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onstat -g seg reveals several virtual segments many show a pool summary of 17184.H.sd
Hello Do you have by chance RALLOC_MODE POOL in the onconfig? This setting changes the allocation of shared memory pools What means you will see additional pools. Normally such memory is allocated in other pools (e.g session pool) So can be that this is high number is not pointin…
oncheck warning,What impact will it have on the future?
Ok, I make sense. Althrough I can't see that parameter in ONCONFIG, but it really exists with default value. ------------------------------ chuan lu ------------------------------…
Large memory segment vs smaller ones
No ONCONFIG changes are required. ------------------------------ Doug Lawry Oninit Consulting ------------------------------…
Changing DBSPACETEMP run-time
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE Please, is there a way to change DBSPACETEMP for a session inside 4GL? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis ------------------------------…
What prevents a RSS to roll forward as fast as its primary?
David, (a) I was checking `onstat -l | grep C-` while the replica lagging, it showed almost same values as `onstat -g rss verbose`. (b) Could the apply contention be an issue if a single thread performs 99.99% of apply job when lagging? ------------------------------ Sincerely, D…
restore through STDIO
HI, ifxclone can change the onconfig on the target instance E.g. it will turn off DIRECT_IO and can also change bufferpool entries! Regards, David. ------------------------------ David Williams ------------------------------…
Problems with temporary dbspaces
Hello, Change the DBSPACETEMP entry in onconfig file , separated them with semi colon (;), instead of comma (,). Rebounce ids, and see whether the error disappear. Hope it works -Fauziah-…
ontape does not finish the backup: tape full
TAPESIZE in the onconfig set to zero? Backups to disk running into a tape full and asking for a second tape should not happen. Hal Maner M Systems International, Inc.…
HDR
In your sqlhosts file, on_nebula31 is defined as both onipcshm and onsoctcp, this is incorrect, each server alias should be unique to either ipcshm or soctcp. Pri to HDR communication only works on tcp, for your testing, you can comment out the onipcshm entries and configure it l…
onstat statement
Dears, Kindly let me know if I run onstat - g stm command to check current sql statement which give the Session ID but sometimes if I try to kill the session by onmode -z <id> , it doesn't kill the session. So do I need to connect the session id with onstat -k session id ? kindly…
Smart Blob Metadata Queries?
Brian: Thanks. However, not easy to parse onstat output in an ESQL/C program. What I am trying to do is improve the myschema --infrastructure=cmd output to accurately recreate the smart blobspaces. Dbschema -c -ns does not do this either. Currently neither dbschema nor myschema g…
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…
verifying ontape archives with archecker
You're missunderstanding how archecker works. You can't pass your backup file to the standard input of the archecker. You need to set up the archecker configuration file usually located in $INFORMIXDIR /etc/ac_config.std and there you need to configure where the backup file is l…
Phys Log Size Inconsistency?
Disregard. I confused the ONCONFIG parm with the actual phys log. Forgot to actually run onparams! My total bad. DG…
RSS: Different # CPUs?
Those were my thought exactly. But, was uncertain whether RSS required identical settings in ONCONFIG as the primary. Thank you. DG…
Connections over SSL
Clients need to have read permission on the files configured in SSL_KEYSTORE_FILE and SSL_KEYSTORE_STH .…
configure sds with raw device
Hello all, I am looking for advice on how to configure Informix SDS. We are using Informix 12.10.FC10 Workgroup and are running on AIX 7.1. No Informix secondary server or cluster software is configured. And DBSPACE consists of raw device, not cook device (file system). I woul…
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…
informixhq agent start problem
can you share your agent configuration file…
onmode bug discovered (-wf)
Don't believe in a bug here. When starting the server he knows about the onconfig-file from the environment variable ONCONFIG. If you change this variable when the server is running it will not know the new value. Assuming that variable is only read once during the startup of th…
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.…
HDR Question
Hi, if you have serverA as the primary and serverB as the secondary. For the Services file configuration, do you just need one entry on serverB that says what port serverA can communicate on or do both servers need an entry in their services file. So, it would be: name from DBS…
script for ontake backup in multiple files
Hi, We need to take backup (ontape) in multiple files using bash script . we are using IDS12.10FC7. currently we are using following script but it is not working properly. 1). Main script. i=inst_name level=0 . /inst_name TAP_FILE=`onstat -c|grep "^TAPEDEV" | awk '{print $2}'`…
Monitoring SPL Executions?
Thank you for the idea... But, ADTMODE = 1 informix@ifmx-prod-anc>onaudit -c Onaudit -- Audit Subsystem Configuration Utility Current audit system configuration: ADTMODE = 1 ADTERR = 0 ADTPATH = /opt/informix/aaodir ADTSIZE = 50000000 Audit file = 0 ADTROWS = 0 informix@…
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…
Backup Help
When I ran onstat -, it says Blocked: LAST_LOG_RESERVED4BACKUP When I ran onstat -l grep C-, it gives me U---C-L…
Connection Manager for HDR in Windows server
Thanks Mr.Art But still little confusion. On the host of each client application, create an sqlhosts file entry for each service-level agreement (SLA) in each Connection Manager configuration file. My SLA is sla_1, which is configured in the connection manager cmsm.cfg file. n…
Trusted Connection on Windows Environment
Hello Mike, Thanks for your response. I ahve set the hosts.equiv file on both servers Location: C:\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\drivers\\\\etc\\\\ hosts.equiv file contains hostname and user I know that this is a trust connection problem, from DBACCESS it is connecting but promti…
ROOTDBS file
I did not find the AUTOLOCATE parameter in onconfig file as well as onconfig.std file also. Im using IDS 12.10 FC8 version…
Update Statistics
what kind of things could I check in the onconfig file. They are working on getting me IBM technical support help, but that will be a few hours away.…
ON-Bar / Last logical log saved number
Hi, Something like this. I am using "tail -50000" because ixbar files can get very large. SERVERNUM=`onstat -c | grep ^SERVERNUM | awk '{print $2}'` LASTLOGBACKEDUP=`tail -50000 $INFORMIXDIR/etc/ixbar.$SERVERNUM | grep ' L' | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}'` Ben.…
Lots of SCHAPI errors
Sorry for the confusion.The upgrade I did is named "In-place migration", installed a newer version in another location, copied the configuration files, added or modified needed parameters and started the new instance.After the instance was started the database should be converted…
IDS 12.10 - Query Slow
Hi, I means value on onconfig 12.10 same or better than value onconfig IDS 11.10. i don't copy onconfig file and put on IDS 12.10. I already rebuild of your statistics is highly. We don't have performance issue for overall our system, only a few program, especially program runn…
Internal error in routine sqoptim
Hi, I cannot find MULTI_INDEX_SCAN on configuration file. It's new parameter need to add into our config file? Thank You…
IDS 12.10 onaudit configuration
HI, I want to enable audit configuration on production database, before that need some advice/best practices to avoid any degrade performance on my production database. 1. When we enable audit, any impact to performance.? if yes, how to minimize this. 2. how to configure audit…
ON-Bar database server is dismissing the logical
Thanks Art and Martin. IDS bounce worked as onconfig was changed for LTAPEDEV earlier. Thanks, ~ Pravin Bankar…
False non-exclusive access when select a table
Hi Andreas, onstat -g opn previously saved (namely before restart) doesn't show any records for the partnums of table's indices. The partnums (for the table and indices) are in the outputs of onstat -C all and onstat -g ppf. Thanks. Roger…
DBSPACETEMP Parameter
Hi, The DBSPACETEMP Parameter in onconfig file create automatically the temporally dbspaces ? Or They must be created with onspaces utility. Thanks in advance.…
sysmaster tables for onstat -u and onstat -g ath
Greetings. In my quest to produce Perl scripts that consolidate the output of onstat commands, it has been mostly straightforward to break up a line into into its component pieces of data. For example, onstat -u, every line has exactly one string in every column. Not so for som…
onstat -a order
Hi All, On Informix v.12.1, what is the order of the results for 'onstat -a'? Our file is 234MB large, so I'm breaking it down into the individual pieces. I've gotten to the 'onstat -g all' section, but am stuck on the section with the heading: Thread Thread id Cancelled I/Os C…
DBSERVERALIASES entries not displaying correctly
I added two new entries to DBSERVERALIASES ( both wtn_* are new). They were also added to /etc/services and sqlhosts. I restarted the instance after this. The Informix client would not connect to the wtn_ connection. Upon doing 'onstat -c | grep -i dbserver' I do not see the 'wt…
IDS 12.10.FC- Installation
Hi. I reinstall again informix and not more issues or serial number.Now i just reduce our physical dbspace & as log as your advice to bring up informix online. I will restore data from old version informix (11.50) into latest version informix (12.10) using #ontape command. Aft…
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)…
onstat -d
I am sure it must exist Does someone have a script to give a pretty layout of onstat -d ............. The dbspace, and following that the chunks belonging to that dbspace ? My company decided not to stick to naming conventions, and now I am trying to match dbspaces with chunks …
Re: RE: Which session is using the most cpu resour
since 11.50 there is also an onstat available for that purpose - onstat -g cpu…
onstat -d
Hi, I see a line in onstat -d output that say metadata Size Free Bpages Metadata 17324 4005 17324 I see the free space was drastically reduced when I run cdr commands. My question is, what will happened with that space if it gets empty ? Thanks in advance. --001a11c11a8c11f…
Syssession information
Good morning, I am currently working on instances (11.70) that have a number of listeners. Is there a way to get the listener a client connected to something like the example below: $ onstat -c DBSEVERNAME servinst1_str $ onstat -c DBSERVERALIAS servinst1_tcp,servinst1b_tcp,ser…
BTS fails after ontape Restore
Hi Mark, Backup is done by 'ontape -s -L 0' Restore was done with 'ontape -r' No extra special parameters. And as I was typing this email, I was collecting the appropriate BTS-related lines from the 4 onconfig's in play (we use a special 'backup' onconfig for ontape). Lo and b…
Root db space fills up
as metioned above, maybe you need set TEMPTAB_NOLOG in you onconfig file…
Error Message in online.log file
Hi André. What setting do you have for ALRM_ALL_EVENTS in the $ONCONFIG file? I have found "alarmprogram.sh" can loop if set to 1. Regards, Doug Lawry…
RSS not working
Fee disk space on the chunk partition ok on the RSS server? Can you post your onconfig?…
Setup HDR
the onstat -c|grep STACKSIZE is : priamry : STACKSIZE 64 secondary : STACKSIZE 64…
Physical Log size 2000 is too small
Hi, the onconfig we are using is from a inf version 9.7 wherein no PLOG_OVERFLOW_PATH located in it. I tried adding it to the onconfig and put a location but the inf instance when restarted still always fails. As for the onmode command we are always using onmode -ky maybe it's b…
ERROR doing ontape
Thanks for your response! So, is it possible to create a new dbspace then set it in $ONCONFIG and restart the instance? best regards…
virtual segment question
Did you try to increase the number of locks in the LOCKS parameter in Onconfig? Lloyd…
Onstat -d
Hi, Every day I run onstat -d command, and notice that every 3 or 4 weeks rootdbs has from 2 to 8 free pages less. Why this happend? Enviado desde mi iPhone…
ontape error message
Increase the value of TAPESIZE parameter in onconfig and try the backup. Lloyd…
Onconfig name
