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HDR : Primary et secondary OS Comptability ?
Hello, I red here (http://www.informix-dba.com/2010/08/informix-hdr-will-save-your-butt.html) that for HDR, primary and secondary servers can be on différents Opérating Systems, is there a compatibility matrix ? For my case i have a primary on AIX ans maybe a future one on Linux…
Technological Differences between HDR & RSS
We want to use HDR, as we can then switch HDR to Primary. Is there any technological difference between HDR & RSS, that might impact Transaction Processing on Primary Instance. Thanks.…
No Trust/No HDR?
Is it necessary to use either a hosts.equiv or .rhosts file to maintain a "trust" between two hosts which are members of an HDR pair? Is there any _secure_ method to establish and maintain the trust which the informixserver recognizes aside from using a dated technique that has …
DRDA redirection to HDR primary
Hi Gerd. Thanks, but the purpose of this thread is to get automated HDR fail-over redirection working without Connection Manager. ------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------…
Drop table with no-logging mode
Hello Nasiha, you are aware that no-logging tables are not transferred to the secondary server, so HDR does not work for no-logging tables? Regards the hanging HDR server you should open a case. Regards, Henri ------------------------------ Henri Cujass leolo IT, CTO Germany IBM …
Replication of Informix
Gerd I don't believe that matters. If you wanted to keep your HDR traffic separate from your user traffic, an option would be to create the HDR connection with an INFORMIXSERVER setting defined as part of DBSERVERALIASES and operating through a different port. Koonjul, Is port 16…
HDR shutdown and Restart
Dear Art, Yes , Currently DRAUTO set to 2 (Automatic). Thanks for clarification. Thanks Amit ------------------------------ AMIT PATEL ------------------------------…
HDR
Hello all, I'm doing the HDR setup on my personal laptop with IDS 11.50(OLD ONE) for learning purpose. I created two server on VMWARE and did FIREWALL off and both server can ping to each other. I'm facing problem when I go to create 2ndary Server. I've attached the doc for the s…
Promoting RSS nodes
1. Promote ifxdb03 to HDR secondary. onmode -d secondary ifxdb01 2) Promote ifxdb03 from HDR secondary to primary onmode -d make primary ifxdb03 3) Promote ifxdb04 from RSS to HDR secondary onmode -d secondary ifxdb03 ------------------------------ Nagaraju Inturi --------------…
Automated HDR/RSS Failover
Good Morning Informixland, IDS 12.10.FC9AEE AIX 7.2 We typically have failover exercises between data centers and I have a set of manual procedures that work quite well (saving the secondarieshowever it is time to automate. I amwondering if anyone else has done this and how. The…
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…
Take Primary and RSS down and up, w/o reinitialize
You can take the servers down and back up in any order you need to UNLESS you have DRAUTO is set to 2. In that case you have to take the secondary down first and bring the primary up first. Otherwise the secondary will upgrade itself to primary mode.…
How to tell if logs are caught up in HDR
"onstat -g dri" on both , hdr and primary to check if they are sync'ed Also, you can see in the logs messages like "DR: Secondary server needs failure recovery" "Start Logical Recovery - Start Log ..." When you'll see "DR: HDR secondary server operational" then primary and HDR ar…
RSS Encryption Performance Hit?
Since RSS is a special case of HDR, does ENCRYPT_HDR also have to be set? DG…
listener-thread@soc_be.c:3073: err = -25582:
Adding Version details Informix Version : IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC6 O/S Version : Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.9 Thanks & Regards, Karthik Rajan…
reading committed data on hdr
We are using informix IDS 12.1 with an HDR in near_sync mode. Some applications read data from hdr. We found that uncommitted data is also read n hdr that some times rollaback and information delivered at that instance does not recoincile. One solution might be keep the hdr in fu…
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
Back in business. Did a reboot and it must have freed up the port. Now back to trying to get HDR going.…
HDR Configuration
Hi Friends, After a lot of study and IIUG members help, we are ready to implement HDR in production environment. But I need your help to get move forward to successfully implement HDR without any issues. Which is the best approach to get high performance and without any data lo…
HDR scenarios
Dear Informix Guru's I have successfully implemented High availability HDR in Windows environment with auto switch-over using Connection manager with the IIUG members help. Especially Mr. ART Now pulling my hair with some sort of scenarios, which i mentioned below, because of f…
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…
Informix HDR
Hi, I'm currently running Informix HDR (IDS 12.10FC8 on Windows server 2012 R2) in Async Mode. I just have a few questions: In Async Mode, the log is flushed to disk without waiting for a confirmation from the Secondary. What happens if a transaction is committed on the Primar…
DRAUTO
Hi, we have a primary and secondary server, that we look after in Informix 11.5FC6. Our client wants to take down the primary for an hour this weekend. I see DRAUTO is set to 1 which I have read that means the secondary will switch to primary mode, and then revert back to second…
Switching HDR to RSS replication
This is a follow up to my earlier post on IIUG (July 19, 2017): HDR-Distance and Latency Our HDR distance is changing from 40 miles (NEAR) to 1200 miles (FAR) after 2 months. After testing with a set of simple update/delete statements on triggerred and non-triggerred tables I co…
New Channel of Informix Server (Tech)
Hi guys There is a new channel of Informix Server in Spanish , enjoy It -Install , Backup , Restore , HDR and more. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVGD_IAhd0VGntXiSh_E6ew Best regards Luis devecua.com…
Rebuid sysmaster database and effects in a HDR/RSS
Hello I need rebuild sysmaster database in our production instance. I think running the "$INFORMIXDIR/etc/buildsmi" script will not cause problems with our HDR/RSS instances, but I'm not sure. Anyone know if there is any kind of incompatibility (rebuilding sysmaster) with an H…
Re: RE: HDR replication setup on Windows
Hi, Did you got the information on HDR implementation on Windows. If, could you help me on this. I have stuck at this point since last three weeks.…
Automatic Failure in HDR Setup
Hello All, We had implemented High Availability data Replication (HDR) with onconfig parameter DRAUTO : 0. (i.e No automatic failover) Now, we need to implement for Automatic failover. If we set the DRAUTO parameter to 3 in onconfig file, we need to configure "Connection Manage…
HDR Implementation
