Determining whether a dynamic view on Linux or the UNIX system has remote private storage

Dynamic views on hosts running Linux or the UNIX system may have remote pools, which require special handling when moving the view.

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Before you move a dynamic view on a host running Linux or the UNIX system, determine whether the view has symbolically linked private storage. (Snapshot views do not support symbolically linked view-private storage.) Use the ls command to list the view’s .s directory. For example:

ls –ld /net/mars/viewstg/v5_integration.vws/.s
   ...
.s -> /public/view_aux/v5_integration

The symbolic link indicates that the private storage area is remote. If you intend to use the same storage for the moved view, it must be accessible from the new view host.
Note: Moving a view does not modify the .view file in the view storage directory. The information in this file always describes the view’s first location.