Hi, I am developing a JDBC application, and need to read from within SQL the onconfig environment variable. From with IDS 11.70, I can extract the need information using the query: select trim(env_value) env_value from informix.sysenv where env_name = 'ONCONFIG'; The code nee…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
Problmes using ontape with an IBM TS2900 changer
The TAPEDEV section in the onconfig is as follow: TAPEDEV /dev/IBMTape0 TAPEBLK 512 TAPESIZE 0 We have played with the TAPEBLK from 512 to 4096 to no avail.…
Option for audit logging new sessions
We have a need to log all created sessions (successful logins only) to an external file (session id, date/time, hostname, username, etc). Is there an audit log configuration somewhere that we can use to do this? Thanks -Justin…
Informix ODBC Error: Read error occured during con
We have Informix 12.10 installed on RHEL 6. ODBC connection is configured on Windows 2003 using IIS6. On our webpages we are getting "Read error occured during connection attempt". Everything works fine on the RHEL server where we have hosted a php application on Apache. During…
when use IfxDataReader.GetIfxDateTime to NULL valu
Hello, The version of Informix products in my environment is: Database server: AIX IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC5 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.90 IBM-ESQL Version 2.90.FC4 Client: PC Windows IBM Informix-ESQL 3.70.TC5DE.…
How to set up temporary space per session
True, but I have noticed that you need register previously the temporary dbspace in onconfig file, I thought there was some way to make the settings "on the fly", by session. Roger…
Informix Database testing
Hi All, We are having one server running informix database and system admin copied all the files (binary with data) to other server same configruation. Do I need to change any configuration before startup database? Any standard practice needs to do this Thank you very much R…
recover SQLHOSTS file
Do the onconfig files also have that info?…
Auto Update Stats
Hi, I have one more query. I have the below entries in onconfig file for AUS AUTO_STAT_MODE 1 STATCHANGE 10 USTLOW_SAMPLE 0 Now all my tasks(mon_table_profile,Evaluator and Refresh) running fine at scheduled time. Now when I remove the above entries in onconfig file, still al…
IDS 9.30 on a virtualised HP-UX platform; "Checkpoint Stalled"
Hi there I'm concious this is an old unsupported IDS version (IDS 9.30HC5) but as part of a migration I have to do a proof of concept. We've got the dbserver installed on a virtualised platform (basically it's a direct lift from $PARENT_COMPANY's installation copied onto the tar…
trace to index name
HI, I tried to use partnum of ouput of "onstat -C clean" ( see below) to get the index name from sysptprof. But it seem NOT very right. select * from sysptprof where hex(partnum)='0x00e00081' Any other sysXXXX table has a relation to Partnum of output of "onstat -C clean" ? or…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Page size
Where do you set the page size when configuring Informix? I don't see it in the ONCONFIG anywhere.…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
You should never install the new version over the current one. If something goes wrong in the upgrade you'll have much more work to recover. Regards On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY <jnebab@gmail.com> wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. I…
RE: manually edit onconfig?
I would give a try to the new onconfig_diff utility, it seems to help you identify and correct some of them.... Check it out! https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/idsteam/entry/how_to_use_the_onconfig_comparison_tool_onconfig_diff3?lang=en Regards. Alexand…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
I'm a big fan of copying the current settings into the new ONCONFIG file. It gives you a good chance to see the new parameters, like those you mentioned - all of which were available in 11.70.xC5 BTW, so someone used an older ONCONFIG instead of editing the new one last time. By…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
Figure out what each of the new ones do, whether you want to use them or not, then add them to your old onconfig. Ideally on a test environment. j. On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version o…
manually edit onconfig?
Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version on same $INFORMIXDIR and on same server. I noticed new onconfig params (ie: AUTO_READAHEAD, NUMFDSERVERS, etc) that are in the UC6GE onconfig.std that are not in my $ONCONFIG. What is the proper way to dea…
Error -556 on @ reference
In IDS_A have a stored procedure do_some that has a insert into a local table. In IDS_B have a stored procedure do_some that does: call base@IDS_A:do_some(); Calling this sp works ok. In IDS_C i try to run: call base@IDS_B:do_some(); Fails with error -556 Cannot create, drop,…
Error # 40002
Also set AUTO_REPREPARE 1 in your $ONCONFIG file. Regards, Doug Lawry…
onstat errors
Hi Art We are old dostats fans. Last version we compiled is: dostats: Features Version 6.00, Source Revision: 1.172 ! Copyright 1996-2009 by Art S. Kagel. License for private usage (including use by commercial enterprise for its own needs) is granted. Commercial and exploita…
onstat & SMI
Good day. Is it possible to get information from SMI similar as "onstat -g sql <sid>" shows? Especially we need current sql and last parsed sql... Thank you in advance. P.S. IDS 11.50FC9 for AIX.…
CPU informix
how to configure CPU with informix. For example, if i have 1 CPU with 4 cores and i want to assign only 2 cores. What is the correct parameter on onconfig file for this? Thank you for your answers.…
Re: help with informix on windows oncheck -pr erro
more information Domain: st-network.maf.govt.nz from config file SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance DBSERVERNAME apecert_ST # Name of default Dynamic Server DBSERVERALIASES apecert_ST_drda # List of alternate dbserver n the error C:\\\\Users\\\\oliverk-a…
Multiple port configuration in the sqlhosts file
In a very old training doc I found this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3605787/sqlhosts.JPG I would ask: what kind of sense have to configure more than 1 hostname in the sqlhosts for the same istance? Where my application will be redirected? On the first host (sales) or on the second …
doubt about parameters (PDQ)
Sorry people, I meant the MAX_PDQPRIORITY 100 onconfig parameter.…
Configure IDS 11.50 to avoid sorts going disk or t
Good afternoon, Is there a configuration setting in ONCONFIG file to prevent sorts and other temporary operations from using files? Several sorts are creating temp or scratch files in $INFORMIXDIR/tmp. Can those operations be doing in memory instead of on disk? If so, how do you…
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
On 18 Kwi, 19:13, Superboer <superbo...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hello Marcin, > > it sounds like that your LTAPEDEV is set to /usr/informix/ltapedev > in your onconfig file. > > if that ist the case you can set it to /dev/null. > > eq in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG search for LTAPE…
enterprise replication time to replicate data
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Question for enterpise experts Does anyone know a command that will give me time that it takes to replicate data to a node? for example i update on server a and it replicates to server b . How long did it take? cdr view profile gives …
NOFUZZYCKPT: onconfig parameter or environment variable?
Is NOFUZZYCKPT an onconfig parameter or an environment variable? Is there any definitive documentation? Still running IDS 10 on Linux.…
Testing the 'free' versions - moving from Dev edition to Innovator-C
Art, thanks - I've gone for the separate INFORMIXDIR install (just had to change $INFORMIXDIR, $PATH and some paths in $ONCONFIG) and it's come up just fine.…
Spatial Data
hello reading thru the manual states that the ONCONFIG parameters for SBSPACENAME and SYSSBSPACENAME must be set for the default sbspace. We are running an HDR pair and have the parameters set on the Primary Server - does it also need to be set on the Secondary Instance ? thank…
Informix 10.00.TC5 CKPT REQ Logica Log Full
I can't add new log with onparams because Informix seems non reponding after FAST RECOVERY. I logged on Informix server with user informix and from the command prompt tryied to use some command but informix responds only to analysis commands like onstat, onlog ecc... I tryied t…
HDR: ASF Echo-Thread Server error
Hello All, Primary - IDS 11.50.FC8W2 on HP-UX 11.23, 12 cores, IDS memory - 48G Secondry - IDS 11.50.FC8W2 on HP-UX 11.23, 04 cores, IDS memory - 40G 2 SDS nodes(updatable) DRAUTO 0 DRINTERVAL 15 DRTIMEOUT 90 Things were working fine until two days back we started getting foll…
Over 1,000 days of 24x7 database uptime!
On 29.07.2011 20:38 Lester Knutsen wrote: > From one of our customers, their Informix server hit 1,000 days today > .... congratulations;) > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC8 -- On-Line -- Up > 1000 days 00:31:45 -- They beat mine just bit ... IBM Informix D…
Setting up HDR- First Time -11.70 Innovator-C
Hi, I am setting up HDR for the first time. onstat - on primary shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 0:11:5s onstat - on secondry shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- Fast Recovery (Sec) -- Up 00s onstat -m on sec…
ISAM error 197: Partition recently appended to
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) I have done a level 0 backup directed to /dev/null and tried again. still it is throwing the same error.…
ontape -p/r with changed ROOTPATH
Jack Parker Wrote: ================================================================================ Not sure if you noted that you also need to change your $ONCONFIG = ROOTPATH to point to what is on the backup image. j. ==========================================================…
Can't connect to a developper server
Yes, I found the service name ol_informix1170 at port number 9076 (File: C:\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\Drivers\\\\Etc\\\\services), configure ILogin Demo whith this port and now network connection is working fine. Thank you very much for your help. Hernando…
question about Query with joined view
Have you tried "IFX_FOLDVIEW 1" in your environment or $ONCONFIG file? Regards, Doug Lawry…
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…
onstat -l
I'm seeing a couple of extra lines in the output of 'onstat -l', which I can't find documented in the 11.50 administrators guide and references. The lines in question look like this: Buffer Waiting Buffer ioproc flags L-1 0 0x1 0 L-2 0 0x1 0 The exact lines varies (L-1 through…
sqlerr:-243 and isam err:-111 in esql/c
This "may" be a good place for USELASTCOMMITTED set to all in the onconfig.…
sql insert increases the value of nreads in onstat -u
Hi, I have a esql/c program that run this sql (output of onstat -g ses): Insert into cs_nyd_disg_ofi(cod_periodo,grupo_datos,numero_cliente,monto_a_compensar,di ......pond_t_pro_e,di_pond_d_pro_e,nhs) values(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?....,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?) When I r…
Primary Slowness when RSS is active
You need to set LOG_STAGGING_DIR parameter in onconfig of the rss…
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…
INFORMIX CONFIGURATION
The configuration is in the file located at $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. If you don't have that environment variable set in your shell run onstat -c which will print the currently running configuration along with the path to the ONCONFIG file. Don't know what a DBS configuration i…
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Typically, I make a copy of the onconfig.std, naming it something like cheetah_online. Then I open up both the old and new onconfig, side by side, and copy from old to new. Obviously, the new onconfig has new params that were not addressed in the old onconfig and may have elimina…
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Isn't that what I said? "If you simply just bring up the instance using your old onconfig, I believe that you will get whatever the default is for the new parameters, even though you do not mention them in your old ONCONFIG." -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.or…
new onconfig parameters added onconfig file 11.5
hello folks Can any one tell me at what stage the new onconfig parameters are added to the onconfig file when upgrading from 11.10 to 11.5. I have converted two instances from 11.10 to 11.50 One onconfig file has the new parameters at the end of the file the other doesnt have any…
Re: performance improvements for dbimport?
