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Not enough room in ROOT DBspace
Reduce the size of your PHYSFILE. You probably moved it to another dbspace after setting up the first server. Start it smaller, then create the plog dbspace and move it there and resize. j. On 1/4/17 4:09 PM, STEVEN AB wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to setup a new server with the …
version 11 in plae upgrade and HDR
On 20 Apr, 14:13, "Neil Truby" <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote: > "Nick Lello" <nick.le...@rentrakmail.com> wrote in message > > news:mailman.140.1271749880.1071.informix-list@iiug.org... > This is totally unsupported; but we managed to upgrade from 10.0.fc6 to > 11.10.fc1 about 6…
External backups/restores and logical restoring of logs passed last Level-0 backup
Hi, We are considering doing disk snap-shots with external backups which are very fast, and still continue doing daily onbar level-0 and, of course, keep doing onbar logical log backups. One doubt we had, and could not find clear doc about this, is if it is possible to restore an…
What does onstat header look like if there is blocking checkpoint in progress
I would just do a case-insensitive grep for "block" from the "onstat -". Here's a few examples of blocking: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC10XKAEE -- On-Line (CKPT REQ) -- Up 16 days 00:54:04 -- 168145444 Kbytes Blocked:CKPT IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10…
How long has a transaction or query been running?
Andreas, to forestall further speculation: I am asking about checkpoint that blocks everything. (On a separate note, I ran into a very specialized bug wherein a non-blocking checkpoint effectively blocks. But I'm not talking about that.) Here's what I'm talking about: $ grep '…
oncheck warning,What impact will it have on the future?
Ok, I make sense. Althrough I can't see that parameter in ONCONFIG, but it really exists with default value. ------------------------------ chuan lu ------------------------------…
What triggers a blocking checkpoint?
Hi Y'all family. In the system under my purvey, checkpoints occur very often, almost always duration is on the order of 1/10 of a second. However (Bet'cha I telegraphed that coming :-), a couple of times a day, there is a blocking checkpoint that temporarily blocks all applicati…
Recently appended logged partitions
Milan: I'm not sure what you are asking about. There is no flag that indicates that a level 0 archive is needed to permit writing to a table because there is no such write block condition. Are you referring to when you add, extend, or drop a chunk or dbspace and the message log i…
Large memory segment vs smaller ones
No ONCONFIG changes are required. ------------------------------ Doug Lawry Oninit Consulting ------------------------------…
Changing DBSPACETEMP run-time
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE Please, is there a way to change DBSPACETEMP for a session inside 4GL? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis ------------------------------…
Odd restore failure
I'd say the closest you can get with Informix to "cold backup", is with what is called external backup: - you create a checkpoint (point of on-disk consistency) while also blocking the server (any modifying activity) - while blocked, you copy all on-disk storage, with whatever me…
DIRECT I/O (KAIO) Disabled in RHEL 9
Hi Vicente, Have you checked if this problem still exists in version 14.10.13(14.10.FC13) on linux RHEL 9 server? Regarding fix list: APAR IT43456: KAIO NOT SUPPORTED WITH SECTOR_SIZES GREATER THAN 1KB was fixed. Regarding docs(new features): KAIO support for large block format d…
restore through STDIO
HI, ifxclone can change the onconfig on the target instance E.g. it will turn off DIRECT_IO and can also change bufferpool entries! Regards, David. ------------------------------ David Williams ------------------------------…
Problems with temporary dbspaces
Hello, Change the DBSPACETEMP entry in onconfig file , separated them with semi colon (;), instead of comma (,). Rebounce ids, and see whether the error disappear. Hope it works -Fauziah-…
ontape does not finish the backup: tape full
TAPESIZE in the onconfig set to zero? Backups to disk running into a tape full and asking for a second tape should not happen. Hal Maner M Systems International, Inc.…
Checkpoint duration and TXNS Blocked
Hello everyone, We are having problems with one of our servers. For a few days now, checkpoints that generally lasted 0 seconds are repeatedly taking 1 second, sometimes 2 seconds, and some transactions are being blocked. "21:11:18 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 1 seconds.…
Block during checkpoint
Hi I need some input advise what could be wrong on my configuration. The users reported slow / hang performance during their processes. Is it normal during checkpoint there are blocked? By refer to online log , i got some weird situation which i never encounter at other places. …
ADO - activex data object
What do I require, to connect "ado activex data object" to Informix ? AIX 7.2 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC9W1 Regards Dirk…
Problem with backup
Original post: Hello, every time we release a copy with onbar , the Database server gets blocked one to three minutes. Is this normal ? Our version is 12.10.FC3WE and the command is onbar -b -w Thank Response: The answer is possibly. At the start of every backup, the server…
Phys Log Size Inconsistency?
Disregard. I confused the ONCONFIG parm with the actual phys log. Forgot to actually run onparams! My total bad. DG…
RSS: Different # CPUs?
Those were my thought exactly. But, was uncertain whether RSS required identical settings in ONCONFIG as the primary. Thank you. DG…
listener-thread@soc_be.c:3073: err = -25582:
Thanks Ben for your response . But telnet is blocked on our server is any other way we get this error. Regards, Karthik Rajan…
onmode bug discovered (-wf)
Don't believe in a bug here. When starting the server he knows about the onconfig-file from the environment variable ONCONFIG. If you change this variable when the server is running it will not know the new value. Assuming that variable is only read once during the startup of th…
Checkpoints statistics
Hello Users, We are using IDS 12.10 FC8 DB server, Application is developed in Java and app server is JBOSS Our application is taking long time to save the data into database trhough application. Find the online log details below: 09:23:22 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 …
Informix and speculative execution
Hi all, I have seen speculative execution patches for Firefox and SQL Server. Are there speculative execution patches for Informix in progress? There is no IBM Flash for Informix Dynamic Server and speculaative execution! Regards, David.…
Re: HDR Question
Before those messages. I only see this: Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. Mon Nov 20 - loguniq 11, logpos 0x1313018, timestamp: 0xa0215 Interval: 437 Maximum server connections 0 Checkpoint Statistics - Avg Txn Block Time 0.000, # Txns blocked 0, Plog used 127, Llog u…
Informix 12.1 Blocking Checkpoints
> On 7 Nov 2017, at 10:48, NATYURAL HORACIO <horacio.natyural@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > Based on the current workload, the physical log might be too small > to accommodate the time it takes to flush the buffer pool during > checkpoint processing. The server might block tran…
Rovoke insert permission but still can insert
I am doing it at the command line in the server directly in the directory C:\\\\Program Files\\\\IBM\\\\IBM Informix Dynamic Server\\\\11.50\\\\bin…
unable to do continuous log replay
This would be performing an external backup and restore with ontape. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGU8G_12.1.0/com.ibm.bar.doc/ids _bar_262.htm You need to block/unblock the database server before/after the backup to get an consistent image. https://www.ibm.…
ROOTDBS file
I did not find the AUTOLOCATE parameter in onconfig file as well as onconfig.std file also. Im using IDS 12.10 FC8 version…
Update Statistics
what kind of things could I check in the onconfig file. They are working on getting me IBM technical support help, but that will be a few hours away.…
overzealous checkpoints
This is on IDS 12.10.TC2 on Windows Server 2008 R2. This server does checkpoints every 3 to 15 SECONDS. For example: 13:24:20 Maximum server connections 185 13:24:20 Checkpoint Statistics - Avg. Txn Block Time 0.000, # Txns blocked 1, Plog used 0, Llog used 2 13:24:23 Checkpoin…
Backup from RSS?
Original post: Is there still, really and truly, no way to take a backup from an RSS, without breaking (and then having to re-initialize) the pair? This is such a major handicap to us. It is unfathomable to us why (assuming it is still the case-- and I would love to be wrong) I…
IDS 12.10 - Query Slow
Hi, I means value on onconfig 12.10 same or better than value onconfig IDS 11.10. i don't copy onconfig file and put on IDS 12.10. I already rebuild of your statistics is highly. We don't have performance issue for overall our system, only a few program, especially program runn…
RSS INSTALLATION
I have put the dbservername and dbservealis but my instances refused to start, when I remove dbserveralias, my instances has started, also I was able to confugure the RSS secondary and primary server and its working fine, plz why configuring dbserveralias block the strating of th…
ON-Bar database server is dismissing the logical
Thanks Art and Martin. IDS bounce worked as onconfig was changed for LTAPEDEV earlier. Thanks, ~ Pravin Bankar…
DBSPACETEMP Parameter
Hi, The DBSPACETEMP Parameter in onconfig file create automatically the temporally dbspaces ? Or They must be created with onspaces utility. Thanks in advance.…
onmode -I 154,-1 143 -1
No. In order to dump shared memory that memory has to be quiescent, unchanging. So the engine blocks all processing during the dump. Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management www.askdbmgt.com Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Discla…
HDR/RSS establish fails
Reason: There are two copies of the chunk table on disk. The engine alternates between them during updates, copying the current page to the other then it switches which is current and updates the new current page. A level zero archive makes the copy and switch at the end of proce…
12.10.FC6 Mac port released
IBM Informix 12.10.FC6 release for Mac OS is officially available! John F. Miller III STSM, Lead Architect miller3@us.ibm.com 503-747-1366 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)…
new features about dynamic parameter added in 12.1
There may be a better approach, but if not you can do something like: 11.7: onmode -wf dummy=1 Configuration Parameter to be changed is not valid or not supported with this option. The following documented configuration parameters and environment variables can be modified on t…
Performance issue after migrate to IDS from Online
Questions: 1. After the database was recreated and loaded did you run the recommended suite of Update Statistics commands as described in the Performance Guide manual (or as implemented by my dostats utility) or are you depending on Auto Update Statistics (AUS)? 2. So, you m…
dbspaces corrupted
Out of interest, why are you blocking the server before doing an ontape backup? This is intended to allow external storage backups to take place safely. If you want to know the restore point, wouldn't a checkpoint suffice? Ben.…
BTS fails after ontape Restore
Hi Mark, Backup is done by 'ontape -s -L 0' Restore was done with 'ontape -r' No extra special parameters. And as I was typing this email, I was collecting the appropriate BTS-related lines from the 4 onconfig's in play (we use a special 'backup' onconfig for ontape). Lo and b…
Root db space fills up
as metioned above, maybe you need set TEMPTAB_NOLOG in you onconfig file…
Error Message in online.log file
Hi André. What setting do you have for ALRM_ALL_EVENTS in the $ONCONFIG file? I have found "alarmprogram.sh" can loop if set to 1. Regards, Doug Lawry…
RSS not working
Fee disk space on the chunk partition ok on the RSS server? Can you post your onconfig?…
Setup HDR
Sounds like the onconfig has the same STACKSIZE but what both servers read in at initialization is different. Bounce both servers and see if it's fixed.…
Desempenho
Bom dia Srs. Hoje efetuei uma verificação com o comando onstat -g ckp e obtive o retorno abaixo: Based on the current workload, the physical log might be too small to accommodate the time it takes to flush the buffer pool during checkpoint processing. The server might block tra…
Physical Log size 2000 is too small
Hi, the onconfig we are using is from a inf version 9.7 wherein no PLOG_OVERFLOW_PATH located in it. I tried adding it to the onconfig and put a location but the inf instance when restarted still always fails. As for the onmode command we are always using onmode -ky maybe it's b…
Physical Log Size
IDS 11.70.FC8 AIX 1 6 00CC96664C00 I received the following message in the online.log file ..... is it something to be concerned about ? Based on the current workload, the physical log might be too small to accommodate the time it takes to flush the buffer pool during checkpoi…
ERROR doing ontape
Thanks for your response! So, is it possible to create a new dbspace then set it in $ONCONFIG and restart the instance? best regards…
virtual segment question
Did you try to increase the number of locks in the LOCKS parameter in Onconfig? Lloyd…
ontape error message
Increase the value of TAPESIZE parameter in onconfig and try the backup. Lloyd…
Onconfig name
Hi, I am developing a JDBC application, and need to read from within SQL the onconfig environment variable. From with IDS 11.70, I can extract the need information using the query: select trim(env_value) env_value from informix.sysenv where env_name = 'ONCONFIG'; The code nee…
Checkpoints slowing down the insert on Primary
Hello. A good starting point to your checkpoint perfomance investigation, would be the output of onstat -g ckp command, could you post it here? Regards. Alexandre Marini IBM Informix Certified Professional v10 / v11.50 / v11.70 / v12.10 IBM Information Management Informix Tech…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
Problmes using ontape with an IBM TS2900 changer
The TAPEDEV section in the onconfig is as follow: TAPEDEV /dev/IBMTape0 TAPEBLK 512 TAPESIZE 0 We have played with the TAPEBLK from 512 to 4096 to no avail.…
external restore 9.40.FC8X3
Dear list, we have an older but important SAP/Informix 9.40.FC8X3 installation here. An update of informix is not an option. Up to now we used onbar and networker to save the servers and logical logs. Because of changes in the infrastructure we have to shut down the networker s…
onstat -g nif
Folks, What might be the possibilities that will generate "RUN,BLOCK " in the State column of the output? We have significant ER data replication slowness issue... Thanks, Frank onstat -g nif IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up 09:53:53 -- 8359540 …
when use IfxDataReader.GetIfxDateTime to NULL valu
Hello, The version of Informix products in my environment is: Database server: AIX IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC5 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.90 IBM-ESQL Version 2.90.FC4 Client: PC Windows IBM Informix-ESQL 3.70.TC5DE.…
How to set up temporary space per session
True, but I have noticed that you need register previously the temporary dbspace in onconfig file, I thought there was some way to make the settings "on the fly", by session. Roger…
recover SQLHOSTS file
Do the onconfig files also have that info?…
Auto Update Stats
Hi, I have one more query. I have the below entries in onconfig file for AUS AUTO_STAT_MODE 1 STATCHANGE 10 USTLOW_SAMPLE 0 Now all my tasks(mon_table_profile,Evaluator and Refresh) running fine at scheduled time. Now when I remove the above entries in onconfig file, still al…
IDS 12.10 - dbimport very slow
Hi Markus, Is your import logged ? Regards, Henri MOUKOURI Le 25 juin 2013 à 10:45, "MARKUS BRINKBäUMER" <markus.brinkbaeumer@gmail.com> a écrit : > Hello, > > we have a new server (Windows 2012, 8 GB RAM, 4 x 600 GB SAS 15k HDD). On the > server we have installed an IBM Inf…
IDS restore problem in Win7
The engine hasn't start to write the online.log. =============== 16:24:40 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. 16:24:40 Mon May 27 - loguniq 50, logpos 0x91b018, timestamp: 0x2ab01e Interval: 1135 16:24:40 Maximum server connections 1 16:24:40 Checkpoint Statistics - A…
Performance Tuning Discussion
Ok it seems you have a big hardware, what´s your Informix version? What´s your box architecture? For performance tips, there is a good article in Andrew Ford´s blog, that should clarify your thoughts.... http://www.informix-dba.com/p/informix-innovator-c-tuning-basics.html This…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Page size
Where do you set the page size when configuring Informix? I don't see it in the ONCONFIG anywhere.…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
You should never install the new version over the current one. If something goes wrong in the upgrade you'll have much more work to recover. Regards On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY <jnebab@gmail.com> wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. I…
RE: manually edit onconfig?
