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Remote file system error dm,users

  • April 22, 2022
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Hello,
I have a huge problem with D3, hopefully somebody can help me.
Description:
I open D3: d3vme /debug
Everything seems ok until:
Unable to open "users" file

and after a while:
*** Remote File System Error ***
Open (fsi:dem,users,) Cannot Bind Remote Connection

ct users
'fsi:dm' is not a valid md name

ct md users

  users
001 Q
002 fsi:dm
003 users
004
005
006
007
008
009 I
010 18

I made my backup by copying the folder D3 in Windows.
I hope somebody can give me a hint to solve the problem. If more information is required just ask.
Thanks a lot
Andy Engel 
Luxembourg

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Andy Engel
Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Stefano Gallotta
    Hello,
    I have a huge problem with D3, hopefully somebody can help me.
    Description:
    I open D3: d3vme /debug
    Everything seems ok until:
    Unable to open "users" file

    and after a while:
    *** Remote File System Error ***
    Open (fsi:dem,users,) Cannot Bind Remote Connection

    ct users
    'fsi:dm' is not a valid md name

    ct md users

      users
    001 Q
    002 fsi:dm
    003 users
    004
    005
    006
    007
    008
    009 I
    010 18

    I made my backup by copying the folder D3 in Windows.
    I hope somebody can give me a hint to solve the problem. If more information is required just ask.
    Thanks a lot
    Andy Engel 
    Luxembourg

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    Andy Engel
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Hi, not sure if a type but this doesn't look correct:
    s/b fsi:dm,users,

    #justsaying​​

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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    • Andy Engel
    • Author
    • New Participant
    • April 25, 2022
    Hi, not sure if a type but this doesn't look correct:
    s/b fsi:dm,users,

    #justsaying​​

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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    Sorry for the mistake.
    Of course it is fsi,dm,users

    With the help of Rocket I was able to recreate the dm account, but now the problem is to get back the data.
    How to get back the data when I only have the folder D3Database (no file-sava available)?

    Andy Engel 
    Luxembourg

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    Andy Engel
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Stefano Gallotta
    Sorry for the mistake.
    Of course it is fsi,dm,users

    With the help of Rocket I was able to recreate the dm account, but now the problem is to get back the data.
    How to get back the data when I only have the folder D3Database (no file-sava available)?

    Andy Engel 
    Luxembourg

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    Andy Engel
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Hi Andy

    Are you familiar with the SEL-RESTORE verb?
    If so you can "recreate" those lost files/records into the "re-created" DM account.
    Tip from my past was to keep an account-save of [MYTRUSTEDDMACCOUNT] and just peel off the data I required when and if.



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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    • Andy Engel
    • Author
    • New Participant
    • April 25, 2022
    Hi Andy

    Are you familiar with the SEL-RESTORE verb?
    If so you can "recreate" those lost files/records into the "re-created" DM account.
    Tip from my past was to keep an account-save of [MYTRUSTEDDMACCOUNT] and just peel off the data I required when and if.



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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    Hello,
    I was making my backups by copying the folder D3Database in Windows.

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    Andy Engel
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Stefano Gallotta
    Hello,
    I was making my backups by copying the folder D3Database in Windows.

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    Andy Engel
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
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    Must be honest, not familiar with the full functionality of the method you're using however, I would imagine that copy / past would apply? 

    Failing which simple Q pointer setup and copy(ing) the data off your backup?



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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    STEFANO MARAN
    • STEFANO MARAN
    • Participating Frequently
    • April 26, 2022

    Must be honest, not familiar with the full functionality of the method you're using however, I would imagine that copy / past would apply? 

    Failing which simple Q pointer setup and copy(ing) the data off your backup?



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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    1. Create all your data accounts, standard way: CREATE-ACCOUNT FSI:accountname bla bla bla ...
    2. Shutdown D3
    3. Remove all new created accounts from  D3Database folder
    4.Copy your backup account folders in D3Database
    5. Start D3
    6. Let me know...

    Stefano

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    Stefano Maran
    Senior programmer
    GTN SpA
    Tavagnacco IT
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    Stefano Gallotta
    1. Create all your data accounts, standard way: CREATE-ACCOUNT FSI:accountname bla bla bla ...
    2. Shutdown D3
    3. Remove all new created accounts from  D3Database folder
    4.Copy your backup account folders in D3Database
    5. Start D3
    6. Let me know...

    Stefano

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    Stefano Maran
    Senior programmer
    GTN SpA
    Tavagnacco IT
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    Hi Stefano

    Yes, that'll work.

    I (used to) just do the SEL-RESTORE from a backup. Essentially same as you've suggested.

    Thanks

    Stefano

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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    Brian Cram
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    • Brian CramRocketeer
    • Rocketeer
    • April 26, 2022
    Hi Stefano

    Yes, that'll work.

    I (used to) just do the SEL-RESTORE from a backup. Essentially same as you've suggested.

    Thanks

    Stefano

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    Stefano Gallotta
    Managing Member
    Simply Red Open Systems
    Milnerton ZA
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    IMPORTANT: After you've restarted D3 after the drag, do a full save and fileload. That will straighten out the FSI file numbers. If you don't do that, there's a very small chance that you could do a DELETE-FILE and D3 will delete the wrong file based on the incorrect file#. Almost never happens, but could.

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    Brian S. Cram
    Principal Technical Support Engineer
    Rocket Software
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    Alan Miles
    • Alan Miles
    • Participating Frequently
    • April 26, 2022
    1. Create all your data accounts, standard way: CREATE-ACCOUNT FSI:accountname bla bla bla ...
    2. Shutdown D3
    3. Remove all new created accounts from  D3Database folder
    4.Copy your backup account folders in D3Database
    5. Start D3
    6. Let me know...

    Stefano

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    Stefano Maran
    Senior programmer
    GTN SpA
    Tavagnacco IT
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    I have used this method a number of times, and it works really well. Just do a full File-Save then File-Load logged in "As-Administrator" afterwards to clean things up. Actually, if you don't have a massive amount of data (or perhaps particularly if you do!) it can make a difference to do the save/load twice in a row! I was alerted to that by Mike at T-Data some years ago. He didn't have a reason, but it solved a database integrity issue I had at the time.

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    Alan Miles
    Business and IT Consultant
    Amba Ltd
    Whanganui, NZ
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