Hi All While HDR implementation on Unix My scenario: 1. Two different servers with identical hardware and software. 2. Installed IDS on both servers. 3. Created Instances manually with all onconfig, sqlhost, environment variables set. 4. set all HDR related parameters in oncon…
HDR implementation on Windows server 2012 R2
Hi Every one. Hope all are doing well. I need a assistance in implementing HDR in Windows environment. My OS is : Windows server 2012 R2. Can anyone plz provide the key parameters to implement HDR in windows environment. I had implemented in Linux environment. its successfully…
HDR Implementaion
Hello All, Need a Fast response. Thank you Advance. On implementing HDR I have strucked at one point. My Environment: Primary Server Name : primary Secondary Server Name : hdr_secondary I had configured all the paramenters in oncongif, sqlhost, services, hosts, host.equiv. I…
Configuring HDR
We have a primary and secondary setup in PROD that I am trying to mimic in dev with version 11.5 I watched Lesters webinar, and he mentions the use of an rhost file. On other searches, I see some people use hosts.equiv file When I look for both of these in our PROD environment,…
HDR Solution
Hi, Currently we have used informix IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC8GE workgroup edition running on hpux. Our production load already full utilize during peak hour. To reduce load on production server, we plan to separated process to another server, means OLTP proce…
Switching Primary and Secondary with CM's
Since CM is arbitrating the failover, drauto value is 3, so it's another case compared to what you've told me. Yes, it's possible to switch when drauto is 2 but my case is different:drauto 3 - proxy mode…
DBSERVERNAME in an HDR Environment
Hi, In an HDR Environment, the DBSERVERNAME of the primary server must be the same of the secondary or they must be differents ? Thanks in advance.…
HDR - export on secondary
On an existing HDR (11.70) I'd like running an export on the secondary node while the primary server still needs to continue running. On secondary node: onmode -d standard perform the export onmode -d secondary (HDR should start re-syncing) Any suggestions or recommendation…
Data loading quesiton
I will figure out the loading time with standard table without HDR on this thursday or friday. My Ids VERSION is 12.10FC6. currently DRINTERVAL is 0,HDR is near_sync; and I will do the testing according your suggestion, convert it to RSS before loading ,and conver it back to HDR …
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)…
tuning HDR
Hi, A customer use HDR in IDS 10.They use async mode and DRINTERVAL is 30. database is unbuffered. a batch job run below two sql. 1, insert into A select * from B where condition; 2,delete from b where condition; they found those SQL become 10 times slow after using HDR. How to t…
HDR
Hi Scenario: 1. Primary failed 2. Secondary changed to Primary. 3. Primary initial Recovery (Step 1). 4. Can Sincronice from Secondary to Primary initial ? Comments Please. -- Saludos Cordiales Rubén Dután Gerente APLEXT CIA. LTDA. Soluciones AX-ERP & TIC www.aplext.com.ec …
SQLHOSTS for HDR
What are the benefits to defining groups in sqlhosts for an HDR pair? I have had some issues with multiple instances (each with an HDR secondary on a separate server) where I left the group definitions out and came across some unexpected behavior when dealing with failover. After…
RSS not working
-bash-4.2$ onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9 -- On-Line --…
Setup HDR
Informix = IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC7GE Unix = HP-UX rafdr B.11.31 I am trying to set up HDR between two servers. After I successfully ran the command "onmode -d primary serverA" , I ran the command "onmode -d secondary serverB" I then get the following messag…
Connection Manager - Sessions Terminate Abnormally
let me rephrase, I have 3 instances - ifx1, ifx2, ifx3 and then each of these has a designated HDR secondary. sorry for the confusion…
Error HDR
Hello There I have the following error in secondary server 16:50:58 Start Logical Recovery - Start Log 9539, End Log ? 16:50:58 Starting Log Position - 9539 0x47832e4 16:51:03 Started processing open transactions on secondary during startup 16:51:03 Finished processing open trans…
HDR
Dear folks For HDR I need de same version of OS & IDS -- Saludos Cordiales Rubén Dután Gerente APLEXT CIA. LTDA. Soluciones AX-ERP & TIC www.aplext.com.ec -- Este mensaje ha sido analizado por MailScanner en busca de virus y otros contenidos peligrosos, y se considera que est…
Swapping HDR
You can probably do it by changing DRAUTO, but downtime might be required, even if it just for a few seconds. ------------------------------ On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 10:25 AM EDT DAN MUELLER wrote: >Hello, > >IDS 11.70.FC7W3X3 >AIX 6.1 > >I thought this should have been simple and m…
Álter Add fragment on HDR environment
Hello: I tried to alter fragmentation on a hdr environment with no succes due long transaction. Shall I change this database to non logging and try to alter? Shall I unset hdr, do the alter and set hdr environment? Regards…
Upgrading IDS version on PRI need rebuilt HDR/RSS?
Hi All, I have a question related to informix upgrade. If I am running Primary, HDR & RSS, then when i upgrade the primary informix version (from IDS 11.70 FC4 to FC7), then HDR & RSS remain intact or not? And does it requires the rebuilding of HDR & RSS again using level-0 back…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
BlobSpace replication
Hello, I read somewhere that blobspace in not replicated with HDR, is it true ? and if so what informix technology to use to do so ? Thank you :)…
can we have to hdr servers ?
In fact i will use it for backuping the production. Is the rss read. Only. Likr hdr ?…
HDR question
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC8W2 Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 I have a server that is running in standard mode with 1 RSS attached. I can I do the following without bring the engine(s) down On standard onmode -d primary <rss name> on RSS onmode -d secondary <prim…
Quickie HDR Question
Hey Folks, IDS 11.70.FC7W2X9 OS AIX 6 I have what seems to be a silly question but I need to make sure before this Friday... With DRAUTO=0, I take my primary offline and want my secondary to become new primary. onmode -d make primary <name>. Do I give this it's own name or the…
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.…
HPL unload on secondary HDR
We have a backup script that does HPL unloads on certain tables throughout the day. When I run the scripts on an HDR secondary however, it hangs for a bit, then times out with error "Cannot open database 'sysmaster@servershm' - SQL error -25588, ISAM error 2". The strange part is…
redundant connection manager configuration using H
correct. since PRIMARY always has zero latency, so most time Connection Manager will route client application to the PRIMARY. if you want use secondaries and low the connections to the PRIMARY, you can define cm_sla1 as SLA cm_sla1 DBSERVERS=(RSS,HDR),PRIMARY if all RSS and HDR…
cmsm in a cluster + switchover? DRAUTO=1+3 ???