Thanks for all your valuable input. I changed some parameters now: 21:09:27 Onconfig parameter BUFFERPOOL modified from size=2K,buffers=262144,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=5.0,lru_max_dirty=10.0 to size=2K,buffers=524288,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=10.0,lru_max_dirty=50.0. 21:09:27 Onconfig p…
BACKUP_FILTER in onconfig
Hello, when I using BACKUP_FILTER in $ONCONFIG, parameter for "The tape block size, in KB, for backing up logical logs" is NOT LTAPEBLK, but it is TAPEBLK. Everything work fine (LTAPEBKL for logical log) when I turn off BACKUP_FILTER ... This is happening with ontape, with BAC…
AW: Viewing BTree 'onstat -C' info via sysmaster
Hi, I don't have any experience with BTS on secondary instances. But instead of bouncing the engine, have you tried to stop/start the BT- Scanner only (onmode -C stop <#number_of_bts_threads>, onmode -C start <#>) Regards Andreas > ------------------------------------------- S…
Viewing BTree 'onstat -C' info via sysmaster
Hello, Is it possible to view the BTree Scanner info seen with 'onstat -C' via the sysmaster database? The reason I ask is because we seem to have the following issue and I was planning on monitoring it with scripted SQL etc, but cant figure out the sysmaster tables. 'onstat -…
garbage text in SHMNOACCESS parameter
On Jan 21, 8:15 am, Ian Michael Gumby <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Just a guess. What's the hex value for that string? > grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig SHMNOACCESS �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig |cut -c17- �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig…
shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
There are no more checkpoints in the onine.log oninit -v Checking group membership to determine server run modesucceeded Reading configuration file '/usr/informix/etc/onconfig'...succeeded Creating /INFORMIXTMP/.infxdirs ... succeeded Creating infos file "/usr/informix/etc/.inf…
Informix Dynamic Server Software Downloads
It appears IBM has cleverly hidden the IDS downloads again on the Passport Advantage Website, at least from my prying eyes. I can find the Solid DB and the DB2 links just fine. Does anyone out there in IIUG-land with a Passport Advantage account know where IBM has stashed the dow…
onbar backup to file restore from file
Hi, ON-Bar always works with a Storage Manager (SM). (The exception is external backup and restore, but that is a completely different story.) Therefore ON-Bar cannot be configured to backup to file. It sends the backup to a SM and receives restore data from a SM. However, it i…
DYNAMIC_LOGS in ONCONFIG
Good afternoon, We occasionally have a programmer than needs a large amount of log space to move a very large table. Instead of fiddling with the HTXHWM and LTXEHWM in the ONCONFIG file, has anyone successfully setup DYNAMIC_LOGS with IDS 10.00 on HPUX? Where would the dynamic …
Unsufficient buffer size for error message
Hi Please check your online.log and check also your onconfig file. thanks.…
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…
server startup
Is this the way you have things configured? (I got this from your earlier posts): DBSERVERNAME ol_ids_1150_1 # Name of default Dynamic Server DBSERVERALIASES svc_drda # List of alternate dbserver names and sqlhosts has svc_ids_1150_1 onsoctcp host svc_ids_1150_1 The first col…
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 …
IDS 9.40 End of Support Imminent
I have seen a number of posts on CDI recently related to IDS 9.40 As per the announcement on September 7th 2007, effective on the dates listed below, IBM will withdraw support from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: 9…
oninit fails reporting problem with DBSPACETEMP
But in my ONCONFIG file, i have mentioned the tape device as STDIO…
btree invalidation
On 22 Dec, 21:05, roger_vi...@yahoo.es wrote: > I have the following line in the output of onstat -g mem > > btree inval V c000000054330028 1745338368 149991704 1704431 > 213054 > > I'm care about that because the last week the number of memory > segments (onstat -g seg) has…
Changing TAPEDEV from script
sed -e 's/^TAPEDEV/TAPEDEV NEW-TAPEDEV/g' onconfig > onconfig.other export ONCONFIG=onconfig.other after finishing just set the ONCONFIG to your default and delete onconfig.other Sebastian…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
If there were no onstat...
IDS v10.00.UC8 Solaris 8 6-1, 175 Bats: Left Throws: Right Born: 11/17/1967 in Independence, MO. Pretend there was no onstat -x (or any onstat) to get info about open transactions. You wanted to find out if there were any open transactions in a logical log file older than the cu…
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…
b-tree scanner tuning and expected behavior
Hi, I guess it's solved now: but just changing the parameters didn't stop the btscanner activity. First I had to stop all threads, then I started two threads with: onmode -C start 2 onmode -C threshold 500000 onmode -C rangesize 100 and it's running fine now for about 5 days with…
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: Analysis of activities during checkpoint
You may set an Environment Variable before starting the Informix Server: TRACECKPT=1; export TRACECKPT The checkpoints will be more chatty and you can see what needs more time: writing to disk or sessions in critical section. With onstat -C you can see what the BTSCANNERS are …
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.…
understanding oncheck -pp
Thanks Mike, Here is the excerpts from the af.xxxxxxx file - ***** 11:08:29 Assert Failed: Page Check Error in btcurrent:bad current page 11:08:29 Who: Session(16, informix@DV11, 3743, 10b013e98) Thread(45, sqlexec, 10afd38f0, 1) File: rsdebug.c Line: 1057 11:08:29 Results: Po…
Ip for a network session
onstat -g ses look under "hostname"...…
Informix thread working with a index
Hi Paulo, Is the thread staying active? What does a an onstat -C show you? What does an onstat -C part | sort -nk 3 show? ----- Original Message ---- From: PAULO RAFAEL PADILLA VELAZQUEZ <rafaelpadilla@grupomayan.com> To: ids@iiug.org Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 8:17:21 P…
how to reduce the PDQ ready queries
Hi, I use PDQ in my application, then use onstat -g mgm monitor the pdq state, Queries Average # Maximum # Total # -------------- --------------- --------- ------- Active 3.5 +- 4.4 18 172 Ready 14.5 +- 4.8 21 64 the ready queries always retain around 14, How can i reduce read…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> >>>>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>>>> >>>>> >>>> (Yes = 1, No = >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >>>> almost have to …
RE: onconfig recommendations
> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: > >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > >>> > >> (Yes = 1, No = > >> > >>> > >>> > >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > >>…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>> >> (Yes = 1, No = >> >>> >>> >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance >> due to the >> archi…
RE: onconfig recommendations
> > RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > (Yes = 1, No = > > > Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > due to the > architectures restrictions of only four active shar…
Re: Monitor sessions
>> onstat -g tpf | tr -s " " | sort -nr -k 16 | head > onstat.tpf.out >> for i in `cat onstat.tpf.out|cut -d " " -f1` >> do >> if [ $i -gt 0 ] >> then >> echo "------ LOGICAL LOG $i START" >> user_add=`onstat -g ath|grep $i|tr -s " "|cut -d " " -f4` >> if [ `…
What is IPA abbreviation ?
Hi all IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER 10.00 PRODUCT RELEASE bug_number 168928 description WITH NON-DEFAULT PAGE SIZE AND ACTIVE IPA'S, TABLE LEVEL RESTORES FAIL product_code ONUTILS component_code ARCHECKR What is IPA ? Thanks…
Re: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
[Fwd: Re: onconfig recommendations]
Kennedy, Randy wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given > platform. > > Current Server: HP rp5405 …
Re: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
onconfig recommendations
Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given platform. Current Server: HP rp5405 4-Way (650 MHz) with 8GB RAM. 1 …
Newbie question-please don't shoot me
I have a newbie question. Please pardon my lack of knowledge with this. I have a Unix server (HP) that houses 2 9.4 Informix database servers (IE: there are 2 separate onconfig files that have unique INFORMIXSERVER parm values). The informix engine stopped (I think because the un…
Real basic oncheck onmonitor question
With oncheck you're safe with the -p options, with onmonitor you're safe as long as you don't go into the Parameters menu (which is disabled for users other than informix) or if you do, don't save any changes. To safely look what config parameters are being used use onstat -c.…
Error in ontape
Hi. I believe that the error happens to the redireccionar the command ontape. Use onmonitor to redirect ontatape file (In my instalation, ontape make a file /backup/ontape). After, perform a ontape -s -L 0; this create a file. Copy file to new server to replicate. Use onmonitor t…
Informix onconfig file configuration
Hello, We recently moved from a quad proc (hyper threaded to 8), 8GB RAM to a 2 socket dual core, 16GB RAM server. In order to maximize the cores and RAM what entries need to be modified, if any? Thanks, Jared…
Re: Unable to open input file 'c'
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Oct 23, 2:44 pm, "David Reed" <david.r...@tollink.co.za> wrote: >> Informix 7.x >> SCO Unix >> >> When I do oninit, I get the following messages: >> Unable to open input file 'c' >> Unable to open input file 's' >> >> Informix go into fast recovery and th…
How to find the location of logical log file
On Aug 20, 8:32 am, Veeru71 <m_ad...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Given a logical log file, wow can we find out its location > (dbspace) ? > onstat -l doesn't show this info. > Thanks It actually is in the onstat -l output. The "begin" column is the physical address of the begining o…
BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX
What's the difference between BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX. Both seem to be doing parallel/concurrent log backup. Which one should be specified in onconfig ?…
Re: Strange behaviour of the buffer pool
Looking at a larger instance on the same versions I can see the "resident" pool being 354MB while the "res-buff" being the same the BUFFERS setting: onstat -g mem|grep " R " res-buff R c00000001669d040 1280004096 2848 2 2 resident R c000000000491040 …
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
Re: Digital UNIX V4.0F + 7.31.FD1 Performance
Thank you, today on evening we make this changes in $ONCONFIG, restart the machine and hope it works! Greetings from Austria…
Re: 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…
onconfig problem
when i try to initialize server using oninit following message appears on screen "ONCONFIG can only specify a simple filename whith no path components" plz do replay me how to solve this one…
Auditing not started in 7.31.UD1
Hi! Why isn't auditing activated, when starting the database server whit oninit, with the following settings in ONCONFIG? ADTMODE 1 # Auditing mode ADTPATH /tmp # Directory where audit trails will be written by OnLine ADTSIZE 500…
Initializing rhead structure...oninit: DBSERVERNAME 'cfms' not in sqlhosts file or sqlhosts file contents are damaged.
