Synchronizing the Former Coordinator

To start a former coodinator, synchronize it against the new coordinator.

Prerequisites

Perform the following steps on the computer where the former coordinator runs.

Task
  1. Remove theĀ .LOG transaction log file in the former coordinator directory.
  2. Back up the catalog store to the directory where the former coordinator runs. Specify the new coordinator's connection parameters in the -c string:
    dbbackup -y -d -c "uid=dba;pwd=sql;links=tcpip{port=2763};eng=mpxnode_c" /host1/mpx/
  3. Set the log file path:
    dblog -r -t mpxtest.log mpxtest.db
  4. Start the former coordinator using the start_iq command.