ccmsrv expand

This topic contains information about the ccmsrv expand command.

Synopsis

ccmsrv expand /size kbytes /d|/dbspace dbspacename /p|/path chunk_path
               [/y] [/s|/server servername]

Description and uses

Use the ccmsrv expand command to increase the database server dbspace capacity. This command expands a dbspace of a database server by adding a chunk file. Run this command to increase the size of a server that is running out of room in a dbspace.

Note: Do not use an existing file.

For a discussion of this command, see Increasing the database server dbspace.

The users for this command are Informix-Admin group member and local administrator.

Satisfy the following prerequisites:

Options and arguments

/d|/dbspace dbspacename

Specifies the dbspace. If not specified, the dbspace defaults to the ccm dbspace. Possible dbspace names are as follows: rootdbs, log, temp and ccm.

/p|/path chunk_path

Specifies the path to the new chunk file.

You can give the full path of the new chunk file, or you can give a directory path. If you specify a directory, the default next name (for example, ccm.001, ccm.002, ccm.003) is the name of the new chunk file.

/s|/server servername

Specifies the name of the database server. The default is the server on the current machine.

/size kbytes

Specifies the chunk size in KB.

/y

Runs the command without displaying confirmation messages.

Example

Increase the ccm dbspace by 100,000 KB, and use the following chunk path: c:\ifmxdata

> ccmsrv expand /size 100000 /path c:\ifmxdata /dbspace ccm


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