. 

Best Regards
Fred
Belgium Fedora Ambassador



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Subject: [rhn-users] Re: Informix on Linux


Does anyone run Informix using raw partitions on Linux? I need to create
some raw partitions and need to know the Linux commands for creating them
for use with Informix. Is there a limit on the number that can be
created, or is it fairly high?
Thanks.
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