"onconfig.std" is used as a template for creating configuration files. If you only have one informix instance the configuration file is typically called just "onconfig". There's an environment variable called "ONCONFIG" which points to the configuration. If not set informix will …
ids-config
Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > I've taken the dramatic step of setting up a SourceForge project so that > we can build a semi-intelligent configuration tool as a user community > project. > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/ids-config > > We've heard a lot of talk, are we going to s…
onstat -p
Dear forumers, Attached is the "onstat -p" command : Do you think my bufwaits is high ?? Or is there anything significant from this information that need attention for performance reasons ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------…
onstat -p
The following is the output of onstat -p, I am curious why numckpts: 2325 < ckpwaits : 2683 ? How is that possible? Thanks, Frank informix@erika $ onstat -p IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5 -- On-Line -- Up 36 days 02:20:10 -- 1976640 Kbytes Profile dskreads pagr…
problems with Informix dynamic server 9.4 @ WIndows 2003
I have problems with connecting the server. I use correct user/password to connect to the server, but the server do not known the server. I'm sure the user exist and is one of the user in Informix_Admin group. I have installed Informix dynamic server 9.4 in a windows xp system in…
RE: Listing all the tables in using a dbspace in Informix
> Make sure $INFORMIXDIR and $ONCONFIG are set and that you have > permissions with your login ID to access them. There is also system > tables that can give you this information. System tables which can list out all the tables in a particular dbspace ?…
Re: onconfig
Hello, apart from editing ONCONFIG directly, some parameters are dynamically changeable: Usage: onparams ... -m <param> <value> ... -m - Modify the value of one of the following configuration parameters: AFFAIL, AFCRASH, AFW…
RE: onconfig
I don't run onbar, but I suspect you're right. LTAPEDEV, etc. would also probably be in this group as well. Either way, restore the old onconfig and you're OK. It may be a good idea to check the permissions on the file before you're done, though... --EEM -----Original Me…
Re: onconfig
I think the onbar config parameters can be changed on the fly as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett Mills" <eemills@nationalbeef.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: RE: onconfig > Stan- > TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESI…
RE: onconfig
Stan- TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESIZE can be modified on the fly through onconfig. Restore your old onconfig and you should be fine. --EEM -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Stan Sent: Friday, …
onconfig
Hello. What will happen when during work (online state) IDS unfortunately someone modify onconfig. Which paramaters takes effect immediately (without restrart IDS). Thanks in advance Stan…
Informix produces error -1263 after system time is changed
Also I forgot to mention that the onconfig USEOSTIME is set to 1 (gets time from the host)…
Re: BTSCANNER defaults
I was expecting to see the btscanner thread running at low priority as the default but this was not the case. Maybe it has something to do with upgrading from 9.3 to 10.0 vs installing 10.0 clean. I can say with 100% certainty that onstat -C showed the btscanner thread running …
CPU idles
I have an Informix server running IDS 9.40.UC2 on AIX 5.2. The server is having issue where the CPU goes completely idle, even though there are seven or more queries running against the system. The system has 1 GB of data and 2 CPUs, but they wanted the configuration file set up …
Onstat Reference
It's taken a while but I've finally got our onstat reference pages (www.oninit.com/onstat) up to data with all the recent (ish) stuff. The V11 changes will be in place when the V11 Beta goes public. I'm happy to be told where they are wrong. If you like it then use it, if you …
Re: infdump
couldn't we at least ask him for a tiny snippet of his online.log - maybe there's more wisdom in such file than you might imagine. Tip: set MSGPATH (in onconfig) to ... ... and don't forget to restart the engine ;-)…
HELP : All logical logs are FULL
Hi All Thanks for your response. I solved the "All logical logs are FULL" . I did the following : ShutdownServer : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV in the onconfig to /DEV/NULL Restart Server : oninit After RECOVERY : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV change…
Re: Performance tuning suggestions needed
On 1 Oct 2006 20:10:51 -0700, calyanram@hotmail.com wrote: >this my onconfig file. > ...onconfig file snipped... Please give us a bit more information. Hardware specs (number of CPUs, memory, OS. etc.) would be good . . . JWC…
SHMADD and EXTSHMADD
Hi, What is the difference between SHMADD and EXTSHMADD? We know the meaning of the SHMADD onconfig parameter. Thanks, Khaled Bentebal ConsultiX Email: khaled.bentebal@consult-ix.fr…
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…
Sporadic performance issue
"TBP" <TheBigPotato@NotHere.Co.Uk> wrote in message news:scwRg.32880$Mh2.490@newsfe6-win.ntli.net... >> What is SHMBASE set to? [root~] onstat -c | grep SHMBASE SHMBASE 0x44000000L # Shared memory base address >> What does onstat -g seg report when you hit the "lim…
DBSPACETEMP
Hello All, Just a quick question for you to ponder. Is it possible to include random dbscpaces in the DBSPACETEMP parameter with the onconfig file to prevent space problems in the temp dbspace when creating indexes etc. on very large tables?…
record locked
a combination of onstat -k and onstat -u…
Fragmented tables with ROWID's and HPL
How do I configure HPL to import an HPL generated unload file into a table that is now fragmented with rowid's? Everything I have tried just gives me errors. Thanks Peter…
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…
Re: ONCONFIG and AIX
Hi, I would enable KAIO, too. Apart from KAIO the B-Tree Scanner usually benefits from some configuration: >From my experience increasing threshold (default: 500) reduces I/O significantly, enabling range scans (rangesize=500), too. BTSCANNER num=1,prio=low,threshold=50…
RE: ONCONFIG and AIX
> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of tomcaml@yahoo.com > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:57 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ONCONFIG and AIX > > Hello All, > > I am looking for feed…
ONCONFIG and AIX
Hello All, I am looking for feedback, comments, etc. We are currently on IDS 10.FC4 on HP-UX 11 - migrating to IDS 10.FC5 on AIX on an LPAR partition on the i595 I have gotten this message in the log while performing some loads/alter tables/indexes, etc in development phase.…
Parametro TXTIMEOUT
Hola, quisiera saber si alguno de ustedes me puede informar que quiere decir el parametro del onconfig TXTIMEOUT 0x12c, a cuantos segundos se refiere. Gracias de antemano. Salu2...…
Informix SMF manifest for Solaris 10 (automatic boot/shutdown script)
Solaris 10 introduces a new way for handling the services: SMF (service management facility). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_Management_Facility Even if the old '/etc/init.d/informix' (and related links) boot file is still working for backwards compatibility, Solaris 10 an…
Checking indexes after large deletes
Adam Tauno Williams wrote: >> I can't seem to get "onstat -g btc" to return anything in 9.21 FC4 or >> 10.0 FC4. > > It doesn't do anything on my "10.00.UC4" box. > > There is "btree cleaner info", with "onstat -C". Is that the same > thing? > Yes ... onstat -C Use the -C opti…
Performance issue after 732 to 94fc6 upgrade
Sorry, the previous posting of with the onstat output file did not have the sequence of onstat commands. They were in order: informix211 /tmp$ onstat -g cac >> retwa.stats.out informix212 /tmp$ onstat -p > retwa.statsdone.out informix213 /tmp$ onstat -d >> retwa.statsdone.out inf…
help on onstat
hi, please help me how to leave onstat -i mode? thanks…
Initialising Informix
My file settings are as follows SERVICES srvr0001 8001/tcp #Informix port sqlhosts ok_srvr onipcshm 10.0.6.2 ipcs0000 ok_tcp onsoctcp 10.0.6.2 srvr0001 onconfig DBSERVERNAME ok_srvr # Name of…
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?…
who locks a record?
onstat -k followed by an onstat -u…
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/…
Can't INSERT blob into specific blob space using JDBC
I tried an example with 3.00.JC3 and it works fine without having a default SBSPACENAME in the onconfig file. VG.…
program hangs
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:33:12 +0100, "Danny De Koster" <ddk@fidelity-soft.be> wrote: >Thanks Dirk, > >This instructions gives me 'ipcshm sqlexec' for 99% of the cases and 2 >times 'scotcp soctcplst' > > What are the values of NETTYPE in the configuration file? JWC…
Fragmentation Elimination Problem
I am on version IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4.…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Ronald Schwingel wrote: > Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) > Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use > before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide > documentation that I can pass on also? It looked to…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
First off you shouldn't be getting shared memory access errors. That sounds more like a bug that technical support should address. I wouldn't be surprised if your getting can't allocate additional shared memory segment messages. Informix 32-bit on AIX is a bitch. The problem …
Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide documentation that I can pass on also? We are looking at providing one of cust…
create a DB on Linux
Hi! I have installed Informix dynamic server on Linux. Now I want to create a data base. What should I do? Thanks…
Re: flagship sunk
Funny I have been able to download IDS 10 for Solaris, Windows and Linux am I just smarter than everyone else? www.informix.com Support and downloads In the middle trials and betas Oh look Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) V10.0 easy!…
Re: Validating the 'SBSPACENAME' sblobspace
"Is a command-line call significantly different from file system access?" Well for SQL yes. In sysmaster.sysconfig there is a cf_effective column. This is the value in use by the database server NOW, this does not have to match the ONCONFIG value. You can change the onconfig …
Re: Informix manuals - imported restore
Thanks for that. I was looking at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/topic/com.ibm.bar.doc/barmst156.htm "To perform the imported restore... Storage-manager configuration files, if any The storage-manager configuration files might need updating." "The stora…
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.…
Re: Not using the new parameters in V10.0 upgrade.
Yes - I'd run some onstat's and check what the parameters have defaulted to. - I assume since you still use the BUFFERS line that you are just using the default page size for your platform. Check IDS didn't rewrite the onconfig as part of the upgrade - I thought BUFFERS was gone…
Re: Configuring remote tcp connections.
Just update the configuration files and re-start the server. Regards, Nilesh -- Nilesh Ozarkar Informix Database Engineering, IBM Information Management Sunday, November 06, 2005 2:29 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: From: "Nuno Paquete" <nmp@ispgaya.pt> Subject: Re: Configuri…
Re: Configuring remote tcp connections.
Hi, Thanks to all of you guys. Now I just have one more question: Do I have to install anything in the server so it can communicate using tcp connections, or I just need to change the configuration files? Best regards, Nuno Paquete…
Re: Configuring remote tcp connections.
Hi, I've got this line on my $ONCONFIG file: NETTYPE ipcshm,1,120,CPU # Configure Poll thread for nettype I need this line. How can I define other NETTYPE values? Can you show me an example of two distinct configurations? Regards, Nuno Paquete…
Re: Subject: Re: OT: Don't create tables owned by informix -
Write a C program that runs onstat -g ses argv<1> that takes one parameter, makes sure it is up to 8 character long and it is all digits.....easy! Also a seperate replacement for onstat -g sql that does the same validation. Love Dave. PS Was thinking about this today. How…
v 9 stopping
search for a dir called informix (assume you installed it there) in there you should have a subdir called etc in there you should find a file called onconfig.<informixserver> search for MSGPATH which has the name of your logfile Superboer.…
Redirected restore failure
>From the backup and restore manual renaming chunks duing a restore..key considerations... "During a cold restore, ontape performs the following validations to rename chunks: 3. If renaming the primary root or mirror root chunk, it updates the ONCONFIG file parameters ROOTPATH…
RE: BTREE SCANNER monitoring and tuning.