Hello. He have a cluster, version 11.50 (plans to upgrade soon) with one primary, one SDS, and one HDR. I have a simple question, but didn´t find the answer yet, so maybe someone could help me. If I enable DRAUTO=1, I can easily see the changes rolling from hdr secondary to pri…
Auditing HDR server
good evening, can we audit an hdr server ? which is, by definition, on read only mode :) thanks in advance…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Some strategy to resize logical-logs in HDR
Thanks a lot, I am even more impressed about Informix HDR features now. Regards, Keith!…
surrogates file on a Windows server
This concerns IDS Version 11.70.TC6IE on Windows Server 2008 R2. I have one server that logs this each time it boots ... 06:34:23 Warning: Unable to open the surrogates file /etc/informix/allowed.surrogates. 06:34:23 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 06:34:23 Warning: Loading entries from th…
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,…
Upgrading HDR to 11.70
Hello All, IDS 11.50.FC8W2 on Hp-Ux 11.23 I have gone through a post for upgrading to 11.70, just want some one to help me with sequence of steps. 1) Make the HDR standalone 2) Upgrade the Primary to 11.70 3) Level 0 backup on primary 4) Upgrade the HDR to 11.70 5) Restore the…
HDR in Windows
I need do an HDR in two instance in windows. How I do it. Thanks Wanderlei…
HDR and ER Running Together
Lets try again, this may be easier to read !! Set up is as follows: IDS 9.4 on AIX 5.3 --> ER over LAN --> IDS 10 on Solaris 2.8 | |-> IDS 11 on Solaris 2.10 V Sync HDR over WAN | V IDS 9.4 on AIX 5.3 Note ER is Primary to Secondary (one way). With this setup I am seeing line…
HDR and ER Running Together
Set up is as follows: IDS 9.4 on AIX 5.3 ----------> ER over LAN -----------> IDS 10 on Solaris 2.8 | |------> IDS 11 on Solaris 2.10 V Sync HDR over WAN | V IDS 9.4 on AIX 5.3 Note ER is Primary to Secondary (one way). With this setup I am seeing lines in the error log o…
Query Performance on HDR instance
Recently we have faced a scenario, a query was running quite fast on primary instance but performing poorly on HDR instance. The execution plan on both instances were different as well. After running "update stats" on tables involved in query, the execution plan on HDR become sam…
HDR Setup
I "was" in the middle of setting up HDR between a pair of AIX 5.3 servers running IDS 9.4.FC6 (upgrade planned), but have just noticed in the Admin Ref that the servers should be quiescent when issuing the onmpde -d primary/secondary 'server name' commands. This requirement isn't…
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…
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 …
HDR not working
Newbie to Informix Cannot get HDR to work. Can anyone help? Thanks Derrick Muller Secondary stays in Fast Recovery mode. Here are configurations for both primary (runix) and secondary (backix) Running SLE 11, IDS 11.70 PRIMARY hostname:dm_runix Instance: ol_dm_runix service: …
Speed discrepancy between prod and a lab
I've been over-looking the HDR Remote Secondary that prod has, so I should add that we have one. I don't think it can account for a 25% speed difference. The other production environment has the same type of HDR, and we don't see the speed discrepancy with it.…
about DRAUTO
ids: 11.5 Is anyone set DRAUTO 1 or 2 and had any trouble ? It Seems that DRAUTO was not availabe among some ids old version and back to alive in later version. What happen with DRAUTO? New ids version solved the problem and give it new life?…
HDR & RSS
Hi, I am trying to find out which is the best way to have an Standby IDS server a long distance away. I have IDS 11.10 on windows with actual database data 250GB. On Live IDS server we use onbar and TSM for whole system backup. Our database is in logging mode but we don;t need t…
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…
Could I execute ontape,onbar oronunload on HDR SEC
Hi, I want to reduce the workload in the primary server. Could I execute ontape,onbar or onunload on HDR Secondary server? thanks for your time.…
Could I execute ontape/onbar/onunload on HDR SEC
Hi, I want to reduce the workload in HDR primary server? Could I execute ontape,onbar or onunload on HDR Secondary server? thanks for your time.…
HDR setup- Network driver system error
Just to be clear. You cannot use a shared memory connection in HDR, etc as DBSERVERNAME. You may use it in DBSERVERALIASES. My HDR is operational. I have identified the problem ( with tips from Madison) and posted below.…
blobs and HDR
Is it still true in 11.5 and/or 11.7 that you can't have HDR of a blob space? Is there a way to work around that? Thanks! Kate Tomchik [ kate@iiug.org ] www.iiug.org International Informix Users Group Board of Directors A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any inv…
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.…
DB Restore From HDR Files
Hi, We are using IDS 11.50 FC6 & 11.50 FC7 on solaris sparc. We have tested the following Case 1: We've shutdown HDR and taken its dbspace files (OS files) and re-stored (using oninit -v -S) it to another machine/instance, and it was successful. Case 2: While the HDR was opera…
same ports in Primary , HDR and RSS
hi, I have a plan to use same ports at Primary, HDR and RSS servers. Is there any implication or availability or performance overhead. Kindly share the findings. anees…
Problem with HDR
I have upgraded my database from 11.5.FC6 to 11.5.FC7 but facing some issues with HDR. Its observed that when HDR is lagging behind the primary there are number of sessions goes into " G waiting on write of the logical log buffer" and primary goes slow and lot of load on primary …
how to do a full restore at HDR primary server
ids 9.40 , HDR Primary & secondary at normal status. Can I do a full restore 'ontape -r' at primary server. Is that will affect HDR functioning after ? Or I should restart the HDR setup steps ?…
RE: HDR+Connection Manager in intermittent network scenario
Cesar, I must have missed the FAILOVER_CALLBACK parameter in the docs. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll take a look. Speaking more generally to both you and Pravin, I must confess, I haven't experimented much with DRAUTO set to 0 or 1. The impression I got from the documentation…
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…
Re: HDR+Connection Manager in intermittent network scenario
Hi Nate, I guess the manual failover (DRAUTO=0) is the best configuration for HADR and CM environment for handling the conditions described by you in you mail below. (dealing with network issues) Hi Cesar, This look like a little different behavior than in the earlier version …
Re: HDR+Connection Manager in intermittent network scenario
Nate, you will found information about this on the manuals. Check for DRAUTO, FAILOVER_CALLBACK... Just sharing a issues what I got with IFX 11.50 FC7W1GE + CM 3.50 FC7, Linux. On environment with similar configuration, using HDR, I have trouble with CM FOC and DRAUTO configura…
Why RSS automatically becoms standard?
Hello, Our RSS server automatically become standard while its drauto value is 0 (mannual). Following are the messages which are in message log file. 19:33:17 RSS: Lost connection to ids_net_db91 19:34:31 RSS: Reconnected to ids_net_db91 19:34:35 This server is not registered wi…
NTP configuration in HDR environment
Thanks for the response. Here we are using IDS 11.5 (update 6) i.e., IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6WE. And the DRAUTO is set to 2. Regards, Sridip…
HDR licenses
Hello, Does HDR (standby server) require a separate Informix license? Can anyone point me to a documentation that deals with that issue? Thanks…
HDR Information
I'm getting ready to start working on setting up HDR and have gone searching google for information about doing so. There seems to be a wealth of it out there, but I'm wondering if there is one in particular that would be classified as " the best ". Jonathon Wyza CX & CBORD Syst…
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…
hdr and statistics
Ever since I started HDR on a second server, the statistics have been different. After a db restart, sometimes onstat shows statistics on the primary server and the secondary shows as zeroed out, sometimes the opposite. Then it stays that way to another restart. Can't figure out …
HDR failing
Hi All, I got this message from the primary that the replication failed... Please see below 19:54:42 listener-thread: err = -25582: oserr = 9: errstr = : Network connection is broken. System error = 9. 19:56:21 DR: ping timeout 19:56:21 DR: Receive error 19:56:21 ASF Echo-Threa…
HDR Error
I keep getting an error when I attempt to turn on HDR on my secondary server with "onmode -d secondary <primaryserver>." The informixserver message log reads: 16:26:23 DR: Reservation of the last logical log for log backup turned off 16:26:23 DR: new type = secondary, primary…
Suspending HDR temporarily?
Art, Thank you for your always helpful comments. Your "brute force" suggestion is not at all "sketchy", but clear and complete. We don't have DRAUTO activated, so your plan is perfectly straightforward and doable. Thank you. Mr. Nunes, Thank you for the steer. By "consiste…
HDR Problem
Hi All, I've take the whole day configuring the HDR but it didn't work. I have the same machine and OS configuration. This is the procedure i've done so far: on Primary server, i have this configuration Primary sqlhosts #Primary ipc_ross1 onipcshm ross1 ipcshm ol_ross1 onsoc…
HDR not working
Hi all, It's my first time to configure a replicated machines. I'm using the same machine specification (all hardware), same IDS 11.5, same all up to the configuration. I also performed a backup using ontape -s -L 0 and ontape -r in secondary. on primary server, i performed on…
IDS V11.50FC5: AUS error.