I would give a try to the new onconfig_diff utility, it seems to help you identify and correct some of them.... Check it out! https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/idsteam/entry/how_to_use_the_onconfig_comparison_tool_onconfig_diff3?lang=en Regards. Alexand…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
I'm a big fan of copying the current settings into the new ONCONFIG file. It gives you a good chance to see the new parameters, like those you mentioned - all of which were available in 11.70.xC5 BTW, so someone used an older ONCONFIG instead of editing the new one last time. By…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
Figure out what each of the new ones do, whether you want to use them or not, then add them to your old onconfig. Ideally on a test environment. j. On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version o…
manually edit onconfig?
Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version on same $INFORMIXDIR and on same server. I noticed new onconfig params (ie: AUTO_READAHEAD, NUMFDSERVERS, etc) that are in the UC6GE onconfig.std that are not in my $ONCONFIG. What is the proper way to dea…
Error -556 on @ reference
In IDS_A have a stored procedure do_some that has a insert into a local table. In IDS_B have a stored procedure do_some that does: call base@IDS_A:do_some(); Calling this sp works ok. In IDS_C i try to run: call base@IDS_B:do_some(); Fails with error -556 Cannot create, drop,…
Monitor CPU usage by Informix session
We had a situation where an Informix session brought the production Instance down to its knees. We restarted the instance and it happened a second time. Here are the server details: HP-UX uxprod1 B.11.31 U ia64, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5, HDR cluster. The pro…
Error # 40002
Also set AUTO_REPREPARE 1 in your $ONCONFIG file. Regards, Doug Lawry…
cant start informix on windows
I get C:\\\\Users\\\\oliverk-admin>oninit -v Only members of IXDBSA group (Informix-Admin, by default) can start IBM Informix Dynamic Server. there is nothing in online log last entry from when I brought instance down 15:06:23 Maximum server connections 1 15:06:23 Checkpoint Sta…
Re: help with informix on windows oncheck -pr erro
ok sounds like silly question but how do i find out what ONCONFIG variable is on windows ? which is likely to be correct set ONCONFIG=oncfg_apecert.0 ::set ONCONFIG=ONCONFIG.apecert…
Config Help
Your biggest performance problem is that you are running your server on a VM. IO performance under VMWare is VERY VERY POOR and, as I've said several times already this month, databases live and die on IO performance. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.co…
doubt about parameters (PDQ)
Sorry people, I meant the MAX_PDQPRIORITY 100 onconfig parameter.…
What are best onconfig parameters for a DSS app
Frank.... first question: Is your database installation being made for a production system???? Alexandre Marini IBM Informix Certified Professional v10 / v11.50 / v11.70 IBM Information Management Informix Technical Professional IBM Infosphere DataStage Technical Professional …
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 I understood that IDS 7.31 entered End Of Support in September 2009 ( 2 and a half years ago) I hope this is not a business critical system…
onmode -c block/unblock
Hi to all, RHEL 5.7 IDS 11.50.FC7 Before I do my nightly system backup, I do my ontape commands, and block the server. After the backup, I uublock it and all is OK. Without getting into useless details, sometimes the backup hangs needing new media and waits. When users come in …
enterprise replication time to replicate data
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Question for enterpise experts Does anyone know a command that will give me time that it takes to replicate data to a node? for example i update on server a and it replicates to server b . How long did it take? cdr view profile gives …
NOFUZZYCKPT: onconfig parameter or environment variable?
Is NOFUZZYCKPT an onconfig parameter or an environment variable? Is there any definitive documentation? Still running IDS 10 on Linux.…
Testing the 'free' versions - moving from Dev edition to Innovator-C
Art, thanks - I've gone for the separate INFORMIXDIR install (just had to change $INFORMIXDIR, $PATH and some paths in $ONCONFIG) and it's come up just fine.…
Spatial Data
hello reading thru the manual states that the ONCONFIG parameters for SBSPACENAME and SYSSBSPACENAME must be set for the default sbspace. We are running an HDR pair and have the parameters set on the Primary Server - does it also need to be set on the Secondary Instance ? thank…
ER performance
IDS11.50 FC8, Redhat Linux. Three sites ER update anywhere. Apparently, we have one site ER constantly queuing data locally, which can not replicate data to another site fast enough. The output of the cdr list server and onstat -g nif are as following ( in the site where ER que…
Informix 10.00.TC5 CKPT REQ Logica Log Full
I've called Informix support, the problem is the Informix database consistancy. When Informix restart, it try to recover data from physical and logical log. When Informix was stopped, the long transaction was still active in the logical log so when FAST RECOVERY try to recover …
external restore another server with different chunk name
On 22/09/2011 02:52, joe wrote: > ids version: 11.5 os : redhat as4 > (original backup server) > $ onstat -d > Dbspaces > address number flags fchunk nchunks pgsize flags > owner name > 4ae5b808 1 0x40001 1 1 2048 N B > informix rootd…
Over 1,000 days of 24x7 database uptime!
On 29.07.2011 20:38 Lester Knutsen wrote: > From one of our customers, their Informix server hit 1,000 days today > .... congratulations;) > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC8 -- On-Line -- Up > 1000 days 00:31:45 -- They beat mine just bit ... IBM Informix D…
Setting up HDR- First Time -11.70 Innovator-C
Hi, I am setting up HDR for the first time. onstat - on primary shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 0:11:5s onstat - on secondry shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- Fast Recovery (Sec) -- Up 00s onstat -m on sec…
ISAM error 197: Partition recently appended to
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) I have done a level 0 backup directed to /dev/null and tried again. still it is throwing the same error.…
Using an external restore to rename chunks
>> "jrenaut" <jprenaut@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:c81bbfa2-2a0a-4651-a1d0-608d967c9e04@c41g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On May 23, 11:26 am, "Neil Truby" <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote: > "Neil Truby" <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote in message Ok, so you are trying to use…
ontape -p/r with changed ROOTPATH
Jack Parker Wrote: ================================================================================ Not sure if you noted that you also need to change your $ONCONFIG = ROOTPATH to point to what is on the backup image. j. ==========================================================…
ISM on Informix IDS 10.00.FC4 Stopped running
Hello, We have a server running IBM AIX 5.3 and Informix IDS 10. On Sunday night ISM stopped running after are normal reboot of the server which caused all of the logical logs to fill. This caused Informix to to stop functioning and caused a blocked checkpoint. I fixed the bloc…
question about Query with joined view
Have you tried "IFX_FOLDVIEW 1" in your environment or $ONCONFIG file? Regards, Doug Lawry…
Physical Log Size
How did you "increase" the size? You can only do that song onparams. You cannot do that just by changing the Onconfig file Art On Jan 25, 2011 12:10 PM, "KENT GRUNDEN" <k.grunden@hoogwegtus.com> wrote: > IDS 11.50.FC4WE Windows Server 2008 64bit > > I keep getting the message wh…
Tool to estimate the size of an index
Sorry, I forgot to provide the version of the installation: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC4 Operative System: AIX Version 6.1…
rootdbs size
The problem, as someone already mentioned, is that you cannot position the physical log in a different dbspace during server initialization since only the rootdbs will exist at that time. Change PHYSFILE to something rather small (less than 300MB) and remove the no longer support…
Logical Log Files are Full -- Backup is Needed
I have updated IDS to IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC1. Unix OS - HP-UX B.11.31 - ia64 After update I am getting following message. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC1 -- On-Line (CKPT REQ) Up 04:53:11 -- 215824 Kbytes Blocked:CKPT 10:12:01 Maximum ser…
sqlerr:-243 and isam err:-111 in esql/c
This "may" be a good place for USELASTCOMMITTED set to all in the onconfig.…
Primary Slowness when RSS is active
You need to set LOG_STAGGING_DIR parameter in onconfig of the rss…
SDS Server disconnecting after blocking on checkpo
Hi, I am facing a serious problem with a SDS server disconnecting from the primary on checkpoint. I've tried to set different values for SDS_TIMEOUT, CKPINTVL. I also tried to use the RTO functionality, put the secondary on Read-Only mode, without success. Both servers were wo…
Config
Just glancing, but your BTR looks a little high. Some config suggestions below. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on …
Can't access sysindexes remotely
Hi, We are using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 using Platform: SunOS 5.10 Generic_125100-09 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 Thanks…
non-blocking checkpiont, physical log & fast recov
Dear collegues, I have one question related with non-blocking checkpiont. As far as I know when a checkpoint occurs, IDS blocks all transactions while flushing all dirty pages in the bufferpool to disk. When it finishes writes a checkpoint record to the current logical log and …
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Typically, I make a copy of the onconfig.std, naming it something like cheetah_online. Then I open up both the old and new onconfig, side by side, and copy from old to new. Obviously, the new onconfig has new params that were not addressed in the old onconfig and may have elimina…
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Isn't that what I said? "If you simply just bring up the instance using your old onconfig, I believe that you will get whatever the default is for the new parameters, even though you do not mention them in your old ONCONFIG." -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.or…
new onconfig parameters added onconfig file 11.5
hello folks Can any one tell me at what stage the new onconfig parameters are added to the onconfig file when upgrading from 11.10 to 11.5. I have converted two instances from 11.10 to 11.50 One onconfig file has the new parameters at the end of the file the other doesnt have any…
Backup from RSS server
If you upgrade to 11.50.xC6, you could perform the external backup on the RSS server and use that backup to restore any server in the cluster. details here - http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v115/topic/com.ibm.bar.doc/ids_ bar_503.htm - Nilesh - ids-bounces@iiug…
Re: performance improvements for dbimport?
