Hello, Is it possible to create a DMS container on a raw device on Solaris that is smaller than an entire disk slice? I'm not much of a Solaris sysadmin, so I don't know if that OS offers something akin to AIX logical partitions, which allow lots of small bits of raw disk space to be created. As I add more and larger disks to my Solaris server, I find the limit of seven slices of raw space per disk to be somewhat confining, especially since the newer slices are bigger than the slices on the older disks that currently hold my DMS tablespaces. I strive to keep my container sizes within each tablespace equal, but the seven slice limit for each disk makes it difficult to switch to larger drives. To maximize uptime, I usually throw additional compatible containers at existing tablespaces, since a DMS rebalance can be done in the background. I currently view a redirected restore as a rare luxury, and somewhat of an admission of defeat, due to the requisite downtime involved.
Also, I'd prefer not to switch to mounted files as DMS containers, but it seems like that is about to become my only option, unless one of you knows of a better way. Thanks, Fred Sobotka Database Administrator IBM Certified Solutions Expert - IBM DB2 UDB V7.1 Database Administration for Unix, Linux, Windows, and OS/2 CollegeNET, Inc - ::: When replying to the list, please use 'Reply-All' and make sure ::: a copy goes to the list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). *** To unsubscribe, send 'unsubscribe' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** For more information, check http://www.db2eug.uni.cc
