Initializing databases
Note: This procedure destroys all data
in the recovery and error databases. Save all important files. Data may be lost if the
records in the recovery and error databases have not been processed.
Initialize the database to reclaim disk space. When messages are removed from the database, there is no diskspace reclaimed; new messages reuse the same space.
- Shut down all running engine processes at the site.
- Stop the Lock Manager using hcisitectl -k l.
- Use hcisitectl to verify that the Lock Manager is stopped.
- Specify hcidbinit -A -C to initialize the databases and the control files. A warning prompts with This is an extremely destructive operation! Are you sure?
-
Specify
y
to initialize the databases and control files. - Restart the Lock Manager.