Thanks for all your valuable input. I changed some parameters now: 21:09:27 Onconfig parameter BUFFERPOOL modified from size=2K,buffers=262144,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=5.0,lru_max_dirty=10.0 to size=2K,buffers=524288,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=10.0,lru_max_dirty=50.0. 21:09:27 Onconfig p…
BACKUP_FILTER in onconfig
Hello, when I using BACKUP_FILTER in $ONCONFIG, parameter for "The tape block size, in KB, for backing up logical logs" is NOT LTAPEBLK, but it is TAPEBLK. Everything work fine (LTAPEBKL for logical log) when I turn off BACKUP_FILTER ... This is happening with ontape, with BAC…
Re: Linux LVM snapshot
<david@smooth1.co.uk> wrote in message news:45c07d4d-4c53-438e-a473-852194020cfe@33g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... > > Well, yes, with something like EMC Recoverpoint you can keep a remote SAN > copy in step with the original primary (the more seconds you allow the > remote SAN to l…
Database migration. Possible to copy cooked chunks
Paul- This would be the same as executing an external backup. Assuming the you execute either onmode -yuk or onmode -c block before you copy your chunks, you should be good to go. --EEM > -----Original Message----- > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On …
Performance degradation over a period
Hi, what do you mean by some period: seconds, minutes, hours, days, months ? Many indexes on the tables ? New tables/indexes, when the application starts ? Regards, Andreas > ------------------------------------------- SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels-AG Hauptzentrale A - 5…
garbage text in SHMNOACCESS parameter
On Jan 21, 8:15 am, Ian Michael Gumby <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Just a guess. What's the hex value for that string? > grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig SHMNOACCESS �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig |cut -c17- �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig…
Random Server Slowdown "Redone"
There are some usual things you could do for now: 1) calc your database ratios, I think there are several NETTYPE, BUFFERS and even BTSCANNER options that could be optimized, you could download Mr. Art script to automatically know these important numbers!!! It´s on the download …
Informix Dynamic Server Software Downloads
It appears IBM has cleverly hidden the IDS downloads again on the Passport Advantage Website, at least from my prying eyes. I can find the Solid DB and the DB2 links just fine. Does anyone out there in IIUG-land with a Passport Advantage account know where IBM has stashed the dow…
onbar backup to file restore from file
Hi, ON-Bar always works with a Storage Manager (SM). (The exception is external backup and restore, but that is a completely different story.) Therefore ON-Bar cannot be configured to backup to file. It sends the backup to a SM and receives restore data from a SM. However, it i…
DYNAMIC_LOGS in ONCONFIG
Good afternoon, We occasionally have a programmer than needs a large amount of log space to move a very large table. Instead of fiddling with the HTXHWM and LTXEHWM in the ONCONFIG file, has anyone successfully setup DYNAMIC_LOGS with IDS 10.00 on HPUX? Where would the dynamic …
Unsufficient buffer size for error message
Hi Please check your online.log and check also your onconfig file. thanks.…
Backup - restore IDS 7.31 on Solaris and Win NT
External Backup and Restore was introduced in 7.3 I would just look at the latest documentation for it online http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v115/index.jsp search on "external backup" It is the only way to integrate and external backup of the datafiles (dbspac…
Re: On recovering single fragmented table via archecker
Hi Omar, I'm wondering if your source table in the schema command file for table-level restore is missing the "with rowids" info. For example, here's the content of my schema command file for restoring a table called frag_tab1 to a file named /tmp/ext_tab1.unl . ==============…
On recovering single fragmented table via archecker
Hi, there. I'm testing the new feature on Informix 10 (FC8 under solaris 9) which allows to recover a single table from an ontape backup, in order to save us backup tasks on every table using unload in order to avoid restore entire instance to recover a single table. I pr…
Read-Only (SDS) (CKPT REQ)
This is APAR number IC62441. Occur when arge current time stamp. On Aug 12, 5:21 pm, "zaiets.ko...@gmail.com" <zaiets.ko...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > After run checkpoint - SDS server is blocked. > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC5 -- Read-Only (SDS) > (CKPT REQ…
OPTCOMPIND and perl
Anyone know if I can change OPTCOMPIND after establishing a DB connection or does it need to be set before connecting? ta SLES10 SP1 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5…
physical log might be too small
Hello, We are getting following error while checking checkpoints "Based on the current workload, the physical log might be too small to accommodate the time it takes to flush the buffer pool during checkpoint processing. The server might block transactions during checkpoints. I…
I/O writes
Thanks a lot. It got me out of confusion. And do you hinkthat I/O queue length are not bad? Here are recent messages found in online.log ------------------------------------------------------------------ 07:35:02 Logical Log 27846 Complete, timestamp: 0x5a4d390a. 07:35:02 Process…
Insert into an indexed table is really SLOW!
MIKE DUNHAM-WILKIE wrote: > I am running into performance problems inserting into an indexed table, using > Informix 11.50. The following timings for loading into > compressed/uncompressed, indexed/non-indexed tables using dbload/HPL-Deluxe > more illustrate the problem. The numb…
deactivate a single database
Hi, I'm used to work with DB2 and there is a function "deactivate database" which I'm searching for Informix now. I only found database server modes, but these would lock all databases not just one specific DB. What I want to achieve is to block all application connections to on…
Informix Dynamic Server Scheduler question
Hi! I'm working on a project at my faculty. It's a java desktop application with an informix database. I have a problem using informix dynamic server scheduler. I have a particular table in my database. This table contains records that are inserted by the desktop aplication I'm …
Chunk does not appear to be from an external backup
Hi, Has anyone ever seen a message in the online.log concerning external backup such as: “The first chunk of dbspace’report08:grand.cust_pri’ does not appear to come from an external backup”? At the same time the application log started getting SQL -271 Could not insert …
IDS 9.40 End of Support Imminent
I have seen a number of posts on CDI recently related to IDS 9.40 As per the announcement on September 7th 2007, effective on the dates listed below, IBM will withdraw support from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: 9…
oninit fails reporting problem with DBSPACETEMP
But in my ONCONFIG file, i have mentioned the tape device as STDIO…
External Restoration
Kenneth, Art. Thanks for the help ! one query: --- In the ONCONFIG of the target ensure that the rootdbs is pointing to the root chunk of the source (otherwise restore fails)---- Does it mean, we would be restoring the level 0 backup of one instance to itself but at new place?…
Changing TAPEDEV from script
sed -e 's/^TAPEDEV/TAPEDEV NEW-TAPEDEV/g' onconfig > onconfig.other export ONCONFIG=onconfig.other after finishing just set the ONCONFIG to your default and delete onconfig.other Sebastian…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
How to solve -243 error ?
DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT is for distributed deadlocks which cannot be directly determined by the local instance (local deadlocks are determined immediately). TXTIMEOUT is for distributed XA transactions that become non-responsive when a remote participant drops out. DRTIMEOUT is for Ente…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
CONFIGURATION ONAUDIT-IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I need to configure onaudit and onshowaudit able to register for each of the consultations that are made to the database, either through dbaccess, ODBC or another application. I've been reviewing the IBM Informix Trusted Facility Guide, but I was not working. What param…
Re: External Backup without blocking the database
Hi, Norma is right! Of course. :-) In addition: - only a backup done when server is blocked by "onmode -c block" is a real external backup in the view of IDS server. I.e. only such an external backup can be restored as such (e.g. using "onbar -r -e ..."). - The above e…
External Backup without blocking the database
"Christian Schmidt" <weltraumschmidt@googlemail.com> wrote in message news:91a808d1-1dca-4b67-8154-f3ecc5ccdbcc@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > > I would like to design a backup and restore concept for Informix with > a storage cluster technology. For the backup we would u…
How to use Informix Dynamic Server
I have installed trial version of "Informix IDS Dynamic Server Developer Edition 11.5 for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, 32bit Version 1150TC1DE". But i am new to informix. Can anyone explain how to use IDS in detail.…
Info Required about Check Points
Hello Mr Kagel ! >If automatic checkpoints are enabled then CHKPTINTVL is ignored completely. vikas:/export/home/informix> onstat -c |grep CKPT CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec), OLTP optimized AUTO_CKPTS 1 # Monitor critical resources and trigger vikas:/export/ho…
Re: incremental onbars
On May 29, 12:55 pm, "Campbell, John (GE Money)" <John.Campbe...@ge.com> wrote: > 9.40.FC5, Solaris 9. It seems to be my station in life to inherit > things. When I inherited this db, we were running on some flavor of > 7.31. Someone else designed the onbar backup and currentl…
Updateable Secondary is unable to update
Hello Jacques, No i have just verfied and i havent see any error in either of online.log files both at primary and secondary, except the below error: online.log at primary ===================== 12:37:29 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. 12:37:29 Fri May 30 - loguniq…
Re: Can Disk mirroring/db snapshots replace the usage oftaking database backups?
"Art S. Kagel (Oninit)" <art@oninit.com> wrote in message news:mailman.945.1207948519.20610.informix-list@iiug.org... > Sebastian, Norma J. wrote: > > I have another concern. You say Falconstor will make a snapshot every N > minutes. Do you really want to have the server blocke…
Re: Can Disk mirroring/db snapshots replace the usage of taking database backups?
Neil Truby wrote: > "Fernando Nunes" <spam@onlinedomus.net> wrote in message > news:ftjj02$apt$1@aioe.org... > >> If a fast recovery needs human intervention (and nothing wrong happened to >> the disks) than you're facing a bug... This should be true to any >> relational database…
Re: Can Disk mirroring/db snapshots replace the usage of taking database backups?
Hi, "onmode -c block" does more than just a (normal) checkpoint. One important thing is that it writes to the dbspaces the information about that same checkpoint. That way the restore can later verify that the dbspaces (externally restored) are of the same checkpoint (or not). T…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> >>>>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>>>> >>>>> >>>> (Yes = 1, No = >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >>>> almost have to …
RE: onconfig recommendations
> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: > >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > >>> > >> (Yes = 1, No = > >> > >>> > >>> > >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > >>…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>> >> (Yes = 1, No = >> >>> >>> >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance >> due to the >> archi…
RE: onconfig recommendations
> > RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > (Yes = 1, No = > > > Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > due to the > architectures restrictions of only four active shar…
What is IPA abbreviation ?
Hi all IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER 10.00 PRODUCT RELEASE bug_number 168928 description WITH NON-DEFAULT PAGE SIZE AND ACTIVE IPA'S, TABLE LEVEL RESTORES FAIL product_code ONUTILS component_code ARCHECKR What is IPA ? Thanks…
Re: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
[Fwd: Re: onconfig recommendations]
Kennedy, Randy wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given > platform. > > Current Server: HP rp5405 …
Re: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
onconfig recommendations
Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given platform. Current Server: HP rp5405 4-Way (650 MHz) with 8GB RAM. 1 …
Newbie question-please don't shoot me
I have a newbie question. Please pardon my lack of knowledge with this. I have a Unix server (HP) that houses 2 9.4 Informix database servers (IE: there are 2 separate onconfig files that have unique INFORMIXSERVER parm values). The informix engine stopped (I think because the un…
Informix onconfig file configuration
Hello, We recently moved from a quad proc (hyper threaded to 8), 8GB RAM to a 2 socket dual core, 16GB RAM server. In order to maximize the cores and RAM what entries need to be modified, if any? Thanks, Jared…
Onbar fails to restore all dbspaces
"Ulf" <ulf.akerberg@gmail.com> wrote in message news:194922cf-667d-4414-b251-a8368e6cd0c4@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... On 17 Nov, 03:42, "da...@smooth1.co.uk" <da...@smooth1.co.uk> wrote: > On 16 Nov, 19:57, Ulf <ulf.akerb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You also need to run onbar -r …
Level 0 to a file.