-----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Gentsch, Sam Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:36 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: BTREE SCANNER monitoring and tuning. I understand there are several onstat op…
hyperthreading and onconfig parameters
We are upgrading our database servers to HP ProLiant DL380 G4 two-way systems. This platform supports enabling or disabling "hyperthreading". (See, for example, http://sysadminforum.com/t36970.html.) With hyperthreading enabled, the OS (Solaris 9, x86) sees 2 logical processors …
New IDS Forum on IBM Developerworks website
This forum provides a place for Informix Dynamic Server developers and users to share their questions, thoughts, and ideas with others. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=548&cat=19…
RE: recording ONCONFIG changes
Tripwire or AIDE would do the trick too. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Leffler Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:16 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: recording ONCONFIG changes mw…
Re: recording ONCONFIG changes
mweallans@panacea.co.uk wrote: > Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby > that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message > log. > I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred > and eventually I discove…
recording ONCONFIG changes
Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message log. I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred and eventually I discovered that it was because a previous change…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo wrote: My comments below: > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiem…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
"Juan Pablo" <in4mixperu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1120173312.07d6de6c2486de67e3cad47cd40e6341@teranews... > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ====================…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo said: > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Est…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pode…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para…
Re: IDS 10 Express Edition
Note 10.00.xC3 = Enterprise Version 10.00.xC3E = Express Edition http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.relnotes.doc/uc3E/idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html Then click on "IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition" in the right pane:…
setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux error
I setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux execcute oninit -ivy is failed the online.log is write /// 16:31:32 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size 8192KB) 16:31:32 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 Software Serial Number AA…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pod…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG par…
RE: New installation
Yes I agree with Brian, you put something in the onconfig that required 161MB but you have defined the root dbs size 60MB that is not enought to cover all the requests. Check the PHYSFILE, LOGFILES LOGSIZE in the ONCONFIG file. If you need more help give us the full ONCONFIG. b…
Transaction Rollback
onstat -x…
Help with ONCONFIG needed
Having a problem with a client connection to an informix database. The server has two databases, db1 and db2. Each database has a separate ONCONFIG file which lists the different db names in them. ONCONFIG_db1 includes db1,but not db2 in the DBSERVERNAME/DBSERVERALIAS …
Re: dropping chunk
The offset used is 0. onspaces -d arcdatdbs -p /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 -o 0 -y Remove the link /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 to /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 rm /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 Run a level 0 archive to /dev/null onspaces -c -d temp5dbs -t -p /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 -o 0 -s 2048…
Re: dropping chunk
The offset used is 0. onspaces -d arcdatdbs -p /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 -o 0 -y Remove the link /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 to /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 rm /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 Run a level 0 archive to /dev/null onspaces -c -d temp5dbs -t -p /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 -o 0 -s 2048…
dropping chunk
The offset used is 0. onspaces -d arcdatdbs -p /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 -o 0 -y Remove the link /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 to /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 rm /dev/vg_archive/rlvol34 Run a level 0 archive to /dev/null onspaces -c -d temp5dbs -t -p /dev/vg_database/rlvol34 -o 0 -s 2048…
informix + pam on linux
Hi, can somebody tell me how to configure pam.d directory/file on Linux for IDS 9.4/10.0? Which name of file for informix will be right? ... and how this file and sqlhosts should look like? Regards, Thomas…
informix + pam on linux
Hi, can somebody tell me how to configure pam.d directory/file on Linux for IDS 9.4/10.0? Which name of file for informix will be right? ... and how this file and sqlhosts should look like? Regards, Thomas…
explicit TEMP table in rootdbs?
All, I'm having a problem with an explicit TEMP table being created in my rootdbs. I have 6 temp dbspaces created at 1 gig each. My entry for dbspace temp in my onconfig file is below. create TEMP table <tabname> ( column list .... ); Any help would be greatly appreciated. $ …
explicit TEMP table in rootdbs?
All, I'm having a problem with an explicit TEMP table being created in my rootdbs. I have 6 temp dbspaces created at 1 gig each. My entry for dbspace temp in my onconfig file is below. create TEMP table <tabname> ( column list .... ); Any help would be greatly appreciated. …
explicit TEMP table in rootdbs?
All, I'm having a problem with an explicit TEMP table being created in my rootdbs. I have 6 temp dbspaces created at 1 gig each. My entry for dbspace temp in my onconfig file is below. create TEMP table <tabname> ( column list .... ); Any help would be greatly appreciated. …
Informix Dynamic Server information Centre
Great new utility just posted under IDS 10 on the docs site has uses for other products and versions than just IDS 10 so take a look even if you are not using 10 yet!! http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp…
The onconfig FILLFACTOR
My day for asking questions ... but that is how one gains knowledge :) The lead DBA for the company for which I am now working for as a consultant wants to establish an initial FILLFACTOR of 100 for those indices that represent a serial column. Since none of the tables having a…
Cannot find message file. Check INFORMIXDIR and DBLANG.
im trying to run the oninit -i in the command prompt when the message appear... we installed... IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Rapid Development System Version 7.32.UC2 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.32.UC2 set up sqlhosts, services, onconfig, path... but when tr…
Re: onmode could not block server. (Why?)
Hi! I've found the error. I restarted the INFORMIXSERVER presto1 and Informix@S0221849> oninit Bad Primary Chunk '/local/db/presto1/ifx_presto1_utb_01'. Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block onmode could not block server. After removing the dbspace with the primary chunk '/local/…
onstat -p
We are running IDS 9.3 on Tru64. Most of the onstat -p statistics quit being accumulated 3 days ago and I = have no idea how to restart accumulation without restarting the = instance. What/how causes the stats to not accumulate? How do you begin accumulation again? Copy of onst…
onstat --p
Hi: Considerations can recommend me that parametros and/or deberia to make for being able to improve the performance of my motor, because deacuerdo when coming out of onstat - p Êched=91.21 and to be 98 Thank's ========================================================== Profil…
onstat --p
Hi: Considerations can recommend me that parametros and/or deberia to make for being able to improve the performance of my motor, because deacuerdo when coming out of onstat - p %cached=91.21 and to be 98 Thank's ========================================================== Prof…
Raw disk device setup in Suse Linux 9
In Red Hat Advanvced Server 2.1, setting up raw disk devices was rather straightforward - primarily, you defined the mapping in the /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices file and the configuration was saved. In Suse Linux version 9, we are trying to do the same thing, however the documentat…
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'?…
need help with onstat -C & B-tree cleaning threads / IDS 9.40
Hi all, some weeks ago someone posted a detailed description how to configure the number of new style B-tree cleaner threads according to monitoring results from onstat -C. I cannot find it anymore anywhere :( I don't even remember, if it was posted here, on the common IIUG li…
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: Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:05:41 -0400, madiego wrote: >>I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : >> >>This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix >>Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do…
Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y Checking group membership to determine ser…
RE: parametros ONCONFIG
Los parametros del ONCONFIG que tienes que setear para inicializar tu instancia como MINIMO son: ROOTPATH Path completo del chunk creado para almacenar el root Dbspace ROOTSIZE Tama�o del chunk en Kbytes (Ejemplo: 2048000 # 2Gb) DBSERVERNAME Nombre l�gico del server.(Eje…
parametros ONCONFIG
Me podrian ayudar con los parametros del ONCONFIG. No las tengo muy clara cada parametro, por lo que la misma me trae problemas para el momento que quiero OPTIMIZAR el servidor de bases de datos. Si alguien me puede ayudar a conocer mejor cada uno de estos parametros .... les agr…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
I am experiencing similar problems with users migrating from Standard Engine to IDS 9.30. It appears that some applications are more susceptible than others. What application(s) are you running? We also have experience of adding more BUFFERS, LOCKS, etc and not improving the sit…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Muthana Increase BUFFERS in onconfig file. UPDATE STATISTICS for each table (as a minimum) rerun the query and see what improvements you get. If you still have problems post the results of:- onstat -p onstat -m onstat -R and sqexplain.out of any particularly slow query or updat…
Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Dear Sir, The question how can make DB Tuning for Informix Dynamic Server version 9:30 to get the query faster. I used IDS 9:30 and it's not quick enough like our old Standard Engine. which Parameter can i change to make that or what shall i do? Regards Muthana AL-Temimi…
Can IDS accessing Informix SE Tables.
Hello, Now we are using Informix SE. We are planning to go Infomix Dynamic Server 9.x. Before migrating our current applications to IDS 9.x., first we have to develop a new application in IDS 9.x, in that we need to use some of the tables from informx SE. Could you please answer…
onconfig for analisis
Hi, I post the onconfig file for its analisis: Operating System: SuSE 9.0 RAM: 1024 Mb Informix version: 9.40 UC2 All chunks are raw devices. Thanks. #************************************************************************** # # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # # Title: onconfig…
ONCONFIG for 9.40 offered for comment
9.40 FC3W2 on HP-UX 11.11 The server has 6 cpus and 6G of RAM. 3 other, small, IDS 9.40 instances run on the server, and one small 7.31. kaio is enabled. Just put 9.40 live, and it's running about 5-10% more slowly on some key processes. This reflects what happened in testing. …
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ > 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential > write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on > filesystem...). Any suggestion? The following is my standard…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
"Laverio" <laverioNO@z-1000.net> wrote in message news:cac7sg$e8v$1@newsreader.mailgate.org... > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? > > My onconfig it's set as fol…
OnConfig parameters tuning
Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? My onconfig it's set as follow: # System Configura…
Howto for Onconfig
Hi everyone, This is probably a question which has been asked often. But I could not find proper documentation on how to calculate and set correct parameters for Onconfig. I understand this is a complex question. But are there any articles on this ? Maybe they covered the topic …
Omnis and Informix
Hi, Has anyone seen this problem in any of your environments? The configuration is based on: IDS 7.31 FD (HP 11i 64 bit version) OMNIS using Informix Client SDK 2.80 We setup the setnet32 and set up a default configuration (dbservername, = protocol, ...). The OMNIS applicatio…
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.…
dbaccess configuration file
Hello ! Well i know that it had already been discussed here.... but maybe things have changed since the last time. So this is it : Is there a way to configure dbacces so that it start with some default option: I mean , i'm tired of typinh each time => set lock mode to wait; a…
DDR Down - how up with it?
Hi this is a CDR question on IDS 9.30 / AIX 5.1 platform. We have 3 servers A, B and C. CDR rep1 from A to B work in Primary/Target mode. CDR rep2 from B to C is configured in Update Anywhere mode, but doesn't work since onstat -g ddr shows: DDR Down. Because of rep1 we don't w…
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…
Onstat -D / onstat -u mismatch
IDS 9.21.UC6, Solaris 2.8 building an ETX index, into logged smartdbs, onstat -u shows the nreads column ticking up. The nwrites is remaining at zero. Onstat -D shows heavy reads on one smartdbs where the data is, and heavy writes on smartdbs where the index is heading. onstat…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
SHARED MEMORY LIMIT
Is posible to use with informix of 32 bits more than 2GB of shared memory in a Linux Machine? The base address in onconfig is: SHMBASE 0x41000000 Thanks in advance,…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
IDS 9.40, onstat -C and onmode -C new features.
