Is there a way to migrate data and index that is faster than using arsdoc. (Maybe some unofficial method.)
Hello urban,
No, the only other way is backup of DB, TSM and restore. But that will destroy your target environment, obviously!!
There are non unofficial ways to do that export/import, is that faster than arsdoc? sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Is it safe to do it? No, you need to
exactly know what you are doing, and it depend on each situation, customer, infrastructure, configuration... so there are no... one way to do it, it all depends on the setup, etc...
So, my official answer (which is also the one from IBM) is, no, the official method is "arsdoc".
If you need something faster, then contact your IBM services contact, Business Partner, or local CMOD Specialist expert.
Then they will check what is possible according to your specific situation.
I don't know if that answer your question, but I cannot say something else
I just remembered yet, there is an "official" way to use arsload to speed up the export.
But if you migrate Annotation with it too, be EXTRA-SUPER-DUPER-CAREFUL!! My experience was that with Annotation they were mulplicated and attached at random documents... like the Tribbles in Star Trek (for those who remember them
)
This trick is to export several LoadId at the same time.
And you need to do that with the -i option, and not the -X.
for example:
arsload <all needed options> -i "where doc_name like '123FAA%' or doc_name like '124FAA%' or doc_name like '125FAA%'"
Again this will speed up the export with arsload. This mean, you know EXACTLY what you are doing, you understand EXACTLY the concept of Load IDs, and you are aware and recognize that the Annotation might become messed up. And maybe in your environment, it might even be slower...
Again, the usual warning, before doing anything, backup, backup, test, test...
Cheers,
Alessandro