Martin Fuerderer wrote: > Hi, > > large file (> 2 GB) support for utilities (ontape, onunload/onload, > dbexport/dbimport, etc.) depends somewhat on the version of > IDS and in some versions even on the OS platform. > > I think in IDS 9.40 and newer, large file support is impleme…
Select without locked row
Thank you for the answer. Here is my problem : I've got a table that store messages to be treated. I've got a pool a server to treat those messages, they are working in parallel. I just want that if a message is currently treated by one server, the others wont block on this locke…
Re: Physical restore
TBP wrote: > mohitanchlia@gmail.com wrote: >> On Sep 21, 8:17 am, "TBP (The Big Potato)" <T...@NotHere.Co.Uk> wrote: >>> mohitanch...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> Version: IDS 10 >>>> What does this mean ? >>>> 20:19:45 DR: Reservation of the last logical log for log backup >>>> turned…
Re: Onbar backup using Tivoli Storage Manager
Hi, when you are using ON-Bar as backup and restore tool, then ON-Bar will always send all backup objects to the storage manager (SM) and will retrieve restore objects from the SM. What the SM does with these objects is a configuration matter within the SM. I do not know TSM wel…
BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX
What's the difference between BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX. Both seem to be doing parallel/concurrent log backup. Which one should be specified in onconfig ?…
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
Re: Digital UNIX V4.0F + 7.31.FD1 Performance
Thank you, today on evening we make this changes in $ONCONFIG, restart the machine and hope it works! Greetings from Austria…
Re: Informix beats Oracle
Fernando Nunes wrote: > DA Morgan wrote: >> Fernando Nunes wrote: >> >> Can anyone confirm the following statement is true? >> >> "Reads don't block writes and writes don't block reads and only >> committed rows are visible." >> > > Not absolutely sure, if the reader is in REPEAT…
Re: Informix beats Oracle
DA Morgan wrote: > Fernando Nunes wrote: > > Can anyone confirm the following statement is true? > > "Reads don't block writes and writes don't block reads and only > committed rows are visible." > Not absolutely sure, if the reader is in REPEATABLE READ/SERIALIZABLE... I will h…
Re: Should I wait for IDS 11?
On 13 Jun, 12:18, Martin Fuerderer <MARTI...@de.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi, > > maybe you want to look into external backup (and restore). > This can easily be done to a file system and you can add > as much parallelism as you want (or are capable of). > If you do it right, you can acc…
Optimizer Question
Yoo could lose light scans by making buffers too big. j. >From: Mary Gregory <mary.gregory@rheem.com> >Date: 2007/06/06 Wed AM 09:07:04 CDT >To: ids@iiug.org >Subject: Optimizer Question [9297] >Could the addition of memory to IDS (BUFFERS, SHMVIRTSIZE) cause the >optimizer to…
Re: admin tools like PC client
Mike, What version of Informix are you using? Informix SE? Informix OnLine? Informix Dynamic Server? Most Informix versions these days come with a product call I-Connect that needs to be installed on the PC and rovides the Informix ODBC drivers.…
Error when initializing
On IDS 10.00 when I trying to startup it remains eternally. In another screen (onstat -) appears IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6TL -- Fast Recovery (CKPT REQ) -- Up 03:37:18 -- 685576 Kbytes Blocked:CKPT. That I must do?…
Question on SHMVIRTSIZE
On 08/05/07, Mary Gregory <mary.gregory@rheem.com> wrote: > I still haven't found a good way to determine whether or not adding more > virtual memory to the instance would speed up queries or not. I think I > might try to add another 128 MB just to see what happens. Also, I am > …
onconfig problem
when i try to initialize server using oninit following message appears on screen "ONCONFIG can only specify a simple filename whith no path components" plz do replay me how to solve this one…
problems with Informix dynamic server 9.4 @ WIndows 2003
I have problems with connecting the server. I use correct user/password to connect to the server, but the server do not known the server. I'm sure the user exist and is one of the user in Informix_Admin group. I have installed Informix dynamic server 9.4 in a windows xp system in…
RE: Listing all the tables in using a dbspace in Informix
> Make sure $INFORMIXDIR and $ONCONFIG are set and that you have > permissions with your login ID to access them. There is also system > tables that can give you this information. System tables which can list out all the tables in a particular dbspace ?…
Re: onconfig
Hello, apart from editing ONCONFIG directly, some parameters are dynamically changeable: Usage: onparams ... -m <param> <value> ... -m - Modify the value of one of the following configuration parameters: AFFAIL, AFCRASH, AFW…
RE: onconfig
I don't run onbar, but I suspect you're right. LTAPEDEV, etc. would also probably be in this group as well. Either way, restore the old onconfig and you're OK. It may be a good idea to check the permissions on the file before you're done, though... --EEM -----Original Me…
Re: onconfig
I think the onbar config parameters can be changed on the fly as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett Mills" <eemills@nationalbeef.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: RE: onconfig > Stan- > TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESI…
RE: onconfig
Stan- TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESIZE can be modified on the fly through onconfig. Restore your old onconfig and you should be fine. --EEM -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Stan Sent: Friday, …
onconfig
Hello. What will happen when during work (online state) IDS unfortunately someone modify onconfig. Which paramaters takes effect immediately (without restrart IDS). Thanks in advance Stan…
Ontape backup/restore to disk
Yes this should be possible. > external tape device, I would like to back it up to disk (files). 2 GB is the limit?? afaikr. There was a thing called techinfo which had an article about this using onbar called perceptual restore or something... contact TS they may be able to ge…
Informix produces error -1263 after system time is changed
Also I forgot to mention that the onconfig USEOSTIME is set to 1 (gets time from the host)…
Floating point exception
Sorry. IDS 9.40.UC5XD OS server A RedHat ES3 OS server B RedHat ES4 I would think this error would occur regardless of the IDS version as long as it's a ?NIX server with differing tape block sizes.…
Block device to character device
Hi, I have had this once, and we just set a link for the chunk dev to the corresponsing r* dev. Database down and up and that was it (because the devices have obviously the same content, there is no need to convert anything. And: yes, block devices may slow down your database se…
Re: infdump
couldn't we at least ask him for a tiny snippet of his online.log - maybe there's more wisdom in such file than you might imagine. Tip: set MSGPATH (in onconfig) to ... ... and don't forget to restart the engine ;-)…
snapshots of db disks on SAN
You will need to read the manual about "external backups" You have the ability to use a blocking check point "onmode -c block" and once the snap is complete you issue the "onmode -c unblock" This will let the DBSEREVER know there is an external backup (there are directions to do…
HELP : All logical logs are FULL
Hi All Thanks for your response. I solved the "All logical logs are FULL" . I did the following : ShutdownServer : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV in the onconfig to /DEV/NULL Restart Server : oninit After RECOVERY : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV change…
Re: Performance tuning suggestions needed
On 1 Oct 2006 20:10:51 -0700, calyanram@hotmail.com wrote: >this my onconfig file. > ...onconfig file snipped... Please give us a bit more information. Hardware specs (number of CPUs, memory, OS. etc.) would be good . . . JWC…
SHMADD and EXTSHMADD
Hi, What is the difference between SHMADD and EXTSHMADD? We know the meaning of the SHMADD onconfig parameter. Thanks, Khaled Bentebal ConsultiX Email: khaled.bentebal@consult-ix.fr…
Re: onbar without storage manager?
Hi, you may also want to look at external backup and restore (see the "Backup and Restore Guide" manual for more info). If you do log backup, then external backup and restore with onbar offers you a more consistent interface for the restore scenario. However you cannot use onb…
License Extension
Help.. I need a license extension for the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC3R1TL which I downloaded to do a evaluation. How can I get the license extened..my project is in the final stages .. Dhaya Commercial bank…
XA Transaction blocking server
Hi, we encountered a problem on our development server, which lead to a blocking IDS 10.0 instance: We made a XA-Transaction containing two datasources on different IDS instances. For some reason, the transaction was aborted: 18:48:35 Aborting Long Transaction: tx 0x10f151398 no…
Onload "invalid tape" using file
Hi Tsutomu, it helped very well: I used 4096 as block size (the same of the filesystem) and 0 as tape size (i.e. the size passed to write is the physical block size) and it worked fine. Many thanks for your help, Alessandro "Tsutomu Ogiwara" <tsutomu_ogiwara@hotmail.com> wrote…
DBSPACETEMP
Hello All, Just a quick question for you to ponder. Is it possible to include random dbscpaces in the DBSPACETEMP parameter with the onconfig file to prevent space problems in the temp dbspace when creating indexes etc. on very large tables?…
Re: SNAP & SAN
"Model-Bosch, Tilman" <tilman.model-bosch@sap.com> wrote in message news:mailman.266.1155586222.20706.informix-list@iiug.org... Neil Truby wrote: > Gesendet: 14 August 2006 21:28 > An: informix-list@iiug.org > Betreff: Re: SNAP & SAN > > "Martin Fuerderer" wrote: > > After restor…
Ontape security when shipping tapes
It's not safe at all. You really don't even need to know that much to find good information. You could scan it for SSN looking things and then look around for names. Send me the tape and I'll see if I can figure out if it's easy to figure out what is on it. ;-) (Free of charge.) …
Re: Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Clive Eisen wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > Yes the buffer overflow issues are a pain and frankly they shouldn't occur > > if IBM did formal code reviews. Or rather they should be caught and > > corrected prior to release. > > > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in m…
SNAP & SAN
Hi All, HP-UX B.11.11.11 IDS 9.40.FC4 We have got SAN setup which has got all chunks (raw devices) etc. etc. A process runs from cron which takes a snapshot (SAN view point). Before snap, IDS is blocked and unblocked after snap. What worries me, if some process is running with…
Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Not sure if this has posted here or not but .... http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&dc=D600&u id=swg21242921&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en Cheers Paul Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 Web: www.oninit.com GO FURTHER with DB2 GET THER…
Re: ONCONFIG and AIX
Hi, I would enable KAIO, too. Apart from KAIO the B-Tree Scanner usually benefits from some configuration: >From my experience increasing threshold (default: 500) reduces I/O significantly, enabling range scans (rangesize=500), too. BTSCANNER num=1,prio=low,threshold=50…
RE: ONCONFIG and AIX
> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of tomcaml@yahoo.com > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:57 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ONCONFIG and AIX > > Hello All, > > I am looking for feed…
ONCONFIG and AIX
Hello All, I am looking for feedback, comments, etc. We are currently on IDS 10.FC4 on HP-UX 11 - migrating to IDS 10.FC5 on AIX on an LPAR partition on the i595 I have gotten this message in the log while performing some loads/alter tables/indexes, etc in development phase.…
ER transactions queuing, NIF in BLOCK state
One of our servers in a 4-way update anywhere ER topology is currently not staying caught up, i.e. transactions from the other three servers are queueing but slowly getting sent and applied. The culprit seems to be the network interface. An onstat -g nif 105 shows: IBM Informix …
Parametro TXTIMEOUT
Hola, quisiera saber si alguno de ustedes me puede informar que quiere decir el parametro del onconfig TXTIMEOUT 0x12c, a cuantos segundos se refiere. Gracias de antemano. Salu2...…
Check for corrupt blocks?
We had a problem with informix 7.31 where an update that normally takes milliseconds was hanging all of a sudden and blocking other sessions. We killed the blocker and everything would be fine. Two seconds later, the block would occur again on the same table, same row. We continu…
Performance issue after 732 to 94fc6 upgrade
Doug- We discovered when we made a similar transition that temporary tables built and indexed in a program will not use their indexes unless update statistics is run against them. The 9.x engine apparently has a difference in the optimizer which caused this. --EEM > -----Origi…
Initialising Informix
I am trying to initialize informix on a new server and I am getting this error. The server is HP UX 11.11 and Informix IDS 7.31 What could be the problem / This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible …
Informix Connection From WIN CE.NET Emulator?