These two features were introduced in version 9.40 The IDS Administrator's Reference 9.40 (3-121, 3-49) only gives a brief statement as to what they do. The performance guide does not have any information. Does any one have any more information or recommendations about monitor…
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…
RE: database restore with ontape -r on Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.31 on Linux
"Colin Bull" <c.bull@videonetworks.com> wrote in message news:btmcr4> That will make it a lot tidier, should be able to use a case statement. > I will revise next week sometime. > http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk/ifaq06.htm#6.33 6.33 What status codes does onstat return? On 21st …
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…
onstat -F
What does the "data" column in onstat -F output signify? Where is this documented? Thanks Andy…
Changing database local / dbexport tapesize
Hi, Did you change TAPESIZE on your onconfig file? That could be the restriction! REGARDS…
TRUNCATE TABLE command in 9.3?
I am aware that Informix Dynamic Server previously has not included the TRUNCATE TABLE command. Does anyone know if 9.3 or 9.4 include this command?…
Question about informix on win2000server
Hi all, Im trying to configure the INFORMIX 7.31.TC2 on win2000 server. The win2000 server is configured over domain. All work fine (installing, initializing, etc.). but connecting to the console, running the ol_... icon generated in the informix group menus, I try one onst…
Lock Table Overflow - user id XXX, session id XXXXXX
This happened twice today, once for 5 minutes in the morning and a second time this afternoon for 3 minutes. The system came to it's knees both times. What is it that I need to look at? $ onstat -c |grep LOCKS LOCKS 500000 # Maximum number of locks Which I believe is more then e…
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.…
moving the physical log
According to the IDS 9.4 docs, I can move the physical log like this: set IFX=D:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_bronco copy nul D:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_bronco\\physpace.001 onspaces -c -d physpace1 -p %IFX%\\physpace.001 -o 0 -s 8192 onparams -p -s 8192 -d physpace1 -y ontape -s -L 0 The IDS bitches o…
Problem Installation IDS 9.4 on Suse 8.2 Intel
Hello group: I would like to start the server demo_on, on my Suse 8.2 Intel. But when = I start oninit command, it is return a message error: Fatal Initialize = on Share Memory. The file log return a invalid sh_get key. Have I need = to pre-configure kernel to configure the shar…
Re: onconfig and sqlhosts
Hi Thomas. Administrator's Guide for Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/ids_73.html HTH. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. ICQ#:168106592 >From: Thomas Ronayne <trona@ameritech.net> >Reply-To: Thomas Ronayne <trona…
onconfig and sqlhosts
I've managed to blow away my installed Informix system and cannot for the life of me find the notes I had about onconfig and sqlhosts. It's version 7.30.UC5 running on Slackware 9.0 -- can someone point me at the right document in Answers for the appropriate settings? Thanks.…
Description of onstat -C
Hi, Could someone tell me what is the difference between the two following sections in the onstat -C command and what is there meaning ? - Invalidation Requests - Outstanding Requests Thanks a lot for your answers. Best Regards Fred…
Re: Onconfig file parameters
Sometimes even the ontape parameters (TAPEDEV, LTAPEDEV, TAPESIZE, etc.) are not dynamic. What you can do is change a parameter in the onconfig file and then dump out the reserve page that holds the onconfig parameters with: oncheck -pP 1 1 Hope this suggestion helps. Brice Av…
RE: Dynamic Server versus Universal Server ??
Originally, Version 7.x was called 'Informix Dynamic Server', Version 9.0x was called 'Universal server' Starting with 9.1, Universal server became 'Dynamic server with Universal data option'. With 9.2, new names 'Internet Foundation 2000 ' and 'Dynamic server 2000' ware given…
Informix Dynamic Server 2000 startup problem
Hi, While starting up informix in multi user mode , we wait for the database to come up by checking the onstat - o/p . But if the system is loaded, even after onstat shows status as online , the connection is rejected by the database . The wait loop that we do is as follow…
RE: HPL Unloading error [1467]
Here's my onconfig file SHMVIRTSIZE 147456 SHMADD 8192 SHMTOTAL 0…
Informix - ODBC - Linux configuration
Hi all, I'm desperate looking for the way how to configure Informix 7.30 - ODBC - Linux - WinXP I found some articles talking about the odbc.ini - file, but I don't find what exactly to mention in there and where to put the file. Can anybody help me? thanks, danny…
isolation & lock mode in onstat
How reliable is the output of onstat -g sql as far as the isolation and lock mode is concerned? I have an ESQL/C process that sets committed read and wait 60, however in the output of onstat -g sql there is quite frequently DR for dirty read and Not Wait, which both would be a ma…
why I can't see the output of "onstat -g wts"
test:/informix>onstat -g wst Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.21.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up 5 days 13:23:03 -- 11132960 Kbytes Wait statistics not enabled How to enable the wait statistics???…
informix SDK 2.81 ifxoledbc OLEDB and ADO
When Updating or deleting a non existing row in a table, the informix oledb provider produces an "UnSpecified error". Environment: Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix SDK 2.81 ADO 2.6 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance…
backup onbar
Hello group my version is: Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD3 I need to do backup my DB. I have to use the onbar. my questions are: 1) Can i backup on filesystem ? 2) Which is the file that i have to configure ? Thanks…
onconfig file
The system administrator at my current site thought he would be very clever and he linked the onconfig files to different directories using ln -s. We have now discovered that these links are being lost when we use onmonitor and replaced by a local file, but not when we use vi. I…
how to avoid Informix lock due to lan console problems
How to avoid Informix crash due to Lan Console problem ?, is there anybody knows how to solve this problem and have a solution for this error ?. On configuration file, console setting is CONSOLE /dev/console. any help and sugestion are grealy appreciated. Brgds Abdoell.…
Help on SetNet32 with SDK 2.80
Hi, I need to configure SetNet32, But I am receiving the following error: Error -1829 Cannot open file citoxmsg.pam. The file citoxmsg.pam is missing from the directory $INFORMIXDIR/msg. The archive exists and is in this same directory Somebody knows what it can be happening…
onstat flags
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onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
RE: onstat
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 dr_pablo@my-deja.com wrote: >> I have seen vendor-supplied scripts, which use the following >> exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. > >Here's the URL to the FAQ page containing the info: > >http://www.iiug.org/resources/faq/ifaq0…
RE: onstat
I got this email awhile back: >PEOple, > >For those of you who do not know, it is very tough to determine the *real* >status of IDS. "onstat -" will return, stating that the server is "online" >but many times it is in the process of a "fast recovery", etc. In >addition, "onsta…
RE: onstat
The exit codes were posted into a FAQ at the IIUG web site at one time. Wayne E Martin Informix Database Administrator Kmart Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Bogdan Neagu [mailto:bogdan.neagu@alcatel.com] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:17 AM To: informix-list@iiu…
RE: onstat
Hi Bernstein. Please visit following site. >exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. http://www.informix.com/informix/iuc/ppt/ts_ids.ppt And search "onstat". Regards. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara Technical Group & Red Brick Group, Informix Sales Promotion …
Re: onstat
At 11:17 01/01/29 -0500, Bogdan Neagu wrote: Hi Bogdan. When the meaning of the question is different, I'm sorry. onstat returns the following. The server status is expressed as a number 0 Initialisation 1 Quiescent 2 Recovery 3 Backup 4 Shutdown 5 Online 6 Abort Regards. >…
RE: onstat
I have seen vendor-supplied scripts, which use the following exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. integer inf_dwn1=255 # Informix mode is down integer inf_dwn2=-1 # Informix mode is down (60_USAP2) integer inf_init=0 # Informix mode is Initia…
onstat
Hi all. I was told by our DBA that onstat has different exit codes depending on the engine's mode (or mood). So, if I test $result (in C shell) or $? (Bourne / Korn shell), I should get a numeric value. My tests show 1=Quiescent, 5=On-Line. Does anyone know what these values …
MSGPATH file - can size be limited?
Is there some configuration parameter I'm missing that allows for limiting the size of the MSGPATH file (usually .../online.log)? I'd like a way to limit it to the last X days of information. Under normal circumstances (database running without problems), how fast does this fil…
onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
A problem with enterprise replication
Have you opened a case with tech support? The 406 error indicates that memory could not be allocated. It could be that the configuration files has SHMVERTMAX set a bit low.…
odbc
when i create an ODBC source to INFORMIX, it ask me some information I dont know, (service,...) i've informix on SOLARIS-SUN. where can i find configuration files in sun about informix?? Can you help me in this questions?? thanks for all and excuse my english ;-)…
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…
IDS 7.31.Txx Windows NT Alaramprogram
i have change the path in the onconfig-file and restart the server but the alarmprogram will not be start if a event (logs) a generated! thomas…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
bug in onstat -t ?
onstat -t gives following output (look at column npages): Tblspaces n address flgs ucnt tblnum physaddr npages nused npdata nrows nextns resident 17 c0000000995f8908 0 1 100001 10000e -9223372036854775558 250 0 0 5 0 120 c0000000995f8d78 …
Onstat -P
Hello all, I am hoping you can clear up something for me. I am curious about the onstat -P command. The Admin Guide/Manual for 7.3x has one pithy statement about "display for all partitions the partition number and break up of pages in the buffer pool belonging to the partitio…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
Re: ONCONFIG History
put it under source code control? SCCS and RCS are free tools and dont take too much resources. HTH Sujit testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> on 10/04/2000 09:05:30 PM Please respond to testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: Subject: ONCONFIG History I…
RE: ONCONFIG History
Look at your online message log onstat -c |grep MSG -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:06 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG …
RE: ONCONFIG History
Changes are recorded in the message log at startup. Wayne E. Martin Informix Database Administrator Kmart Corp. -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:06 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History…
ONCONFIG History
Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG files?…
onstat on IDS2000
Hello all IHAC with IDS2000 ans the output of onstat -d is the following : Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.20.UC3X4 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 16:59:45 -- 459440 Kbytes Dbspaces 500d1d08 6 8001 6 1 N S informix usersbs0101 Chunks address chk…
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
Testing Linux Client
I have installed informix client SDK on Linux and have configured my environment, sqlhosts, services files etc to point at my server. How do I test to see whether this has been configured correctly? On win32 I use iLogin demo which is sufficient, but there does not seem to be a L…
TBLSPACE_STATS
Hi, what is the meaning of TBLSPACE_STATS variable in onconfig file? thank in advance.…
Hiding the database password
I'm dealing with a problem and I wanted to get a few opinions on how to approach it. Basically we have a web app that uses many database calls to do its' work. Over time our we've setup many configuration type files that have the database user password in it. The end result is…
Last parsed SQL statement...