yes, in a HDR system..…
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…
Question on HDR
Hi All, Just a question on HDR of Informix.. The scenario is the DB primary server went down. The secondary server is up and running. The replication is fine before the primary shuts down. Here are the questions: 1. Is the Secondary server will function right away as the Prim…
HDR
Hi Would anyone tell me on a HDR pair in IDS 7.31, if I bring down the primary server (say for 2 hours appx for maintenance ) and make the secondary server as STANDARD, after primary server comes up, do I need to restore logical logs from secondary server? I want to bring the …
RSS problem
Hi! IDS 11.50FC4 Sun Solaris I have Primary, Secondary HDR and RSS servers. When I run: 1. Stop HDR (onmode -d standard) 2. After 50 or more logical log files completed I start HDR - onmode - d primary ... 3. While logical files send to Secondary HDR, new logical log files compl…
HDR
I'm getting ready to turn on HDR between our production site and our D/R site located 7 miles away. We are running Jenzabar CX on Informix 10 and HPUX 11i v2. Our 2 servers are connected via a 20 MB pipe. I've gone through the documentation but I have some questions below. We hav…
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…
I/O writes
Hi Art, These stats are of a primary node in HDR cluster with 1 secondary and 2 RSS nodes. Does HDR also has non-blocking checkpoints?…
HDR
Hello, I'm getting ready to set up Informix HDR between our primary server and our secondary server at our D/R site. We are running Informix 10.00.HC5 on HPUX. Both servers are HP 9000 systems (rp7410). I've been getting some ideas from another University who has implemented HDR…
HDR recovery in asynchronous mode
So can someone tell what is "dr.lostfound" for? Is there something related to "dr.lostfound" w.r.t. HDR recovery…
SQLTRACE on HDR Secondary
Is there a trick to get SQLTRACE to work on the HDR Secondary. We use our secondary for some read only applications and would like to be able to analyze the queries with SQLTRACE. This is for HDR, but also wonder if SQLTRACE works for RSS and SDS Read Only Secondaries? IDS 11.…
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 …
Monitor HDR
Informix 11: We run HDR and I see waits on logbf0, logbf1. I think it's something to do with log shipping to secondary node. Is there a way to look at to make sure that log shipping is not the issue why I see some of the high response times on the user sessions. How can I monito…
DRTIMEOUT not working as expected?
Hello, In an HDR environment, it is our requirement that secondary should wait for the primary(in case of primary failure/crash/shutdown) for atleast 5 minutes before changing its mode. We know that this can be achieved manually by setting the DRAUTO=0 but we are required to do …
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…
how to restart the HDR pair server?
joeclhua@gmail.com wrote: > I implement HDR on two ids 9.4 server. > What should I do If I want to restart the primary server? > Just run 'onmode -ky ' on primary server and then 'onint'. > Will that be OK if some data stored on shared memory > or logical log or elsewhere that w…
Tables of type raw
Is there a way to create a table with type raw on HDR primary? I get the following: 19844: Tables of type raw are not allowed in a logged database on an HDR primary server.…
Building Indexs on Primary Server
Informix 11: We have HDR servers, I am seeing that creating an index on table of 100M rows takes more than 16hrs. Could it be because of HDR secondary server trying to build the index at the same time? We have PDQ priority set to 100 and PSORT_NPROCS set to 4…
HDR systems
Informix 11 Is there a way to determine which system is currently up among HDR secondary or primary?…
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…
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…
Re: active-active DB
Mohit Anchlia said: > As far as I remember from presentation it's something like HDR, only that > the other node is not read only. It could be used to update data. ER can do everything HDR can do (and more) but in update-anywhere mode. This is old technology. With Redirected Wr…
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: HDR on IDS WE
Has anyone added HDR to a WE instance. I was wondering on what the process is once licenses have been purchased. Is there HDR software that you download to install on top of a WE installation or what? Once it is installed, does it operate just like EE when setting up HDR? Larry…
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.…
Two Questions on Restarting HDR (critical data undamaged)
Informix 10 Solaris 10 We have recently started using HDR, and are planning a test. The test will be to simulate a failure of the primary by doing an onmode -k. Our secondary has DRAUTO set to 0, so we will manually change the secondary to Standard. QUESTION #1: Can we do thi…
Informix Continuous Availalbility Feature Demo
This marketing video of IDS HDR, SDS, RSS and Updatable Secondary Nodes came in on my Google alerts this morning. http://www.cocktail-server.com/informix-caf/ Andrew…
Execute HPL
Hi all ... is possible execute HPL in Informix HDR ??? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Descargá ya gratis y viví la experiencia Windows Live. http://www.descubrewindowslive.com/latam/index.html…
HDR Performance
I want to know - How to measure/estimate the Network Bandwidth for a HDR pair over a WAN ? - What will happen to the performance of the Primary server if Network slows down ? - If Primary fails during high trasaction processing will the Secondary be in Sync - Are there too…
Informix HDR and ER
Dear All, I am in the process of setting up Informix HDR on IDS 11. I need your inputs and assistance. Can you please give me the steps to configure HDR. Also would like to know whether the main requirement for HDR is two servers with identical configuration or can we setup HDR …
replication HDR
Hi, Last night I recycled informix engine 10.00 FC7 (which is also primary in hdr pair) and brought back up in half a minute. It sent replication failure immediately on secondary server online message. but when I brought primary back online, it gave this message in online: DR: F…
One temp space fills and 4gl fails
Everett -- This is the primary server in an HDR pair, could that have something to do with it not filling the temp table round-robin?…
backup replicated database
Hi, Can somebody tell me if replicated (read-only) database on HDR can be backed up ontape? or is it only primary can be backed up? Thanks, Sunita…
HDR questions
Couple of questions on HDR for the wise. We are at the testing stage of an ODBC-based application and want to test failover. HDR was working fine until I shut down both the instances and set DRAUTO to 1 on both sides; now the primary and secondary just say they can't find one a…
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…
HDR failure handling on network disconnection
As I know that HDR is working by HDR buffer for transferring primary data to secondary data. But what if the failure of network connection occurrs intermittently and the primary physical log was backed up to tape for freeing its space, how the informix data server handles it? Wil…
HDR to more than one secondary
Client wants to do HDR to two backup servers. Can this be done? They're going to be on 10, possibly moving to 11 Q3-ish 2008. Thanks Andy…
HDR quirk?
IDS 10.00.UC4 RedHat AS 3 U 8 Re-org a table under HDR with the following quirky result: tab_b created like tab_a with new extent sizing tab_b loaded from tab_a without indices create one index on tab_b applications accessing HDR secondary stopped applications accessing HDR pri…
Re: hdr switch role
On Oct 24, 6:05 am, vomari...@yahoo.com wrote: > hello, > i'm looking for an easy way to switch the role of primary and > secondary server in an hdr pair without > restoring the instance. i'm using version 9.4x and 10. > thanks Set DRAUTO to '2' in the ONCONFIG files for both se…
OFF_RECVRY_THREADS and ON_RECVRY_THREADS
Does these parameters help in logical log recovery. I was wondering if increasing ON_RECVRY_THREADS help in HDR on secondary server.…
HDR recommendations
Could somebody tell me their experiences about HDR. I am reading about HDR to see where we can improve. We ran our tests and the performance was less than .5 of what we generally get. Do things like log file size make difference ? Would increasing memory help ? We have huge blobs…
HDR or storage remote mirroring, which is better?
I like to make a Diaster Recovery system, and just wondering which system I should choose:Informix HDR or storage remote mirroring . storage company told me that remote mirrroring can copy primary server's modifying block to the secondary server immediately. The functions that r…
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
Types of dbspaces
Hi all: In INFORMIX+HDR that types of dbspaces support ???? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/…
DDL with HDR
We have an Informix 10 system with an HDR mirror, and we are having trouble with DDL statements getting "non-exclusive access" errors. We have a piece of software that is used by many organisations, and each organisation has a seperate database on the server. When we have a new …
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
06:36:20 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version [b]10.00.UC6TL[\\b] I believe this is likelt ot be a new ish instance to a newish user of the software…
IDS down while log back. is it a bug?