How do I connect to informix dynamic server from WIN CE.NET Emulator? Is there a WIN CE informix driver?…
Re: Table Editor for Multiplatforms
Enhancements in Version 4.3 ..... also supports the Informix Dynamic Server 9.x. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/db2tools/db2te/…
RE: midnight killin
> The boss like fresh meat for testing on our servers. > He's kinda anal. > He also doesn't trust ontape. I wonder if you can use an external backup solution. You can block the server then take copies of the appropriate files or raw partitions and then unblock the servers. You …
Can't INSERT blob into specific blob space using JDBC
I tried an example with 3.00.JC3 and it works fine without having a default SBSPACENAME in the onconfig file. VG.…
Fragmentation Elimination Problem
I am on version IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4.…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Ronald Schwingel wrote: > Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) > Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use > before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide > documentation that I can pass on also? It looked to…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
First off you shouldn't be getting shared memory access errors. That sounds more like a bug that technical support should address. I wouldn't be surprised if your getting can't allocate additional shared memory segment messages. Informix 32-bit on AIX is a bitch. The problem …
Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide documentation that I can pass on also? We are looking at providing one of cust…
create a DB on Linux
Hi! I have installed Informix dynamic server on Linux. Now I want to create a data base. What should I do? Thanks…
Re: flagship sunk
Funny I have been able to download IDS 10 for Solaris, Windows and Linux am I just smarter than everyone else? www.informix.com Support and downloads In the middle trials and betas Oh look Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) V10.0 easy!…
RE: ontape brought the IDS instance down
Hi Keith, Thank you for taking your time to reply to my issue. The server didn't produce any dump file shared memory/session when it crashed. That is the other reason. It simply died. Since I have changed the tape block size back to 512. Regards, KP…
Re: Validating the 'SBSPACENAME' sblobspace
"Is a command-line call significantly different from file system access?" Well for SQL yes. In sysmaster.sysconfig there is a cf_effective column. This is the value in use by the database server NOW, this does not have to match the ONCONFIG value. You can change the onconfig …
Mixing Storage Managers with onbar
Hi, I have no experience with a scenario like this. I think it is quite unusual. There are some things that come to my mind: - I think you have to have both SMs listed in the versions file ( $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sm_versions ). Both I think will then be entered into the respective …
Re: IDS 10 - documentation questions
Oops! I mean IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.TC3ET Althought the release notes (idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html) start with:- "Release Notes for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition for Windows Platforms 10.00.TC3E, 1 July 2005 " so it is TC3E or TCE3T? and …
Re: Sql to concatenate multiple rows to a single row / column
Thank you SaltTan - it works beautifully. BTW, we have IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC6.…
v 9 stopping
search for a dir called informix (assume you installed it there) in there you should have a subdir called etc in there you should find a file called onconfig.<informixserver> search for MSGPATH which has the name of your logfile Superboer.…
ipload hangs
Hi Hari, Thanks for the response. I am doing my testing on a test server with a test db and a test table. Test server: IDS9.21 UC5, AIX 4.3.3. If you need onconfig, please let me know. TestDB: Unbuffered and has only one table ' Test Table' Test Table: 108 rows, 2 cols, 1 in…
Re: External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
Hi, > > I don't think that you need to do anything with the current and > > previous logs. This is because these have been applied to the dbspaces > > that you have just backed up. > > This is exactly what I needed confirmation for. > Martin also suggested it in his reply and it…
Re: External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
Thanks for the comments. > There's a caveat: > Transactions that are open at backup/archive time > can mean that at restore they need to be rolled back. > (That happens if they cannot be rolled forward until > commit - for whatever reason.) > That in turn means that ON-Bar…
Re: External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
> Is this what you are talking about: > onmode -c block > <get permanent copy of chunks in some way> > onmode -c unblock Basically, yes. I'd use dd, gzip and netcat for dumping all chunks (all of them in raw devices) to filesystem on a remote host. > The onmode -c puts all of t…
Re: External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
Thanks Martin for these links. Extremely valuable information on EBR those who are reviewing their backup & restore process. Hari…
Re: External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
Hi, hmm. Almost. There's a caveat: Transactions that are open at backup/archive time can mean that at restore they need to be rolled back. (That happens if they cannot be rolled forward until commit - for whatever reason.) That in turn means that ON-Bar will need to …
External backup/restore - an idea - comments please
Hello everyone. Last week we've had sort of trouble - one chunk went offline after two mirrored disk crashed simultaneously (which was admitedly our fault). No problem, we take backups every night and continously backup logical logs so everything was in place for warm restore (it…
dskreads and pagreads
This is a pretty basic question but I'm looking for detail/your experience. The manual says :- dskreads number of actual physical block reads from disk in terms of I/O pagreads The number of pages read as a result of the disk reads Êched The percentage of reads from shared memor…
Redirected restore failure
>From the backup and restore manual renaming chunks duing a restore..key considerations... "During a cold restore, ontape performs the following validations to rename chunks: 3. If renaming the primary root or mirror root chunk, it updates the ONCONFIG file parameters ROOTPATH…
error LBU
Hola: El status de mi instancia en estos momentos es: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.FD8 -- On-Line -- Up 8 days 11:33:46 -- 2952216 Kbytes Blocked:LBU Alguna idea para solucionarlo ??? saludos…
hyperthreading and onconfig parameters
We are upgrading our database servers to HP ProLiant DL380 G4 two-way systems. This platform supports enabling or disabling "hyperthreading". (See, for example, http://sysadminforum.com/t36970.html.) With hyperthreading enabled, the OS (Solaris 9, x86) sees 2 logical processors …
New IDS Forum on IBM Developerworks website
This forum provides a place for Informix Dynamic Server developers and users to share their questions, thoughts, and ideas with others. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=548&cat=19…
RE: recording ONCONFIG changes
Tripwire or AIDE would do the trick too. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Leffler Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:16 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: recording ONCONFIG changes mw…
Re: recording ONCONFIG changes
mweallans@panacea.co.uk wrote: > Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby > that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message > log. > I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred > and eventually I discove…
recording ONCONFIG changes
Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message log. I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred and eventually I discovered that it was because a previous change…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo wrote: My comments below: > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiem…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
"Juan Pablo" <in4mixperu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1120173312.07d6de6c2486de67e3cad47cd40e6341@teranews... > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ====================…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo said: > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Est…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pode…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para…
Re: IDS 10 Express Edition
Note 10.00.xC3 = Enterprise Version 10.00.xC3E = Express Edition http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.relnotes.doc/uc3E/idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html Then click on "IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition" in the right pane:…
Configuring ISM/OnBar to backup to disk
Hi, generally this is done with "expiration". Now I have never actually done this with disk files. (My cycles during development and testing are too short and I usually initialize the whole thing from scratch rather than bother with expiration ...) But I assume that you want to…
setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux error
I setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux execcute oninit -ivy is failed the online.log is write /// 16:31:32 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size 8192KB) 16:31:32 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 Software Serial Number AA…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pod…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG par…
RE: New installation
Yes I agree with Brian, you put something in the onconfig that required 161MB but you have defined the root dbs size 60MB that is not enought to cover all the requests. Check the PHYSFILE, LOGFILES LOGSIZE in the ONCONFIG file. If you need more help give us the full ONCONFIG. b…
Help with ONCONFIG needed
Having a problem with a client connection to an informix database. The server has two databases, db1 and db2. Each database has a separate ONCONFIG file which lists the different db names in them. ONCONFIG_db1 includes db1,but not db2 in the DBSERVERNAME/DBSERVERALIAS …
Re: how to perform the 100 GB capacity database backups???
Hi, you may want to read this article in developerWorks zone of the IBM www pages: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0503fuerderer/ There's section "External backup and advanced storage techniques" that applies to External Backup and Restore in gene…
Re: how to perform the 100 GB capacity database backups???
Hi, you may want to read this article in developerWorks zone of the IBM www pages: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0503fuerderer/ There's section "External backup and advanced storage techniques" that applies to External Backup and Restore in gene…
Informix Dynamic Server information Centre
Great new utility just posted under IDS 10 on the docs site has uses for other products and versions than just IDS 10 so take a look even if you are not using 10 yet!! http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp…
The onconfig FILLFACTOR
My day for asking questions ... but that is how one gains knowledge :) The lead DBA for the company for which I am now working for as a consultant wants to establish an initial FILLFACTOR of 100 for those indices that represent a serial column. Since none of the tables having a…
Cannot find message file. Check INFORMIXDIR and DBLANG.
im trying to run the oninit -i in the command prompt when the message appear... we installed... IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Rapid Development System Version 7.32.UC2 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.32.UC2 set up sqlhosts, services, onconfig, path... but when tr…
Re: onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Hi, I assume that the server in question really didn't get blocked, right ? (That's why I asked for the status header line of "onstat -m" output (or "onstat -" ouput) to be sure, but that's missing in your e-mail ...). It seems likely that you've run into known problem PTS-B 1…
Re: onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Hi! I tried once again and now it worked, but this was with another server (presto2) on the same UNIX system Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block Informix@S0221849> onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up 07:41:04 -- 70 656 Kbytes Blocked:ARCHI…
Re: onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Hi, any messages in the server's message log ? Output of "onstat -m" (including the status header line) ? Regards, Martin -- Martin Fuerderer IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany Information Management owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 15.02.2005 15:28:10: > Hi! > > I …
RE: onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Are you currently running a DB backup? You can't block if that is going on. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Christian Eriksson Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:28 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org …
onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Hi! I want to block the server with "onmode -c block" and then sync and detach a plex in Veritas Volume Manager. I have a problem with blocking the server: Informix@S0221849> onstat -V IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 Software Serial Number AAA#B000 000 Informix…
Index corruption
Hello, Env:AIX 5.2 IDS 9.4 FC4. Created new index for the entire table and within 8 hours while it was sending index to HDR secondary(while synchronising) the entire system freezed with block checkpoint, I had to stop the server on secondary to keep production moving. Did anyb…
backup strategy using HDS - shadow image, true copy
Hi, things to watch when using external backup and restore: - always backup all chunks of the system within one bracket of "onmode -c block/unblock" commands. Partial backups are not supported (for restore). - Therefore during backup, all dbspaces and chunks must be online (i.e…
Re: blocking new connection
how about onmode -c block this will stop everyone from working and connecting until onmode -c unblock is executed. (is made for external backup & restore. check the manual for it.) see you Superboer. "Alain Pelletier" <Alain.Pelletier@internet.cetima-ssa.com> wrote in message…
blocking new connection
Hi, Is it possible to block for a moment any new distant connection without stoping Informix server ? Like "lsnrctl stop" for Oracle database Thanks, Hubert…
chunk capacity
we are using BM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC2X3 on Linux Kernel 2.4.21 the command 'onstat -d' shows ... Expanded chunk capacity mode: disabled how can I change this mode to 'enabled'?…
IDS V7.30 and Windows 2000
Can Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC6 be run on a Windows 2000 host system? TIA Erwin…
Why there is no controlfile in Informix like Oracle ?
Well, I don't know everything about the controlfiles but I'll add what I know, and perhaps others can tell me if I'm full of s**t or have other appropriate comments. Just about all of the system details are kept in various Informix system databases: sysmaster, sysutils, syscdr, …
RE: HDR unusable with 9.40
We've been experiencing this exact same problem. We've reported it to IBM. Please report it to IBM, hopefully we'll get a bug fix quickly. Sean. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Alexey Sonkin Sent…
Primary server blocking when creating indexes on large tables
Hello, We have IDS 9.40.FC2 running on AIX 5.2, also running HDR (data replication). When creating an index on a large table (2 million+ rows), the primary server will block with "Checkpoint Required". Our solution thus far has been to bounce the secondary server, and everythi…
Re: Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:05:41 -0400, madiego wrote: >>I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : >> >>This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix >>Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do…
Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y Checking group membership to determine ser…
RE: parametros ONCONFIG
Los parametros del ONCONFIG que tienes que setear para inicializar tu instancia como MINIMO son: ROOTPATH Path completo del chunk creado para almacenar el root Dbspace ROOTSIZE Tama�o del chunk en Kbytes (Ejemplo: 2048000 # 2Gb) DBSERVERNAME Nombre l�gico del server.(Eje…
parametros ONCONFIG
Me podrian ayudar con los parametros del ONCONFIG. No las tengo muy clara cada parametro, por lo que la misma me trae problemas para el momento que quiero OPTIMIZAR el servidor de bases de datos. Si alguien me puede ayudar a conocer mejor cada uno de estos parametros .... les agr…
Re: IDS9.4/AIX5.2 performace degradation
Dalibor, A piece of tuning advice that has many times hit this list, is that you should have one CLEANER per LRU. So, having LRUS = 8 implies that you should have CLEANERS=8 also, to keep up with the overhead. Ben Thompson wrote: > Dalibor Krleza wrote: > > I may have missed i…
Re: IDS9.4/AIX5.2 performace degradation
Dalibor Krleza wrote: I may have missed it in your long post, but I didn't see anything about disc layouts or number of CPUs. Also I may have missed it as well but I couldn't see any output from "onstat -g iof" or "onstat -g iov". I have commented on your onconfig anyway. > OK …
Re: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
I am experiencing similar problems with users migrating from Standard Engine to IDS 9.30. It appears that some applications are more susceptible than others. What application(s) are you running? We also have experience of adding more BUFFERS, LOCKS, etc and not improving the sit…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Muthana Increase BUFFERS in onconfig file. UPDATE STATISTICS for each table (as a minimum) rerun the query and see what improvements you get. If you still have problems post the results of:- onstat -p onstat -m onstat -R and sqexplain.out of any particularly slow query or updat…
Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Dear Sir, The question how can make DB Tuning for Informix Dynamic Server version 9:30 to get the query faster. I used IDS 9:30 and it's not quick enough like our old Standard Engine. which Parameter can i change to make that or what shall i do? Regards Muthana AL-Temimi…
Can IDS accessing Informix SE Tables.
