Hello Kevin, it works, if you configure, that the new installed database uses the old data and log volumes. Maybe the name of the database must be the same too, I have not tried it with different database names.
Best Regards, Tilo Heinrich SAP Labs Berlin >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 4:27 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: db recovery with backups > > >In the event of a system disk failure, whereby you have your >data files (log >and/or data) on a different disk, is it possible to simply >install maxdb >again and point the data paths to the existing files and the >server come >back up? > >If it is not how I describe how would you go about specifying >existing data >files to a new installation and say "use these"? > >What I describe is easily done with MSSQL Server by simply changing the >startup parameters of the server. > -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
