"Steven" <st**********@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
I have a problem with moving the backup of my database from machine to
machine. The size is 17 Gig and my network keeps timing out when I try
to ftp it from machine to machine. I have had the situation where I
ended up with a backup that was in several pieces. the files were
xxxxx.001 xxxxxx.002 and so on.
I was thinking that if I could break up the file into smaller pieces
they would be able to move easier. Does anyone know how to break up a
backup into multiple files?
You could also use the UNIX 'split' commands to split the file into smaller
pieces, and then use 'cat' to reassemble them. If you try this, you should
definitely calculate checksums on all files before and after transmitting --
including the single 17GB backup file -- to ensure that there is no
corruption. (md5sum or sum are good tools to use.)
This method is likely not supported by IBM, so use with caution :)
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Matt Emmerton