Hello, Now we are using Informix SE. We are planning to go Infomix Dynamic Server 9.x. Before migrating our current applications to IDS 9.x., first we have to develop a new application in IDS 9.x, in that we need to use some of the tables from informx SE. Could you please answer…
onconfig for analisis
Hi, I post the onconfig file for its analisis: Operating System: SuSE 9.0 RAM: 1024 Mb Informix version: 9.40 UC2 All chunks are raw devices. Thanks. #************************************************************************** # # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # # Title: onconfig…
ONCONFIG for 9.40 offered for comment
9.40 FC3W2 on HP-UX 11.11 The server has 6 cpus and 6G of RAM. 3 other, small, IDS 9.40 instances run on the server, and one small 7.31. kaio is enabled. Just put 9.40 live, and it's running about 5-10% more slowly on some key processes. This reflects what happened in testing. …
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ > 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential > write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on > filesystem...). Any suggestion? The following is my standard…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
"Laverio" <laverioNO@z-1000.net> wrote in message news:cac7sg$e8v$1@newsreader.mailgate.org... > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? > > My onconfig it's set as fol…
OnConfig parameters tuning
Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? My onconfig it's set as follow: # System Configura…
Re: A NetBackup restore question.
It's an external Veritas document linking to an internal Veritas document! Maybe if you open a case with them, and get an unsuspecting support engineer to send this to you? Brice Avila Minneapolis, Minnesota "David Williams" <djw@smooth1.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:<c7bk…
Howto for Onconfig
Hi everyone, This is probably a question which has been asked often. But I could not find proper documentation on how to calculate and set correct parameters for Onconfig. I understand this is a complex question. But are there any articles on this ? Maybe they covered the topic …
Dose anybody have the dbtop script in the Troubleshooting informix course?
Dears, I study the Troubleshooting ibm informix dynamic server course. At the module 4 exercise need the dbtop script. Dose anybody has this dbtop script and post for me? Thanks. Philip Yeh.…
Work group edition - Unlimited edition??
Taken from IBM web site:- =========================================================================== The following Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Unlimited editions have been added to the IBM Data Management Gold Transaction Processing Bundle for SMB Unlimited: IBM Informix…
(LONGTX) V 9.30.UC2 How to get out of this
AIX 4.3.3 V 9.30 UC2 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC2 -- On-Line (LONGTX) -- Up 2 days 04:00:45 -- 737696 Kbytes Blocked:LONGTX Started a load job about 100,000 Records. After few minutes got LONGTX. How to get out of this. Thanks Basheer sending to informix-li…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
SHARED MEMORY LIMIT
Is posible to use with informix of 32 bits more than 2GB of shared memory in a Linux Machine? The base address in onconfig is: SHMBASE 0x41000000 Thanks in advance,…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
ISM on Aix
I am currently using TSM and a 3583 library to backup informix using onbar - I am trying to somplify the situation and am going to use ISM and backup to file space on a local SSA array and clone my backups to tape during the day onto an external 3580 LTO2 drive. Another setup I h…
Write Logical Logs To Disk
You can use ISM (Informix Storage Manager -- which is a stripped down version of Legato). It comes free with IDS. It works nicely to send the logs to a disk filesystem. I used this in conjuction with EMC BCV's to perform an external restore with onbar, and applied the logs from t…
configure computer for using informix
what shell I do to make my computer work with informix. I have installed winXP on my computer, informix 4 i informix dynamic server? THANKS…
java app shuts down Informix Server
"Mel Haynes Jr" <mhaynesjr@hotmail.com> writes: > I am getting reports from a customer saying my Java application is > causing the Informix server to crash. Apps that kill the IDS engine are usually not the fault of the app (unless the app dies in a critical section and corrupts…
Where can I get the client API?
Hi, does anyone knows where to get the client API for Informix Dynamic Server 7.x? Perhaps we want to access the server via api directly. Kind regards, Joachim Engel.…
ism_rm hangs
Windows 2000 informix dynamic server 9.3 ism_rm occasionally hangs. It always hangs on the same command, removing a particular volume. The hang doesn't happen all the time, and we haven't discovered a pattern or trigger for it yet. Has anyone experienced this? Does anyone kn…
Logical log backup on XPS
Hi All, We have XPS 8.40 installed on HP UX 11i. Ther server was initialised and we were trying to load data into a table . Now the server is in Blocked state and the online.log file mentions that we need to take logical log back. Pls let us know the process for taking logical …
Informix optimizer
Hi, Does anyone know if the Informix Dynamic Server (7.31 or 9.4) database optimizer uses star schema optimizer techniques? Thank you, Tony…
Re: ontape restore from 2 different devices
How about HP DD2 archive and HP DD3/4 restore? The question is one I need an answer to before we do our next upgrade! During the Happy New Year, probably Paul Watson wrote: > I'd expect that as long as the TAPE configs in the onconfig are the > same it should be fine.. However…
Re: ontape restore from 2 different devices
I'd expect that as long as the TAPE configs in the onconfig are the same it should be fine.. However I had a HP gotcha the other day, HP DD3 tape for the archive and on another machine a HP DD4 restore, this failed everytime. According to HP they are compatible:-) Cheers Paul…
Re: ontape restore from 2 different devices
You should be OK as long as the tapes a compatible Carlie wrote: > > We are currently using IDS 7.31 and ontape. > > Current box RS6000 F80 w/ internal 20/40 tape drive for full & level 0 > backup & external 20/40 tape drive for continuous logs > > We are looking to purchase a p…
RE: ontape restore from 2 different devices
Devices - Yes Informix versions - NO OS Versions - NO > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Carlie > Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2003 10:40 a.m. > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ontape restore f…
Re: ontape restore from 2 different devices
Have I missed something? Is this an Informix question at all? Surely it depends upon whether the 60/120 device (presumably the newer model) is backward-compatible with the 20/40 device: ie can it read tapes created by a 20/40? "Carlie" <cubbie582000@yahoo.com> wrote in message n…
Fast Recovery (CKPT REQ) --- Blocked:CKPT
Try onmode -m Colin Bull c.bull@videonetworks.com > -----Original Message----- > From: forum.subscriber@iiug.org [mailto:forum.subscriber@iiug.org]On > Behalf Of FLIP VAN WY.... > Sent: 25 November 2003 06:05 > To: ids@iiug.org > Subject: Fast Recovery (CKPT REQ) --- Blocked:CK…
Changing database local / dbexport tapesize
Hi, Did you change TAPESIZE on your onconfig file? That could be the restriction! REGARDS…
TRUNCATE TABLE command in 9.3?
I am aware that Informix Dynamic Server previously has not included the TRUNCATE TABLE command. Does anyone know if 9.3 or 9.4 include this command?…
Case Statement within a Select
Hi Clifton, Try this. I got it from the online documentation of 9.21 which is in PDF format. The copy & Paste doesn't look very good. Hope this helps CASE Use the CASE statement when you need to take one of many branches depending on the value of an SPL variable or a simple exp…
Linux fgl_getenv
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC3 on Linux. Do I have to do something before I can use the fgl_getenv call in a stored procedure? When I try I get 674: Routine (fgl_getenv) can not be resolved.…
Re: restore with onbar and bcv: How to apply logs
Does this work also if i restore the database from tape to bcv with "onbar" ? For a test, i tried to roll forward the logs written in production on the backup server. This failed, because the backup server doesn't know about these logs. Therefore i wanted to import the "ixbar" fi…
Re: restore with onbar and bcv: How to apply logs
"Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote in message news:bot9p5$1gh2sh$1@ID-162943.news.uni-berlin.de... > 1.. Shutdown the instance to be restored, onmode -kuy > 2.. Salvage any logical logs which have not been backed up, onbar -l -s > 3.. Initiate a BCV restore from th…
Re: restore with onbar and bcv: How to apply logs
1.. Shutdown the instance to be restored, onmode -kuy 2.. Salvage any logical logs which have not been backed up, onbar -l -s 3.. Initiate a BCV restore from the Timefinder group. 4.. Once the BCV's are restored, split them. 5.. Inform onbar that an external restore has…
Re: onconfig and sqlhosts
Hi Thomas. Administrator's Guide for Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/ids_73.html HTH. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. ICQ#:168106592 >From: Thomas Ronayne <trona@ameritech.net> >Reply-To: Thomas Ronayne <trona…
onconfig and sqlhosts
I've managed to blow away my installed Informix system and cannot for the life of me find the notes I had about onconfig and sqlhosts. It's version 7.30.UC5 running on Slackware 9.0 -- can someone point me at the right document in Answers for the appropriate settings? Thanks.…
Backup/Restore
Hi, right. This works for scenarios where the server instance to be "duplicated" is down during the time of the backup. Alternatively, it is possible to do such backup, which we call "External Backup" (since it's done with methods external to the database) inbetween the followi…
Re: Onconfig file parameters
Sometimes even the ontape parameters (TAPEDEV, LTAPEDEV, TAPESIZE, etc.) are not dynamic. What you can do is change a parameter in the onconfig file and then dump out the reserve page that holds the onconfig parameters with: oncheck -pP 1 1 Hope this suggestion helps. Brice Av…
RE: Dynamic Server versus Universal Server ??
Originally, Version 7.x was called 'Informix Dynamic Server', Version 9.0x was called 'Universal server' Starting with 9.1, Universal server became 'Dynamic server with Universal data option'. With 9.2, new names 'Internet Foundation 2000 ' and 'Dynamic server 2000' ware given…
Informix Dynamic Server 2000 startup problem
Hi, While starting up informix in multi user mode , we wait for the database to come up by checking the onstat - o/p . But if the system is loaded, even after onstat shows status as online , the connection is rejected by the database . The wait loop that we do is as follow…
RE: HPL Unloading error [1467]
Here's my onconfig file SHMVIRTSIZE 147456 SHMADD 8192 SHMTOTAL 0…
why I can't see the output of "onstat -g wts"
test:/informix>onstat -g wst Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.21.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up 5 days 13:23:03 -- 11132960 Kbytes Wait statistics not enabled How to enable the wait statistics???…
informix SDK 2.81 ifxoledbc OLEDB and ADO
When Updating or deleting a non existing row in a table, the informix oledb provider produces an "UnSpecified error". Environment: Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix SDK 2.81 ADO 2.6 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance…
onconfig file
The system administrator at my current site thought he would be very clever and he linked the onconfig files to different directories using ln -s. We have now discovered that these links are being lost when we use onmonitor and replaced by a local file, but not when we use vi. I…
Moving to a new server.
I am planning to move to a new server. The current server is running HP-UX 10.2 and the new server will be running HP-UX 11.0. The database is stored on disks which are external to the machines (EMC disk array). After setting up the new machine, we plan to disconnect the disk arr…
Exclusive access to engine in multi-user state
I didn't see the original message, as it has expired off my server for some reason. Anyway, what about doing a checkpoint with the block option: onmode -c block This disables additional database connections and blocks all current activity. I guess depending on what you origina…
What requires an IDS Linux?