The 'onstat -l' showing it's a HDR secondary server. Wondering, are you trying to log backup on secondary server? When you use HDR, you must back up logical-log and storage spaces only on the primary database server. -Sanjit Chakraborty…
HDR Transaction
Hi Guys, I got a enviroment with HDR in two AIX maxhines. What is the rule for backup logs in secondary server? I try to start a logical log backup and, the only situation it was finished with sucess, the secondary server was turned to standard mode. What is the problem if I don…
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…
Informix Installation Crashed
When trying to install IDS 7.3 on SCO Openserver Release 5, I am getting following error continuously ... can any body help where should I do??? In fact the "Setup" hangs, when "Launching sysmaster database ...", and then it crashes. Early response will be highly appreciated. …
Informix Installation Crashed
When trying to install IDS 7.3 on SCO Openserver Release 5, I am getting following error continuously ... can any body help where should I do??? In fact the "Setup" hangs, when "Launching sysmaster database ...", and then it crashes. Early response will be highly appreciated. …
changing HDR dbserver names
IDS 10.00.UC5 on RHEL3 2.4.21 kernel Is it possible to change the dbserver names used for HDR without reinitializing HDR? For example, a while ago I initialized HDR like so: physical restore of serverB from backup of serverA onmode -d primary serverB onmode -d secondary server…
HDR Question
>From IBM Informix Tech Notes, why would you want to do this? Problem This article describes how to disable parallel clearing of the physical and logical logs on the secondary of a HDR pair during its logical recovery. Solution Q. How do you disable par…
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…
RE: DRAUTO stories anyone?
> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of > mark.scranton@gmail.com > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:02 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: DRAUTO stories anyone? > > Folks - > > I've been …
DRAUTO stories anyone?
Folks - I've been hearing mixed(-up) stories about the usage (or non-usage) of the config parameter DRAUTO. Anyone have good OR bad stories, opinions, or tales to tell? Would be curious what the gang out there has experienced. Thanks! Mark.…
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…
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…
HDR questions
> What about backing up without marking the database as backed up? Isn't > that a new feature of informix 10? ontape -F in think. > > Would this allow a backup to be done on the secondary, because it isn't > updating the system tables? > > > > Yes you can run ontape on the secon…
Informix KAIO Error
Hi people !! I have a problem with Informix 7.31 with HP-UX 11i, during the KAIO initialization. Following the online.log Tue Jul 4 08:57:38 2006 08:57:38 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/sgbd/informix/etc/log_full.sh' 08:57:44 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 08:57:44 Informix D…
HDR and Indexes
Most of the folks using HDR know about the create index issue. Can I have honest reaction on this issue? Thx…
Re: Need info on blobspace blobs
We use blobspace blobs. Recently we have decided to implement HDR for that server. Now we are looking for a way to replicate our BYTE columns. It will be very useful for us if HDR can support blobspace blobs. Madison Pruet wrote: > I need an idea of the number of customers who a…
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/…
HDR on win2k
Hi All, Is anyone out there successfully running Informix 9.4 HDR on win2k (with tape backup or with out tape backup systems). I am getting an error "unable to change server type" after I type "onmode -d secondary pri_server_name". Thanks, Bes…
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: Defrag large fragmented table in 7.32
Coming in v.Next. I seem to remember seeming something about online upgrades whilst HDR is in use for v.Next but I can't find the slide again on IBM's website...…
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 …
RE: HDR Sync/Async mode
We've run HDR in sync mode across a dedicated link, didn't notice any performance issues.…
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…
HDR Sync/Async mode
Could I do a quick survey to see how many folks are using HDR Sync mode and how many are using HDR Async - and why? Thanks M.P.…
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…
Fied wtlist gt 0 _ onstat -k
Hi Masters: What is the query to get wtlist > 0 onstat -k IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD7W4 -- On-Line -- Up 2 days Locks address wtlist owner lklist type tblsnum rowid key#/bsiz 80e20b70 0 cd6a6f08 0 S 100002 204 0 820b9958 d62b1a38 d62b4cd8 80e2d280 HDR+X b0001…
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!…
listener-thread: err = -931: oserr = 0: errstr = t
I had installed Informix-IDS 7.31, but when the installation file try to make a new instance of IDS on My WindowsXP -SP2 i noticed about this error message: 11:51:14 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 11:51:21 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.TD5 Software Serial Number SOS#J123456 11:51:…
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.…
IDS 7.30 do not start - NT
Hello, i have a problem with the informix database. It is on WIN NT4.0 with 512 MB memory. the service don't start. Here is the entry in log. 12:04:08 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 12:04:09 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC9 12:04:09 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shar…
Shared Memory not Initialized for INFORMIXSERVER on Informix IDS 7.31
For more informatio in my Log file appears: 09:23:21 (3) failure, system out of semaphores 09:23:21 Dynamically allocated new message shared memory segment (size 352KB) 09:23:21 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 344KB to 352KB 09:23:21 Requested shared memory seg…
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…
HDR problems
Hello , Iam doing a HDR for 2 informix servers on HP-UX :- Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.FD6 -- On-Line -- Up 33 days 07:46:25 - - 661824 Kbytes But when I was doing a ontape -p on secondary server , it showed or asked me "do you want to restore a level-1 backup ?" ...I …
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:…
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…
Replication question...
I'd definitely agree with that. I think Smart LOBs are replicated in HDR when they are logged, but they are so slow we can't use them with logging on! Regards, Donny superboer wrote: > > enable HDR for (s) blobs in sbpaces and blobspaces. >…
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…
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…
Logical Log Files are Full -- Backup is Needed
I've got this in online.log: Mon Feb 14 10:12:40 2005 10:12:40 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/opt/informix/etc/log_full.sh' 10:12:46 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 10:12:46 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.U Software Serial Number AAC#A404657 …
Re: Restoring a level-1 backup at a later date?
To all those who suggested we use HDR for this; there was a small bell ringing at the back of my mind and eventually I worked out why. You CANNOT USE HDR TO REPLICATE BLOBSPACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (At least in IDS9.30 anyway). Why oh why oh why the hell not? Malc (seething 'cos we'd…
RE: Informix 7.23 connection problem
Our NETTYPE is set: NETTYPE tlitcp,1,100,NET NETTYPE ipcshm,1,250,CPU We did onmode -ky, oninit -y and onstat -m shows: INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.22.UC2 -- On-Line -- Up 00:10:35 -- 38704 Kbytes Message Log File: /var/informix/online.log 11:04:01 Checkpoint Completed: dura…
detection of primary server failure
HDR IDS 921UC4 In this version DRAUTO has been disabled. Now it is only manual. How can secondary server detect the failure of primary server in the shortest possible time without involving a script to poll. I want the detection as fast as possible for minimum downtime so that …
HDR issues
All, I had a peculiar problem with HDR last night. We had a software = upgrade, which made some changes to the db schema (columns added, indexes created). In order to = facilitate this,=20 I shut down the secondary server until the everything was complete. = When I started up th…
HDR feedback
Just a little bit of feedback (for those interested). A while back I posted a reply to an HDR mail, saying that we have loads of problems with HDR, and I was about to give up on using HDR. We kept loosing the link between the 2, and I kept rebuilding the secondary server. W…
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'?…
HDR Logging
Hi, I need to configure HDR on two IBM AIX servers running IDS 9.40 I cannot use Transaction Logging. Will HDR work without having Bufferd/Unbufferd logging enabled? Thanks Trevor…
HDR question
Hi all, Is there anyone know which SMI table keep track of the Last DR CKPT info? sysdri tables from sysmaster database doesn't contains the info. I need to know what is the current log id that being replicated to the secondary server. Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC2 …
HDR Interval
Hi, I'm wanting to implement HDR between two IBM AIX servers running Informix 9.4 UC3. I have 53 (2mb) logical logs. I've been asked to have a replication period of 1 hour DRINTERVAL of 3600. We do an ontape -c on the primary server. Would there be a problem if all the logical …
IDS V7.30 and Windows 2000
Can Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC6 be run on a Windows 2000 host system? TIA Erwin…
Re: HDR: MULTISET gives -626 on secondary
This is a limitation on using extensibility on HDR secondary. I think workaround mentioned in release notes will work (provided you wait for DRTIMEOUT after running the query on primary).…
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: 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…
HDR using encryption with CSM ??
