Access to storage spaces
You can define a method for accessing some types of storage spaces.
The types of storage spaces for which you can define an access
method are:
- A smart large object, which reside in an sbspace
The database server can log, back up, and recover smart large objects.
- An external table, which resides in an extspace
An extspace refers to a storage location that the HCL Informix® database server does not manage. For example, an extspace might call a path and file name that the operating system manages or another database that a different database manager controls.
The database server does not provide transaction, backup, or recovery services for data that resides in an extspace.