Hello What requires an Informix Dynamic Server Linux a desktop and/or a network version of Linux? Thanks in advance Jacqueline Romero Miranda…
Re: Assert Failed: Unexpected virtual processor termination, pid = 74 095, exit = 0x100
Did someone kill an oninit process? From: Woi Yew Fong <yfwoi@tpl.com.sg> > >Can somebody tell me what could have happened to IUS the based to the >following extaraction from online.log? > >============= extraction from online.log ================ > >16:13:14 Assert Failed: U…
Assert Failed: Unexpected virtual processor termination, pid = 74
Can somebody tell me what could have happened to IUS the based to the following extaraction from online.log? ============= extraction from online.log ================ 16:13:14 Assert Failed: Universal Server must abort 16:13:14 INFORMIX-Universal Server Version 9.14.UC1 16:…
IDS 7.31.Txx Windows NT Alaramprogram
i have change the path in the onconfig-file and restart the server but the alarmprogram will not be start if a event (logs) a generated! thomas…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
Which Informix software to restore a database?
onbar togehther with a front end like ism or networker. Huy Vu wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using ontape command to do backup our Informix server everynight but the > Informix's ontape command only allows to restore the whole Informix engine > or dbspaces. > > I'm looking for Infor…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
Re: ONCONFIG History
put it under source code control? SCCS and RCS are free tools and dont take too much resources. HTH Sujit testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> on 10/04/2000 09:05:30 PM Please respond to testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: Subject: ONCONFIG History I…
RE: ONCONFIG History
Look at your online message log onstat -c |grep MSG -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:06 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG …
RE: ONCONFIG History
Changes are recorded in the message log at startup. Wayne E. Martin Informix Database Administrator Kmart Corp. -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:06 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History…
ONCONFIG History
Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG files?…
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
External restore plus ON-Bar Logical restore
Murray, Have not tried it (externals), but see no reason why it should be any MORE difficult to restore onto another box than a 'normal' OnBar backup.. That's tough enough as it is. Doug "Murray Wood" <murray@quanta.co.nz> wrote in message news:8q9dni$7c2$1@news.xmission.com...…
TBLSPACE_STATS
Hi, what is the meaning of TBLSPACE_STATS variable in onconfig file? thank in advance.…
Query Optimization: Wrong execution plan?
Xavi Tarafa Mercader wrote: > Any suggestion about how to improve the query performance? Set OPTCOMPIND parameter ( in onconfig file ) to 0. > Xavi. Leonid.…
Re: How to search for a string in a TEXT field
Hi, :-( SELECT name, REPLACE(text,"ZNOTREADY","found") AS your_output FROM tablewithtextfield; Blobs are not allowed in this expression. I use Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC2A…
WSTATS and Performance
Hi, does anybody know the performance degradation by setting WSTATS 1 in the onconfig file? Is this 1%, 5% or 10% ??? TIA Ruediger Papke…
Rolling forward logical logs?
Look for the complete details in the "Backup and Restore Guide" under the topics "What is an External Backup or Restore?" and "Recovering Data Using External Backup and Restore". Its fascinating stuff. Rudy Marc Hopkins wrote: > How do you roll forward logical logs after an EM…
Create user in Informix Dynamic Server
Hello all I`m new in INS. Could you help me? I have Database server with one user Informix. How to create another user to Database?…
Informix ODS on Win 2000?
Does Informix Dynamic Server V7.31.TC5 for Intel Pentium Windows NT 4 also run on Windows 2000? Thanks for any help. Guy Dillen ITP…
Informix cost???
Someone can said how much does Informix cost? I need to know: -Informix costs -cost for client Thanks very much. I need the last version of dynamic server for Unix. Ciao, Berna…
Replication
Hello everybody. I would like to know if it is possible to replicate an Informix database between a UNIX-based 7.32UC2 Informix Dynamic Server and an linux-based IDS2000 without problems. Thanks in advance. jhernandez@geuropa.com…
dynamic server with Informix distant database
We have this problem : - write of a html page (this pages will contain many many fields). - Receiving of the page data on a http server based on a M1 machine. - Using of 4gl/informix programs based on the M2 machine with the pages data - 4GL programs will set up a � result � tabl…
HELP! Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
I'm trying to install a new IDS on Linux (RedHat 6.1) on a cooked file. Everything looks right, but upon oninit, I receive the following: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u1/naf_chunk'. errno = 2 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization Log reflects: 09:11:07 Informi…
UDR Support in Informix Dynamic Server.
Can someone tell me what exact version of Informix Dynamic Server that first supported C User Defined Routines. I've tried searching for this on their website with no joy. (their advanced search doesnt work at all !) Rgds, Peter. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before y…
Re: onbar & ontape question
I don't think this is the best strategy, but it might work. I believe you would need to do a physical restore with an ontape -p and treat it as a external restore with onbar (onbar -e). Then try to apply the logical logs using onbar. I would be interested to h…
"ontape aborted by client"
Informix Dynamic Server 7.30.UC7 HPUX 10.20 Hi there We get this message sometimes in the online log, and we're trying to work out if its down to informix, hardware, etc. Does anyone know of any factors that may cause this? TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/2m # Tape device pat…
Re: Memory problems? Please help.
>>What is the connection type? shm or soc ? >> >What are these? See NETTYPE in your onconfig file. HTH Michael…
OFFICE Connect V.1
Informix Office Connect, Version 1.0, is compatible with the following Informix servers: Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 or later Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.14 Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2 or later e Informix-SE 7.23 n�o func…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
Strage status (onstat -)
I receive strange status of database server. After executing 'onstat -' I got: Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.FC4 -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 10 days 00:1 3:03 -- 6494440 Kbytes Generic System Block: -1 seconds What is: "Generic ...." in the last line??? This happend on HP…
Compatability between Informix products
Hi, I need some version compatability information for the following products. Hardware Platform: Hewlett Packard OS Platform: HP-UX version 10.20 Informix s/w: Informix Universal Server 9.20 Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix Gateway to DRDA vers…
informix dynamic server on linux help
Hi all, I am an informix newbie, and i have problems running it on redhat linux 6.0. The installation went just fine, but now when i start dbaccess and try to create a new database i get this error message: 25584: Network driver can not access server program /opt/informix/lib/sq…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Re: Dumb question
Sorry all, I think I found the answer to my own dumb question in the documentation (last place I would have thought to look). "The database server uses the ONCONFIG file during initialization" >Is it safe to edit my onconfig file when the database is live ? > >Or should I stop…
Re: Logical logs filling up - blocks whole server
Ben, The reason the server blocks is to allow you to backup your logs. If you don't backup your logs you will lose your recoverability. If you don't care about your recoverability, then just backup all of you logs to /dev/null. If you have no more space to log transactions whe…
Logical logs filling up - blocks whole server
Hello We're having problems with some backup procedures that are not as reliable as we want them to be. I've got sql code that is running a bulk import and sometimes we're having failures with our backup system which mean that the informix server blocks all sql commands until l…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
From: "Joerg_Mauz@abs.org" <Joerg_Mauz@abs.org> > Is there something wrong the the gateway, Hotmail or are there just loads of idiots posting today. (Apart from me, that is! :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hot…
installing Informix dynamic server
hi all, can anybody give me an URL where to find a good description of how to setup and install an Informix Dynamic Server with using RedHat Linux ??? I've searched a whole day but founf nothing useful.. :( thx ind advance joerg…
Help! Cant start database service
Hello All I had my informix dynamic server (7.3) running fine till a few days back. Now the dynamic server service and the informix messenger service won't start automatically and if I try to start the server, it does start but I'm unable to connect to it. If I try to start the…
Lock Table Overflow - onconfig
We get an error in the Informix log-file. Lock table overflow. What do we have to change in the onconfig-file ? Kind Regards, Franky Thiel franky.thiel@Infohos.be…
Setting up shared memory connection
Did you add the DBSERVERALIASES line in the onconfig file? -- James Edmiston Quest Information Systems, Inc. www.questisinc.com…
Re: Linux: IDS LE replication, IECC & DBCockpit agents - WHEN?
Tim Schaefer wrote: > > Regarding onbar with Linux: > > Chances are great that you're going to be using cooked files for the > near future, unless you're one of the brave souls using raw files, > which I hear are now supported, but I've not yet used. > > In the event of using coo…
Informix Online Dynamic Server DBA Book
Hello Could anyone recommend a good Informix Online Dynamic Server book. I did a search in Amazon.com but I could not decide on which one to choose. Thanks in advance. Ajay…
Re: ontape in HP-UX
You need verify the sintax of onconfig file for this entries: TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/0m # Tape device path TAPEBLK 512 # Tape block size (Kbytes) TAPESIZE 7800000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes) (This is my onconfig fil…
pricing for informix info?
Hello, Was wondering what other people out there paid for informix dynamic server 7.3... Basically, i wanted to know if they had a web server licensing schem like microsoft. or ibm's db2 (per cpu license). and would the licenses be transferable if I decided to move from le…
Re: Determining version dynamically
Hi, If you have Informix Dynamic Server then use the following sql-statement ' select DBINFO('version', 'full') from systables where tabid = 1' result from the sql is : Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC5 Take a look in Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for more about DBINFO…
KAIO: out of OS resources error
Hi~ My informix dynamic server write "KAIO: out of OS resources error .." in online.log. This error log is written during ontape task. How can I solve this problem? platfom : SunOs 5.5.1 Informix Dynamic Server 7.24 uc6 Thanks.…
64bit IDS for Solaris 7/SPARC ?
Is there a 64bit Informix Dynamic Server 7.3x for Solaris 7/SPARC available? tia, joerg…
Posting from the Informix-list
what is the last version of Informix Dynamic Server for HP-UX 10.20, where can i find more Information about this.…
Latest versions for various Informix products ???
Which are the latest versions for Informix Dynamic Server Informix Dynamic Server, Workgroup Edition Informix 4GL Informix SQL on Solaris 7/SPARC ? Where can I find such informations on Informix's website ? tia, joerg…
cdr command line utility in informix 7.24
Hi, Is there a cdr command line utility in informix dynamic server 7.24? I tried to locate it, but the executable is nowhere to find. Thanks, Lu…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
Problems starting IDS 7.30.TC7 on Windows NT SP4.
When i try to start informix dynamic Server, the following message appears "Only informix user can start informix dynamic server" this message appears when i logged on with the informix's user. When i try to start the service on the control panel , error 2140 appears.…
Re: Informix 7.3 UC5 on RH Linux 5.2
Additional INFO: Please see attached "sqlhosts" and ONCONFIG files...…
Out of buffer?
Hi, I got the following error message from an Informix IDS 7.30: <<Informix Dynamic Server>>> WARNING! Buffer pool size may cause Dynamic Server to get into a locked state. Recommended minimum buffer pool size is 4 times maximum concurrent user thre…
Re: onconfig parameters
> onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi > $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? Does onstat -c reflect changes made by onmode commands? I should try that and see...that, to me, would be the compelling reason …
Re: onconfig parameters
Thomas onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? HTH Sujit "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> on 04/28/99 12:19:10 PM Please respond to "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> …
onconfig parameters
Is there a command to force the engine to show me what all the onconfig parameters (and other perhaps unknown parameters) have been set to?…
Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Re: How to backup an instance of IDS?
Huy Vu wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a solution for daily backup of informix databases. Can > I integrate the informix backup with filesystem backup (with cpio command) > as job in the crontab? > I'm using raw device for informix databases....and have only one tape …
Re: Q: ontape -a to /dev/null
ralph.halter@pac.panmail.com wrote: > > In article <7esbt8$8vs$1@news.xmission.com>, > mdstock@informix.com wrote: > > > > Fred Lee wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone know it will work for onbar? We are currently implementing onbar > > > in our servers. But we have no need to backu…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
Informix Dynamic Server Archive/Restore
Hello All: We have a large scale Informix DB resident on an HP 9000, K460, with AutoRaid Disk Subsystem (218gb). And we are running IDS 7.30. Currently, we are using the Informix ontape archive/restore utility to archive the DB and to perform continuous logical logging. We u…
Any one know this?
Hi folks: Is there a script that can check informix on-line dynamic server is up and running or not? If not it will e-mail a note to D.B.A. groups Thanks in advance Garry…
onconfig tuning
Hi all! I have posted to the web my collection of notes on onconfig parameters. It is not yet complete but pretty far along. http://home.earthlink.net/~mildness/bamph/informix.htm It has helped me over the years to have this list in my PDA. If you think it useful feel free…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
Informix on Linux
Does anybody know how much a copy of Informix Dynamic Server would run me for use on Linux?? Thanks in advance -steve…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Regarding calling an INFORMIX procedure from a UNIX shell script
I use dbaccess for this purpose. Syntax is "dbaccess <database> <text file with sql commands>. Just be sure your informix environment variables are set properly (INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG).…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.31?