HDR is using full duplex protocol. The CSM is using half duplex. That means that HDR can not be using encryption. "rvb" <rvbon@gmx.de> wrote in message news:6e9a0040.0407060058.a949384@posting.google.com... > Madison, > > I isolated HDR communication with option s=6 as follows…
HDR on Windows 2000
Has anyone tried HDR on Windows 2000. Is it even available. Version can be either 9.3 or 9.4. Thanks. Ravi…
HDR Question
Officially, you need identical engines and operating systems to use HDR. However, during an upgrade, we tested and used HDR between identical 7.31 versions with the primary on solaris 8 and the secondary on solaris 7. Has anyone tried using HDR between 9.40 versions, one on sola…
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…
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,…
RE: ER and HA environment questions
> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of mpruet@comcast.net > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:14 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ER and HA environment questions > > > I'd like to start a…
RE: ER and HA environment questions
> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of mpruet@comcast.net > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 5:14 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ER and HA environment questions > > > I'd like to start a…
Re: Whatcha' wanta have?????
How much is Madison paying you? LOL Rob Vorbroker --- Ben Thompson <ben@nomonitorsoftspamthanks.com> wrote: > Art S. Kagel wrote: > > > - Support for multiple HDR replicants. > > This would be a boon for us as it would remove the > need for ER. The > ability to use HDR+ER togethe…
Re: Whatcha' wanta have?????
Art S. Kagel wrote: > - Support for multiple HDR replicants. This would be a boon for us as it would remove the need for ER. The ability to use HDR+ER together is useful but an all-HDR solution would be a nirvana. HDR is just so much easier to use and set up. Ben.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
about HDR
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_05EF_01C3BD8A.4C96BEB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there. Is there a way for me to get the HDR kit? Maybe a url to = download? Best regards, Mar…
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?…
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: Informix in offline mode
Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<vOEsb.11220$6c3.10434@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>... > Eyal Goren wrote: > > I am trying to install a product that is based on Informix server > > (7.2). > > > > The problem is that after Installation, and reb…
RE: informix 9.4 configuration - DRAUTO
If DRINTERVAL in your onconfig is set to -1, then it's synchronous; otherwise it's async. Current setting is also displayed in 'onstat -g dri'. For performance reasons, we use async mode. We have never had any problem with lost data, nor with big lag times. Replication almost…
Re: informix 9.4 configuration - DRAUTO
thanks, Paul. Can you tell me if there is a way for me to find out if the replication is currently in synchronous or asynchronous transfer mode....? Thanks, Tom mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote in message news:<bnpl38$oa2$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > DRAUTO was disabled in vers…
RE: informix 9.4 configuration - DRAUTO
DRAUTO was disabled in version 9.2x. My understanding is that it caused more problems than it fixed for most customers (i.e., possible in some cases for *both* servers to think that they are primary, and both start accepting update txns), so Informix removed it. We depend upon …
informix 9.4 configuration - DRAUTO
hello all! we are upgrading to 9.4 (on 11i) from 9.21 on HP-UX 11. We are running HDR and I noticed that our current config file does not have an entry for DRAUTO. The config parameters listed in the 9.4 manual (Admin Reference) does not list DRAUTO. Can someone enlighten me on w…
HDR
hi, We are trying to setup HDR (using IDS 7.31UD3X5a) on NCR UNIX. The two enviroments are configured identically. HDR starts successfully (We also created databases and table and everything works fine), when we try to simulate a failure on the primary (onmode -ky), then the sec…
HDR & backups
Informix 9.30 Solaris 8 We are planning to do the following: Have a primary server, and then use HDR to replicate this server onto a secondary server. Question: Can I do my backups by only running them on the secondary server? I haven't done this before, and 1 question popp…
HDR & backups
Informix 9.30 Solaris 8 We are planning to do the following: Have a primary server, and then use HDR to replicate this server onto a secondary server. Question: Can I do my backups by only running them on the secondary server? I haven't done this before, and 1 question popp…
Re: Clarification on ONBAR restore.....
You could try using HDR - once the level 0 has been restored to the new server (physical restore only) initiate HDR. All logged activity will be replicated to the new server. Once you are happy with the new server, switch it to standard mode, point the users at it, and then you c…
Restarting HDR
I know i've asked everything there was to this but here's some more. My server is set up for 20 logical log files. Assume the uniq ids are also from 1 to 20. I backed up my instance yesterday night and it has logical logs 14 and 15. I will restore it on the secondary today nigh…
hdr hang
Hello, ids 9.30uc1 on unixware 7.x. hdr seems to be hang when checkpoint increase on my secondary server (>200). I increase drtimeout on primary to the maximum checkpoint value. It doesn't solve the problem. hdr need to be stop an restart frequently. Any possible tuning and moni…
HDR sites
Hi, Did anyone affected by the blackout have the secondary outside of the blackout area?…
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…
HDR , logs
Hi all, (linux, 940UC2) cause of batchjob problems I have to disable HDR during job. The batch job needs ~45 logs with 10 MB, what is the better way, increas size of logs to 20MB or increase logs to 100, I have 50 logs! Thanks Sven…
HDR
Hi, I have an async HDR running under 940UC2 and linux! Wenn I am running a batchjob, a lot of tables are created and some indicies and so on, there is always a DR: Send error created, and some indicies are not transfered to secondary, and because of that some locks not disapear,…
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…
hdr installation
Hi all, I have to identical Severs on Linux and INF940UC2! both have two NIC 1x global LAN, 1x HDR LAN(direct LINK) with user informix I am able to connect from each of them to the other with no password. after HDR restore an the secondary the HDR won't establish. What is wr…
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???…
RE: is hdr on?
Not to worry, Alex. The "Last DR Ckpt" discrepancy is a "cosmetic" bug in some versions. Can't remember the bug number, but it is fixed in later versions. What you see in the message logs confirms that HDR is still running. The "server operational" messages are the keys. HTH…
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…
Re: is hdr on?
Thanks for reply. This is a message log fragment. As if hdr on? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- server1: 12:12:50 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. 12:12:50 DR: Logs already cleared 12:12:50 DR: Try…
is hdr on?