Is it possible to get last parsed statement is ESQL/C (like onstat -g ses id_ses)? Query is saved in sysmaster database, but where can I found session id? Thank you for anserws... ______________________________________________________________________________ Jaroslaw Pos…
NUMCPUVPS
Wonder what's causing Informix's syscpu to be 4 times that of usercpu - normally, its the reverse. Post onstat -c as well as the other onstat's suggested. Rudy Masa wrote: > Up 2 days 23:58:56 > ovlock ovuserthread ovbuff usercpu syscpu numckpts flushes > 0 0 …
Query Optimization: Wrong execution plan?
Xavi Tarafa Mercader wrote: > Any suggestion about how to improve the query performance? Set OPTCOMPIND parameter ( in onconfig file ) to 0. > Xavi. Leonid.…
Informix & ODBC Setup
Hi All, Can Informix ODBC DSN read the configuration parameters from a file instead of Windows registry? If yes, how? Thanks, Nick.…
Re: How to search for a string in a TEXT field
Hi, :-( SELECT name, REPLACE(text,"ZNOTREADY","found") AS your_output FROM tablewithtextfield; Blobs are not allowed in this expression. I use Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC2A…
WSTATS and Performance
Hi, does anybody know the performance degradation by setting WSTATS 1 in the onconfig file? Is this 1%, 5% or 10% ??? TIA Ruediger Papke…
Re: Performance comparison btn Informix and SQL Server
Further to my own post... From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> > >From: Ming-Chuan Wu <wu@dvs1.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de> >> >>recently I have set up an experimental environment for performance >>evaluation among DBMSs, such as Informix, MS SQL Server 7.0, Oracle 8 a…
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…
How to configure INFORMIX SNMP subagent?
In UNIX,normally SNMP configuration concerns the following files: snmpd.conf,snmpd.peers,snmpd.trap,snmpd.comm.How can I configure INFORMIX SNMP subagent in UNIX system(for example, IBM AIX or SCO OPENSERVER5.0.X)? Thank you very much. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Befo…
onstat -u
I have a telnet user who consistently is walking out the door without logging off. Here's how I assume I should go about killing the user, with the problem listed below. 1. Do a who -u | grep username (identify tty port) 2. Do a onstat -u | grep username (to identify session i…
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…
Re: Onstat
Are you executing onstat with -r 1 option? It happens sometimes. Try with -r 5 option. Vinod Bhansali --- Srinivas Sreekumar <SRINIVAS_SK@inf.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently installed Informix dynamic server > 7.31.UC6 on HP UX 11.0 > > I am getting an error while running …
RE: Onstat
I had a low value for the shared memory kernal parameter for my unix server. When I increased it it started working.. Thansk, Srini -----Original Message----- From: Marat [mailto:maratkotik@mail.ru] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 7:41 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Onst…
Onstat
Hi all, I recently installed Informix dynamic server 7.31.UC6 on HP UX 11.0 I am getting an error while running onstat. "Changing data structure forced command termination. " can someone interpret this message for me and tell me the action to be taken. Thanks, Srini…
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…
onstat -p
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Protocol tlitcp
Daniel Blanchet wrote: > Is someone knows if the protocol tlitcp is support on AIX 4.3.3 with IDS > 7.30.UC8? > If yes, what is the syntax of then configuration of onconfig and > sqlhosts? The supported protocols are ALWAYS documented in the release notes which are online on yo…
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…
Re: Informix SE 7 slower than 5 ?
Did you run "update statistics" in the recommended way? How about platform, configuration files, etc? -- --------------------------------------------------------- Steven Hauser email: hause011@tc.umn.edu URL: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hause011 ------------------------------------…
Informix Server Administrator for IDS 7.31 TC4
Anybody can help me to solve for problem that found during installation ISA page. I am using IDS 7.31 TC4 on NT Server, Service Pack 5 and Internet Information Server 4. I already installed Active Perl, Set Up IIS and configure the IIS, but still could not connect into database.…
HELP! Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
I'm trying to install a new IDS on Linux (RedHat 6.1) on a cooked file. Everything looks right, but upon oninit, I receive the following: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u1/naf_chunk'. errno = 2 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization Log reflects: 09:11:07 Informi…
UDR Support in Informix Dynamic Server.
Can someone tell me what exact version of Informix Dynamic Server that first supported C User Defined Routines. I've tried searching for this on their website with no joy. (their advanced search doesnt work at all !) Rgds, Peter. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before y…
Re: Memory problems? Please help.
>>What is the connection type? shm or soc ? >> >What are these? See NETTYPE in your onconfig file. HTH Michael…
OFFICE Connect V.1
Informix Office Connect, Version 1.0, is compatible with the following Informix servers: Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 or later Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.14 Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2 or later e Informix-SE 7.23 n�o func…
Posting from the Informix-list
onstat -g ntd Nona…
Re: Informix-NT performance
From: ivon4388@my-deja.com > >I have big problem with HP LXr 8000 with >4xprocessors Xeon 400, 1Mb, 2048 RAM, NT 4 Server >Enterprise Edition, SP4 and Informix Database. >After rising user sessions over 1000 the average >CPU time on all processors(all thy are allowed >for Informi…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
onstat -u
I am running Informix 8.2 on HP-UX 11.0. When I issue onstat -u command it shows the following: address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites Under flags option: There are seven flags, the Seventh place flag is I know B,C,D,F; but it also shows M sometime. …
Help - Informix Installation !
Hi guys, I have to install Informix 7.3 on a AIX 4.3 and I dont know what's the best sequence to do that, I have the CD's : - Informix SQL (runtime) - Informix SQL (development (?)) - Dynamic Server What is the order ? I have to manually configure some files between these instal…
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…
Re: Informix on SuSE Linux 6.2
In article <385FA8D4.5F3306F3@bloomberg.net>, kagel@bloomberg.net wrote: > [Earlier discussion SNIPPED] > > No. The ONCONFIG file parameter NETTYPE configures the listeners and > replaces the OL5.xx parameter USERS to configure the number of concurrent > users that can attach …
informix dynamic server on linux help
Hi all, I am an informix newbie, and i have problems running it on redhat linux 6.0. The installation went just fine, but now when i start dbaccess and try to create a new database i get this error message: 25584: Network driver can not access server program /opt/informix/lib/sq…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Re: Dumb question
Sorry all, I think I found the answer to my own dumb question in the documentation (last place I would have thought to look). "The database server uses the ONCONFIG file during initialization" >Is it safe to edit my onconfig file when the database is live ? > >Or should I stop…
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…
onstat & SMI
Hi, does anybody knows what query (queries) I must run to produce same output as onstat -u command? I'm not sure for flags, which fields in SMI represents those flags. Thnx in advance.…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
From: "Joerg_Mauz@abs.org" <Joerg_Mauz@abs.org> > Is there something wrong the the gateway, Hotmail or are there just loads of idiots posting today. (Apart from me, that is! :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hot…
installing Informix dynamic server
hi all, can anybody give me an URL where to find a good description of how to setup and install an Informix Dynamic Server with using RedHat Linux ??? I've searched a whole day but founf nothing useful.. :( thx ind advance joerg…
Help! Cant start database service
Hello All I had my informix dynamic server (7.3) running fine till a few days back. Now the dynamic server service and the informix messenger service won't start automatically and if I try to start the server, it does start but I'm unable to connect to it. If I try to start the…
Problem of date on Informix 4GL
Hello Still me. The problem that I have locate at the level of the format of date in the file which I must import, the dates are under a French format whereas the dates of my IDS are with the Americain format. How to configure IDS in order to have the French format? (file of conf…
Lock Table Overflow - onconfig
We get an error in the Informix log-file. Lock table overflow. What do we have to change in the onconfig-file ? Kind Regards, Franky Thiel franky.thiel@Infohos.be…
Setting up shared memory connection
Did you add the DBSERVERALIASES line in the onconfig file? -- James Edmiston Quest Information Systems, Inc. www.questisinc.com…
PHP
Hi Frederick, I've done all of the configuration with Apache and PHP. > Remember to put > ifxtcp in /etc/services if you want TCP/IP. Thanks I didn't know about this although it makes since since you have to have an entry in the services file for Windows clients. 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…
Re: ontape in HP-UX
You need verify the sintax of onconfig file for this entries: TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/0m # Tape device path TAPEBLK 512 # Tape block size (Kbytes) TAPESIZE 7800000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes) (This is my onconfig fil…
pricing for informix info?
Hello, Was wondering what other people out there paid for informix dynamic server 7.3... Basically, i wanted to know if they had a web server licensing schem like microsoft. or ibm's db2 (per cpu license). and would the licenses be transferable if I decided to move from le…
Re: Onstat command
echo "select sysdatabases.name,sysdatabases.owner, is_logging,is_buff_log from sysdatabases where name =your database name" |dbaccess sysmaster SR At 02:49 PM 8/19/99 +0800, you wrote: > >To All Informixers, > >Is there a corresponding parameter w/c I can use with onstat or onc…
Onstat command
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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.…
Tuning Informix 7.2.4
Webber Valerie H wrote: > > Hi All, > > Can anyone take a look at the ONCONFIG file and the output of ONSTAT -P, > ONSTAT -M and part of ONSTAT-G and make some tuning recommendations. This is > running 7.2.4 on a Pyramid UNIX machine with 512M of memory, 4 CPUs and a > 12K line …
ontape -r Problem
Hi, when I execute ontape -r the system runs for a while and then this message appear : "Physical restore failed Bad log file configuration for log 1". I need to restore the datadbs, what can I do to solve the problem? Thank you in advance…
Re: ERROR in connecting to informix server.
The IP address is most likely defined in the HOSTS file. On W95 this is stored in C:\\WINDOWS. On NT, it's stored in C:\\WINNT\\systems32\\drivers\\etc. OR, they could have actually configured the IP address in the setnet32 entry.…
onstat -z
Is there any way to tell the last time someone ran "onstat -z"? This seems like it should actually be logged in the online.log file rather than having to rely upon my fellow DBA's to communicate the fact that they reset things. Especially when I have to monitor hundreds of syste…
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…
How to setup setnet32 stuff from the command line..