Is any information available regarding the release of IDS 7.31 for Unix? We have Sun E3000 and E4000 machines and are experiencing problems with both 7.30.UC3 and 7.30.UC5 and are curious about 7.31. Thanks. Carleen Avant Naval Safety Center Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil …
STRING FUNCTIONS
Are there functions for manipulating varchar type, like upper() or lower() in Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2? Thanks in advance.…
Netscape Enterprise Connection for Informix Dynamic Server
Hi: Does anyone know the procedure for setting up a Netscape Enterprise Server to connect to an Informix Dynamic server on a remote machine? Michael…
oninit: shared library problem
I'm having problems when initialising the DB using oninit. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR…
Initi DB
I'm having problems when initialising the DB. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR/esql help wo…
Index on Informix Online 7.22 ?
I have installed a new Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.22UC3 on our server (HP-UX 10.20). I find it is much much slower than the Informix 7.12 Online DS server if I do not create index for a same program. Why and what is the difference between the two version of Dynamic serv…
Re: esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
Tim Jones wrote: > > I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 > servers. Let's call them Server A and B. > > Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. > > After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" > and got this : > I…
esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 servers. Let's call them Server A and B. Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" and got this : INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 …
Re: ORACLE vs INFORMIX vs MS SQL SERVER
On 9 Nov 98, at 18:33, Axel Sander wrote: > On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 07:15:52 +0200, "Billy Wheeler" <billy@west.co.za> > wrote: > > >Could be useful, especially if you upgraded to IDS/UDO and got the > >ability to do contextual searches of your images... > > I'm still using an SE eng…
Re: ORACLE vs INFORMIX vs MS SQL SERVER
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 07:15:52 +0200, "Billy Wheeler" <billy@west.co.za> wrote: >Could be useful, especially if you upgraded to IDS/UDO and got the >ability to do contextual searches of your images... I'm still using an SE engine, so I can't say anything on IDS/UDO but a database …
Informix Dynamic Server Personal Edition
What development apps are known to work with IDS-PE for 95? Infrmx wants to sell me licenses for Dynamic 4gl, esql-c, ddvb for 150usd. Do these work and are there others? 150 sounds ok but the catch is is that the Open-Line Support is outrageous for this (3K usd for unlim. suppor…
Will informix 7.24.uc5 compatiable with solaris 7?
Hi there, I was wondering if Informix Dynamic Server 7.24.uc.5 will be compatiable with solaris 7 when it comes out? Thanks advance, Pat Militzer pmilitzer@ultracom.com…
Re: IECC Server Discovery Failed 2nd
Hi Dale, sorry for not reading your article correctly: Are both agents running admagent and osagent ? If so, when you run stopsa, do both stop? If not, kill them and run startsa again. Is your onconfig still up to date? The agents seem to take all information from onconfig ra…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Updating databases
What must be done,eg onconfig, to get the fastest result on updating a database alter tables, inserts etc.…
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
ONCONFIG on UNIX
What kind of use if the parameter "SYSALARMPROGRAM" for. And which input parameters are used. Thanks for mailing to baumschlager@pfeiffer.co.at…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
sizes in onconfig
OWS 7.2 on SCO UNIX: Does anybody know why all sizes of dbspaces or logs, etc. are just half as big as they are in the onconfig file. If I check the size of a dbspace, for example, its file size is 2 GByte, but oncheck -pe says it's 1 GByte. Thanks in advance, Pascal…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:40:44 -0500, Ben Jazi <bjazi@fallschurch.esys.com> wrote: >What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server >7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? No, IDS 9.x is the ORDBMS. This autumn the 7.3 and 9.x code lin…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
Ben Jazi wrote: > > What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server > 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? > > Thanks, > Ben I don't know the differences in detail but you could check the following pages, where IDS 7.3 is described …
Re: Unstable web-blade utilities - sound familiar?
We've had the same problem with the web datablade. Look at this excerpt from our online.log. We get assert failures constantly all day long from the webexplode function. Eventually the server chokes. Informix says they don't know whats happening - they can't reproduce it. So…
Is there a Unix alarm program we can use with the Informix Log?
Is there a Unix command/script/program that I could set up to alert me when the following is printed out in the message log? 16:44:59 Assert Failed: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 16:44:59 INFORMIX-Universal Server Version 9.14.UC1X4 16:44:59 Who: Session(17,…
OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? Thanks, Ben…
Informix computer Base classes
Has any body used the Informix computer base training classes. I am wondering if any of the computer based training classes: "Informix Dynamic Server System Administration" or the "Managing and Optimizing Informix Dynamic Server Databases" is good. Thank You…
Re: Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
Piet le Roux wrote: > > If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would > be appreciated. > I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, > except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message > semctl: errno 22…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would be appreciated. I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message semctl: errno 22 create_vp: cannot allocat m…
Problems with Informix Dynamic Server for NT
Hi Has anyone tried downloading and running the dynamic server product for NT? I have it installed, but get the following error when I boot the system: AdmAgent.exe - Applicatioin error The instruction at "0x10087c69 referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be r…
Re: Doubt regarding L.Log size
Sadagopan, Sathish wrote: > > Hi, > LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows > > a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. > How can that be ? It looks like someone used onparams to add logfiles with sizes different from that stored in the onconfig.…
Doubt regarding L.Log size
Hi, LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. How can that be ? TIA Sathish…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai wrote: > > Hello, > > We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we > convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the > index search. For example, a table: > > table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai <rwie@netvigator.com> offerred: +We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we +convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the +index search. For example, a table: + +table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000…
Index for Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the index search. For example, a table: table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records index : ith_1 on ithitno, ithn…
Re: Threaded Process
klow@avnisoft-dal.com wrote: > > Given a process with two threads, each with their own "active" > connection to the same database make different select queries > concurrently, will the queries be executed and acted upon concurrently > by the server? Or will the first thread to su…
Threaded Process
Given a process with two threads, each with their own "active" connection to the same database make different select queries concurrently, will the queries be executed and acted upon concurrently by the server? Or will the first thread to submit the query cause the other thread t…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
Hello, Since I'm planning a Data Warehouse, I would to do it with the new version of Dynamic Server. Impressions, stability and on which platform? Regards. Fernando _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Fernando Collalti Phone: +…
Informix Dynamic Server & Text columns
Hi everybody, Can you help me ? I've created a table with the following structure : column type -------- ---- code smallint obs text How can I insert into this table with Java program ? I'm using Informix Java AP…
Intermittent Problem - error 529 Cannot attach to transaction
We have a HP-UX box (Ver 10.20) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.13 and a NT Server (NT4.0) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.23. We are trying to access some of the database tables resided in the HP-UX box from the NT Server via synonyms. But we faced inte…
My weird problems
Thanks to all who replied. The Logical Log problem was with memory parameters in the onconfig file. DBSPACETEMP problem still exists however Regards Lee Robertson…
Onconfig Question
I sent this a few weeks ago and didn't get any responses. I am rephrasing the heading and trying again. We are not currently having any performance problems, but I am interested in hearing some opinions from the experts out here. One of our systems is as follows: Sun SPARCcen…
How can I read the header tape of the archive created by ontape?
I have Informix Dynamic Server 7.23.UC1. I would like know the tape header structure created by ontape.…
Re: Upgrading Informix from Online engine to Dynamic Server
Seth Grimes wrote: > > Jane Vohden wrote: > > > > I have been talking with Informix about upgrading our site from the > > 5.xx Online engine to 7.2x Dynamic Server. They said there was no cost > > I don't think that anyone has pointed out the mistaken terminology > h…
What's the difference between ODS 7.22 and 7.23?
What's the difference between Informix Online Dynamic Server version 7.22 and version 7.23? Thanks in advance. Bill Westphal Rodney District Council mis@rodney.govt.nz…
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: Freeing Logical Log with Status U
What's LOGFILES set to in your onconfig file? Try forcing a checkpoint? Jon.…
Next Extent Calc.
Hi, I have INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server Version 7.14.UD2. Does anyone know of a script or program to calculate the next extent size ? Thanks in advance Manuel…
Java and Informix Dynamic Server 7.x
Hi friends! I am trying to do server-side java cgi programming to connect to I-ODS 7.x. Do you know how I can do that? I heard it is possible to use the jdbc-odbc bridge( intersolve or openlink's), but the performance is too slow, because of jdbc to odbc and odbc to jdbc convert…
Server Hung Up, Help ...
We are running Informix Online 7.12 on SCO Open Server 5.0. We experienced couple times Informix Server hung up and then freeze. In console, we got following message : PANIC: lock timeout lock=00000302, Owner=F015C143 Trying to dump 130943 Pages to dum…
NT& backing up to tape
�I've read IIUG's FAQ and all the .PDFs on Informix's web site, but can't find the answer to this problem (although I've learned a lot about backup procedures). My NT 4.0 server uses a Colorado Jumbo 350 for backing up logical log files. I *can* backup files using NT backup, so …
Re: Resizing Logical Logs
Also, there is a MAXLOGS parameter in the onconfig file that should be increased. Madison Pruet…
Re: ONCONFIG
Kerry Davids wrote: > > Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: > > >Patrick, > > >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, > >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user Informix > >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadv…
Re: ONCONFIG
>From: satriguy@aol.com (SaTriGuy) >Date: 21 Jan 1997 06:01:04 GMT >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.32813> > >If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it >would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) >Madison Pruet I think the 'it' refe…
Re: ONCONFIG
If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) Madison Pruet…
Re: ONCONFIG
Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: >Patrick, >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nformix >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadvertently modify it. >(Actually, in …
RE: ONCONFIG
Hi Patrick! OK. please check with env command to see the ONCONFIG environment variable, this sould containg the file being use at this moment, and please, make a copy before you make any changes, Regards :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mario…
RE: ONCONFIG
You have to check your env variables. One of them is ONCONFIG which will be set to either of the files. Munaf g086mnf@bomplant3.appl.ge.com ---------- From: informix-list-owner[SMTP:informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu] Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 4:04 PM To: informix-list S…
Re: ONCONFIG
In <32DF327E.1DBB@mediacity.com.sg>, Patrick Stacey wrote: }I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). } }one has .ifmx and the other .std } }which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? }Specifically I want to configure informix for a multip…
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick, Type the command "onstat -c | more". This option prints a copy of the current configuration to the screen, but more importantly, the second line gives the path and filename of the current configuation in use. Tracy > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol …
Re: ONCONFIG
If you have to ask this you shouldn't attempt to modify the file. This is RTFM, very much so. You'll depend on knowing so much before tuning OnLine in this way that if you have missed this in the manuals, you may also have missed a lot of other info. Sorry for this. I don't mean …
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick Stacey wrote: > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). > > one has .ifmx and the other .std Patrick, onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nform…
ONCONFIG
I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). one has .ifmx and the other .std which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? Specifically I want to configure informix for a multiprocessor machine (4 CPUs actually). many thanks, /pks -- [ Pat…
Re: Help I'm in crisis
Hi Tony, Check you $ONCONFIG file if the PDQPIORITY > 0, modify it to be 0, that means disable PDQ in $ONCONFIG. Please set PDQPIORITY as user environment variable for large report/ bach job only. Otherwise, every single session takes a lot of memory. Regards Eric Lam Taipei/Tai…
Re: onconfig
Hi Sue, >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may >appear to come from a simpleton. Stop right there. Go and fin…
Re: onconfig
> From: Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> > Date: Friday, October 18, 1996 4:11 PM > > Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project > which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no > training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so …
Re: onconfig
In article <3267E47A.54DA@mdshealth.com>, Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> writes >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this …
onconfig
Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may appear to come from a simpleton. I issue a select * from tablename. The tab…
Informix ESQL/C seems to block
To All: (sorry for the length but this a complicated question) A not so brief discussion of our product. We are developing a server application that runs on various UNIX platforms and Windows NT. It services several concurrent client connections that wish to passthrough to the…
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
Re: INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
copy the standard onconfig file and make as few changes as possible to the different parameters. after you are sure you can bring informix online, should you begin to make changes to the onconfig parameters. Use ONMONITOR to make the changes. It will protect you from many mista…
INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
I'm about to install INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server V.7.1 on a SPARC 1000. Has anyone installed this database on a sparc before? If yes...do you have any suggestions or could you give me any advice on certain aspects of the installation you felt might be important to take notice?…
Process Priority with onilne 4.10
Does Online ver 4.10 have fixed priority support like ver 7.0 does with the NOAGE onconfig param. Thanks Chris…