Hi ! I have 2 Informix servers (7.31UC7) with HDR - server1 and server2. Is HDR on? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- server1: [informix@server1]$onstat -g dri Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7 -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 23 day…
HDR questions
We're running IDS versions 9.21.UC5 and 9.30.UC3, both on Sun Solaris = 2.8 We currently use "smart-blob" dbspaces (sbspace) for xml data storage. = Does HDR support sbspaces? Terrence Mullins Sr Database Administrator WagerWorks.com…
secondary server
hi, i'm using HDR with Aix5.1 and IFX 7.31 i want to make Level 0 backups on the secondary server. can i do it ???…
Informix Disaster Recovery Strategy
All, Thanks for the input. It looks like HDR is the way to go. We have a fairly flexible recovery period and most of the data is entered data enry staff. Now I just need to figure out how to implement HDR.…
hdr not working
Hi, We have a HDR setup here. We rebooted the secondary server and then we could no longer make the HDR work. The error message in the primary server is: 19:18:36 DR: Failure recovery error (2) 19:18:37 DR: Turned off on primary server 19:18:38 Checkpoint Completed: duration was…
Need help ! cannot connect to IDS 7.3 on NT 4.0
> SURAJIT said > Thu Sep 07 09:58:04 2000 > > 09:58:04 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 09:58:10 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC7 Software Serial Number XXXXX > 09:58:10 Cannot Open Primary Chunk 'D:\\\\IFMXDATA\\\\ol_brm4\\\\rootdbs_dat.000', errno = 2 > 09:58:10 Informix Dynami…
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…
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…
tlipoll.c error
I've got Online 7.12 running on a SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 and loaded about 2GB of data into the database. I wanted to configure the I-Connect utillity. When I add an entry for the DBSERVERALIASES in the onconfig file, Informix do not start up. In the log file the following error a…
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 …
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
HDR incremental backups?
Why should only level 0 backups be used with HDR databases and not incremental? Thanks Sue…
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…
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…
Split AIX mirror to bring up HDR replacation
Has anyone split an AIX mirrored VG, to bring up HDR replication. If so what are the steps. -- Kevin H. Hunt khhunt@triplecrownsvc.com…
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 and PeopleSoft
Art, It might be worth asking this on the Peoplemix mailing list. > Anyone have any experiences with using HDR or ER with PeopleSoft?…
HDR
Having problems initiating HDR. Platform specifics: IBM RS6000 h70 AIX 4.3.3.0 IDS 2000 9.20.UC3 Archive and Restore accomplished using onbar and the Informix Storage Manager. Problem occurs when trying to restore the archive created from the primary server on the secondary serv…
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…
Unable to start engine sometimes...
Howdy, I get this message sometimes and Informix "support" has not been able to give me an answer as to why...just guesses. If I reboot the server, it works 99% of the time. After the engine starts, I see no problems at all! Has anyone ever seen this before? SCO 5.0.4 OWS 7.20…
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…
IDS replication Solaris->Linux
Madison Pruet <mpruet@informix.com> wrote in message news:38B1A9B9.9183BF5D@informix.com... > ER can be used between solaris and Linux, HDR will not work. What's "ER"? Sorry to be a thicko, but I've only heard of CDR and HDR - and I know that I can't use CDR because of the seri…
Re: Shared memmory initialization
From: Manoj Narayanankutty <mnarayan@crosskeys.com> > > I am using Informix dynamic serrver version 7.31 on solaris 2.6. When I >am trying to reinitialize my shared memmory using oninit command, my >system gives an error >indicating fatal error in shared memory initialization. >…
System catalogue
Sounds like HDR to me. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!…
Shared memmory initialization
Hi, I am using Informix dynamic serrver version 7.31 on solaris 2.6. When I am trying to reinitialize my shared memmory using oninit command, my system gives an error indicating fatal error in shared memory initialization. The online.log gives the following message: 21:17:54 E…
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…
temporary
The secondary in a HDR setup will let you create implicit temp tables. -- Kevin H. Hunt khhunt@hunts.com…
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…
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: DR problems after breakdown
Dunno if HDR has changed in 7.31, but in the three server pairs that I administer (which are all on 7.24 right now), we have DRAUTO=0, and whenever the secondary goes down (or I have to TAKE it down, for some reason or other), as soon as I bring it back up with JUST an "oninit" (…
Re: DR problems after breakdown
You might try splashing around in the manual for the onconfig Data Replication Variables expecially the DRAUTO option. At various times we have been in the same state you describe running AIX. And I believe we were using DRAUTO = 0 for manual. We now use DRAUTO = 1 Now we alm…
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…
oninit errors
Anyone know what this means? :: . . . Initialzing DR structures...12:46:09 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) succeeded 12:46:09 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to 592KB Forking 1 'ipcshm' listener threads...succeeded 12:46:09 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC…
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…
Re: Informix 7.22 on NT 4.0 with SP5
From: "Alberto Serrano" <alevante@arcisa.es> > >I've been using Informix 7.22 on NT 4.0 service pack 3 without problems. >However, since I installed service pack 5, I can't put my server on-line >(the protocol used by the server is olsoctcp). > >I've looked at the logs and the pr…
Informix 7.22 on NT 4.0 with SP5
Hi, I've been using Informix 7.22 on NT 4.0 service pack 3 without problems. However, since I installed service pack 5, I can't put my server on-line (the protocol used by the server is olsoctcp). I've looked at the logs and the problem seems to be with online.exe, which don…
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…
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.…
IDS 7.30 Linux ed. - Unpleasant surprise
Hi! I planned to use IDS 7.30 Linux ed. with HDR. But after unsuccessful try to install it I discovered in release notes that replications in IDS 7.30 Linux ed. are not supported at all. (oh, yes for $99 can I expect HDR!?) Any idea when (and if at all) will be replications sup…
HDR and enterprise replication
Does anyone know the difference between HDR and enterprise replication? It seems they both exist in version 7.3, but only HDR is available in 9.14. Thanks in advance, david.tamburin@protegrity.com…
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: Problem with Informix Workgroup Server on Windows NT
In article <372C7665.BF852CA@mail.amsinc.com>, sankar_kasiraman@mail.amsinc.com says... > We are running the Workgroup Server on a Windows NT 4.0 machine. We > acquired a new machine and I ran the installation on that PC. During > installation, I get the following error message…
Re: Problem with Informix Workgroup Server on Windows NT
Sankar-- You need to provide us with more information from the online.log to trace the initialisation problem. --Anil Sankar Kasiraman wrote: > We are running the Workgroup Server on a Windows NT 4.0 machine. We > acquired a new machine and I ran the installation on that PC…
Problem with Informix Workgroup Server on Windows NT
We are running the Workgroup Server on a Windows NT 4.0 machine. We acquired a new machine and I ran the installation on that PC. During installation, I get the following error message - "Unable to initialize the Database Server". Check the online.log". In the online log file…
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…
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…
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?…
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: Informix engine will not initialize
sda@arentfox.com wrote: > > I am running Online v7.22 on a HP 10.20 box. We lost a drive and I am > recovering the database. The ontape -r runs fine. > > 08:50:24 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/dev/null' > 08:50:26 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 08:50:26 INFORMIX-OnLine Initial…
Re: Informix engine will not initialize
sda@arentfox.com wrote: > > I am running Online v7.22 on a HP 10.20 box. We lost a drive and I am > recovering the database. The ontape -r runs fine. > > 08:50:24 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/dev/null' > 08:50:26 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 08:50:26 INFORMIX-OnLine Initial…
Informix engine will not initialize
I am running Online v7.22 on a HP 10.20 box. We lost a drive and I am recovering the database. The ontape -r runs fine. 08:50:24 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/dev/null' 08:50:26 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 08:50:26 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. 08…
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 …
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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 …
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…
EMERGENCY MY SERVER IS DOWN
Hi, MY INFORMIX server is down and I have tried nearly everything to bring it back, but unfortunately I have been unsuccessful. It is an NT 4.0 Box with SP3. INFORMIX ONLINE WORKGROUP SERVER for WINDOWS-NT Version 7.12.TC3 I checked the EVENTVIEWER and it has following error m…
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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HDR
Hi I am trying to establish HDR between to of my 7.23UC7 Informix servers. I can connect the primary to the secondary vice versa, but my secondary server is sleeping forever on recovery. Following are the outputs from the 2 servers: Primary: 10:28:03 DR: new type = primary, se…
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…
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: +…
Problem with kaio
I am having a problem bringing up my database for the first time. I am on a HPUX 10.20 running Informix version 7.20.UC2. I have verified that the asynkdsk driver is loaded and linked into the kernal. I have created the /dev/async node according to the release notes and I contin…
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…
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…
HDR
Recently we encountered a similar problem. Our primary DB was running on an HP K9000 (120Mhz) and secondary DB on an HP K9000 (180Mhz). After many OS upgrades (recommended by Informix support), the problem was still not resolved. We then moved the primary DB to an HP K9000 (180…
HDR
I have a question about HDR on the Informix online workgroup server for Unix v. 7.12 (irix). We have completed the preliminary tasks -- Both machines are O2s running Irix 6.3, We replicated chunks and dataspaces identically on the second machine, assigned a temp dbspace on both …
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…
Informix wg server 7.20.uc2 on SCO 5.02 halts with 25580
I'm installing informix online workgroup server 7.20.uc2 on SCO 5.02. As recommanded by Informix, I've modified kernel parameters and relinked the kernel. Installation have completed but when I launch oninit, the systems replies : oninit: Fatal error in initializing ASF with 'ASF…
Re: Error in shared memory initialization
At 10:18 AM 10/15/97 -0400, you wrote: >I initialized my online 7.2 on Solaris 2.5.1. Then I tried to add >dbtempspace and logical logs. Now when I do oninit it gives me the error > >oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization >The online log says >10:16:26 Event alarms …
Shared Memory Initialization
I initialized my Online 7.2 on Solaris 2.5 successfully. Then I tried to add logical logs and temp space and now it does not initialize. Any ideas? oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization 10:16:26 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/usr/informix/etc/alarm.sh' 10:1…
Error in shared memory initialization
I initialized my online 7.2 on Solaris 2.5.1. Then I tried to add dbtempspace and logical logs. Now when I do oninit it gives me the error oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization The online log says 10:16:26 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/usr/informix/etc/alar…
Problems installing Informix DS on ScoOpen 5
I'm running a ScoOpen 3.2v5.0.2 and I have installed an Informix Online DS 7.22.UC3. The installation went ok, but when I run the command : oninit -iy I receive the error message : oninit: Fatal error in initializing ASF with 'ASF_INIT_DATA' flags; asfcode = '- 25580'. $ The lo…
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…
Re: Data replication configuration
In earlier versions, at least, onstat -g dri as a status line at the beginning which indicates Online(Prim.) if the server is running or attempting data replication. That and the description of the Paired server should indicate whether you have Replication that is off or that it…
Data replication configuration
Hello, I am working on online 7.13 and I would like to monitor data replication. I know system tables sysdri and sysdrcb but I am looking for the place where is stored if data replication is set or not. In fact, onstat -g dri gives the same piece of information if data replica…
Initialization Informix 7.22
Hi, I start up my engine and the process "oninit" doesn�t initialize my site. The command seems inactive, but they are listed in command "ps -ef" The file of log dosen�t log this initialization, stop in row: DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) I changed some paramaters as PHYSFILE. The others …
Can't start the Informix Online on NT
I am not able to bring-up the Informix Online Engine, which is on NT-3.51. I have this error message in the online.log file 18:52:55 Unable to start Message Server service. 18:52:55 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 18:52:56 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. 18:5…
help: Shared memory init error
I am running Informix 7.1e and tried to restore my database from a Unix backup tape. I tried to restore "users/informix" and "dev/yponline". Now when i try to bring my database online I get on the following error message "oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization". The …
Re: P->S, S->P
leo chen wrote: > > Hello : > We use the DR for our production env. Due to the failure of > primary, we switch our APs to the secondary DB engine by hand. > We wish that the primary still be the primary, and the secondary > still be the secondary. How can I re-bu…
Setting Unix System Time fools Informix
We are running Informix 7.20.UC2 on two DEC Prioris machines running SCO 3.2.5.0. We are running with DRAUTO=2. Normal state is one machine On-line Primary, the other Secondary. When we change the time on one of the Unix boxes, Informix decides to make both machines Primary. Info…
Why can not setup Data Replication?
Hi, I am using 7.10 UC1 on Solaris 2.5 to setup Data Replication, but I got some problems. When DRAUTO is set to 0 or 2, DR does not work. The secondary server is always in Recovery mode. If it is set to 1, it works well. Why? Could someone help me? -----------------------…
DATA REPLICATION After a Failure
Hi, Steps discussed in I-On-line Dynamic Server Admin. guide (V 7.1) for Restarting Data Replication after critical media failure on the primary database server when DRAUTO = 0 are as follows : 1. The original secondary database server was changed to a standard server, Bring th…
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: Data replication = Fault Tolerance?
Bill Burton wrote: > > Juan R. Guzman wrote: > > > Yes I do and it is working. I've had some minor (?) problems, but it has worked > > for us. My platform is solaris 2.4, sparc 20, Online 7.11UC1. > > Juan, > > What is your DRAUTO parm set to? We had some problems with setting…
Re: Data replication = Fault Tolerance?
Juan R. Guzman wrote: > Yes I do and it is working. I've had some minor (?) problems, but it has worked > for us. My platform is solaris 2.4, sparc 20, Online 7.11UC1. Juan, What is your DRAUTO parm set to? We had some problems with settings 1 & 2 on HP K400 HP-UX 9.04. Ca…
PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
I write from Spain and I have next error working with Informix Online 7.11UC1. In online.log say: DR: DRAUTO is 0 (off) informix-online Initialized -- Shared memory initialized. Physical Recovery Started. Physical Recovery Complete: 1120 Pages Restored Logical Recovery Started. …
PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
I write from Spain and I have next error working with Informix Online 7.11UC1. In online.log say: DR: DRAUTO is 0 (off) informix-online Initialized -- Shared memory initialized. Physical Recovery Started. Physical Recovery Complete: 1120 Pages Restored Logical Recovery Started. …
PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
I write from Spain and I have next error working with Informix Online 7.11UC1. In online.log say: DR: DRAUTO is 0 (off) informix-online Initialized -- Shared memory initialized. Physical Recovery Started. Physical Recovery Complete: 1120 Pages Restored Logical Recovery Started. …
Re: Data Replication
Melvin Mariney wrote: > If I understand your question, I believe you are asking if you can > make the secondary server the primary when the original primary has > crashed and the answer is yes. There are three parameters in 7.1 HDR > that controls what happens when a the primary…
Re: Data Replication
scheer@stadt-mh.de (Dirch Scheer) wrote: >Hi Bill, >is it possible to make the secondary server to the primary after the primary >server had crashed. Is it very difficult to switch the secondary server? >We want to use replication to make our databases more reliable. The server…
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?…
HDR and Blobs
IDS 9.4 on HP-UX 11.11 We have been trying to get HDR running, and we have blobs located in blob pages. The following pages from the Admin Guide make it clear that blobs in blob pages will not be replicated. It does not seem to say that you can't use HDR, simply that the blobs…