Hi All, Does anyone know how to load a configuration file into setnet32 (NT) from the command line? I have a file that contains data that I want all of our users to have setup on their systems and the only way I can see to get the settings to them is to package a setnet.nfx fil…
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…
onstat
Hello after executing an onstat following message appears in the first lines: "Changing data structure forced command termination" What does this mean? Why does the Profile (as in a normal onstat) not appear and the onstat view only shows me the sessid? Regards André…
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…
Termcap and keyboard 105 keys
I have configurated "termcap" file, but I don´t to use the key "*", and the key "enter" of the extended keyboard. How can I do it ?. Thank you , in advanced.…
TLITCP and JDBC
Hello, I just installed the Informix's JDBC driver, but have been unable to connect to the DB. I've tried the JDBC URL with port 1533. Is that the standard port? Anyway, here's the sqlhosts file: sac_online onipcshm libra sac sac_tcp ontlitcp lib…
Re: Performance tuning - Configuration files
mark@orbell.demon.co.uk wrote: > > Aplogies for the lack of information : Here are the configuration > files : You say you have a Pentium system running Solaris 7. I thought Solaris 7 is the 64bit version? Anyway... In addition to what you have provided it might help if you p…
Re: Performance tuning - Configuration files
Aplogies for the lack of information : Here are the configuration files : ONCONFIG File for CSV_JC #************************************************************************** # # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # Title: onconfig.norm # Description: INFO…
Problems starting IDS 7.30.TC7 on Windows NT SP4.
When i try to start informix dynamic Server, the following message appears "Only informix user can start informix dynamic server" this message appears when i logged on with the informix's user. When i try to start the service on the control panel , error 2140 appears.…
Re: Informix 7.3 UC5 on RH Linux 5.2
Additional INFO: Please see attached "sqlhosts" and ONCONFIG files...…
onstat options....
Hi Users, Which is the best site(s) / Book(s) to explain in detail all the columns of different options in onstat. There are a few changes in onstat results from 7.2x to 7.3.... so need something which explains all these. Thanks in advance, Pramod ___________________________…
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: onstat
In article <7hpivn$l4u$1@news.gte.com>, michael.talbot@telops.gte.com says... > Hello, > > Question from a unix/informix neophyte: > > > > When I issue the onstat command I get the following reply. Does anyone know how to resolve this? > > /tmp-> onstat > shared memory not initi…
Re: onstat
Either the environment variable INFORMIXSERVER is not set (or isn't set to the correct value) or the Informix database engine is down. What is the value of DBSERVERNAME in the ONCONFIG file? John Carlson Informix DBA WHSmith USA Hello, > > Question from a unix/informix neophyt…
ASF_INIT_DATA error
Hi: When I am trying to startup my IDS 7.23 I am getting and error concerning the ASF_INIT_DATA. The log files says that the system has run out of semaphores. I have configured the system as required by the the ONLINE_7.2 file for SCO. Can anyone give me a clue of where the erro…
Logical log problem.
larry_m._ray@ck6.uscourts.gov wrote: > > Informix Dynamic Server 7.23 on a UNIX box. > > > On system console, received message saying the logical logs were full. > We have 20 logical logs of 1 meg each. When looking on onstat -l, 16 > logs are flagged 'U B',…
Which tables are in which dbspace?
Surfer! wrote: > > How can we find out which tables are in which dbspaces, with SQL or > onstat or whatever! > > Of course it should be documented somewhere but there's a gap between > theory and practise. > > Using OL 7.30 on SOLARIS 2.6. Get my listdb7.ec utility from the IIUG…
Logical log question
I was wondering if anyone could give me some helpful info on logical logs. Today I encountered a problem when I did an onstat -l, it showed that I had two logical logs recieving transactions. (I had the c flag on 2 logs) What could cause this and how can you fix this. Do you d…
Re: What's INSTANCE
To elaborate further ... Informix instances have their own: o configuration file (onconfig.xxx) o storage (chunks may not be shared between instances) o master oninit daemon (when the instance is not off-line) o backup and recovery procedures o root dbspace An instance is an env…
Re: onconfig parameters
Are you using IDS 7.x? If so, then why not database sysmaster select * from sysconfig It even shows you what the default values are. John Carlson Informix DBA WHSmith USA Thomas G. Smith wrote: > > Let me restate my original question in a more verbose, less comprehensive > m…
Re: onconfig parameters
First of all, it's a "Cupie" doll, and secondly, there's no way to do EVERYTHING you want, but you _can_ get most of it. But it's not 100% straightforward. If you do an 'oncheck -pr' that will give you most of the shared-memory type parameters, along with scads of other stuff. …
Re: onconfig parameters
> onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi > $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? Does onstat -c reflect changes made by onmode commands? I should try that and see...that, to me, would be the compelling reason …
Re: onconfig parameters
Thomas onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? HTH Sujit "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> on 04/28/99 12:19:10 PM Please respond to "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> …
RE: onconfig parameters
Hi, You should use: onstat -c and not onmode -c (this executes a checkpoint). Greetings, Rob Prop Database Consultant Informa Automatisering B.V. "Marichamy, Udaykumar" wrote: > onmode -c > > Uday > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas G. Smith [mailto:tsm…
onconfig parameters
Is there a command to force the engine to show me what all the onconfig parameters (and other perhaps unknown parameters) have been set to?…
Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Informix and Read Only RAW File system
Hello All, Have anyone configured a RAW file system for read only access? If so, how did you handle the log file transaction and temp files etc.? How did informix handle this configuration. Thanks.…
ONSTAT
HI folks, looking for help using onstat -g que I would like to know if Enterprise Replication is working I don't know the meaning of this output.. Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks Javier Puente…
onstat columns
Does anyone have a listing, even partial, of on onstat command column meanings? Informix's references are completely unhelpful, or nearly so, in describing, for example, what the "q-limits" column of "onstat -g ntd" means or how it's calculated, except for saying that the comman…
Re: onstat -u / onstat -g ses Problem
Informix Netherlands advised to start the database with the environment variable SINGLESEG_OFF=1. Try it! Regards Hans Bosma Database Administrator NCCW(Netherlands Ing Thoralf Bihlo wrote: > > I´ve got an HPUX 10.20 / Serie 800 Server with Informix Dynamic Server > 7.30 UC6. >…
REQ: Problem with onstat -u / onstat -g ses
I´ve got an HPUX 10.20 / Serie 800 Server with Informix Dynamic Server 7.30 UC6. My SHMVIRTSIZE is 32k and onstat -g seg shows that I have just one Segment. When I try an onstat -u or onstat -g ses I get the Error: >Changing data structure forced program termination< during the …
onstat -l
When my machine is blocked in a CKPT, onstat -l shows ... Buffer Waiting Buffer ioproc flags L-1 57c6ab54 0x1 0 L-3 57c69884 0x1 0 ... which is not documented anywhere. I can guess what it means, but does anyone know what exactly it means (and what flags ar…
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…
Disaster! Infornix Account lost on NT
Hi, we have big problem with IDS 7.30.TC5 on Windows NTSP3. After problem with Domain Controller synchronisation we don't have Informix account more. All dbspaces are OK, all configuration files are OK, only Informix account is lost. After creating Informix account (and Informix-…
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…
Lock Mode changes with ESQL/C and IDS 7.30UC5
Hi, we have an application written in C using ESQL/C. The firstthind the application does is opening the database and setting the LOCK MODE TO WAIT 3. It worked fine with IDS 7.24, but now on IDS 7.30UC5 under Reliant Unix 5.43C30 the LOCK MODE changes to NOT WAIT in 'onstat -…
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…
ISDN and Kernel Patch
Hi Professionals, any experience with the INFORMIX Kernel-Patch for LINUX and ISDN. I installed the kernelpatch (>3000 file descriptors) to get IDS 7.30 work correctly. After that i tried to configure an ISDN connection (Fritz Card) and the hole systems crashes down ! Any idea ??…
informix IDS on Linux and ODBC access from Client SDK
I have configured the NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,50,NET on the onconfig - file and the sqlhosts file to: oopen_odbc onsoctcp oopen sqlturbo the sqlturbo service is in the services - file. I do not get a connection to the database. The setnet -error on windows side is -908 (c…
onconfig tuning
Hi all! I have posted to the web my collection of notes on onconfig parameters. It is not yet complete but pretty far along. http://home.earthlink.net/~mildness/bamph/informix.htm It has helped me over the years to have this list in my PDA. If you think it useful feel free…
RE: Connection Problem
Watson, Paul wrote: > > Check your NETTYPE settings, first guess would be the connection is > configured to a max of 50 And if you do not have any NETTYPE entries in the ONCONFIG file or do not have any number of connections configured in the NETTYPEs you do have the default is …
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…
RE: onstat -t
onstat -t shows tblnum in hex. So you can link it with hex(partnum) of systabnames to get your tablename. HTH Sathish -----Original Message----- From: David Tamburin [mailto:david.tamburin@protegrity.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 4:16 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subje…
onstat -t
Hello, Is there anyway to tell what the actual tablenames are when you execute a onstat -t ? I know that tblnum is the tablespace number, but what can this be related too to tell me something useful? Thank you david.tamburin@protegrity.com david Tamburin…
OnBar/ADSM/IDS 7.3
I have just about finished configuring OnBar and ADSM. The Level 0 and Level 1 Backups run but report an error backing up the logical logs. The onbar -l call from the log_full.sh creates this error message. What has to be set in the onconfig file for tapedev to call the library d…
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…
Ending ontape -c
Once you get the session ID, you can use onmode -z to stop it. i do this in my rclogs.sh ( http://www.backupcentral.com/mytools.html ) Here's some code snippets: case $VERSION in 4*|5*) INFPID=`$ONSTAT -u | grep 'A---M.*informix' | awk '{print $3}' ` ;; 6*|7*|8*) S…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Regarding calling an INFORMIX procedure from a UNIX shell script
I use dbaccess for this purpose. Syntax is "dbaccess <database> <text file with sql commands>. Just be sure your informix environment variables are set properly (INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG).…
onstat -c , no output
Hi, "onstat -c" shows only the first two lines of output. informix online ver ..up 3 days... configuration file ..... The configuration parameters are not outputted.Why does this happen ? (online 7.14 on NCR MP-RAS) TIA Sathish Sadagopan…
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.…
Informix Command Line
Hello, I try to configure a PC (NT Workstation 4.0) to be able to run "Command line Utilities" to access a database located on a different NT server. Server NT 4.0 Client NT Workstation 4.0 Informix OLWS 7.22 Informix OLWS 7.22 \\\\SUMMITTECH ol_summittech I would like to…
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: Monitor script
"Mark D. Stock" wrote: > Miles Palmer wrote: > > > > Does anyone have a Sun script that can be executed in cron to see if the > > database/server is still up? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > Something like: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------…
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…
Re: IECC Server Discovery Failed 2nd
Hi Dale, sorry for not reading your article correctly: Are both agents running admagent and osagent ? If so, when you run stopsa, do both stop? If not, kill them and run startsa again. Is your onconfig still up to date? The agents seem to take all information from onconfig ra…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Updating databases
What must be done,eg onconfig, to get the fastest result on updating a database alter tables, inserts etc.…
odbc-source on unix?
Hi Can anyone tell me if there are any default settings-file for odbc-sources. I know that odbc-sources are configured in the file $HOME/.odbc.ini I have 100 users with different $HOME. Its a very dynamic enviroment, new users and new databases. I can solve it by placing a link …
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
onstat -u
I was running an 'onstat -u' command and have been receiving the following message: "changing data structures forced command termination" I was wondering if any of you have seen this message and might know what it means and how to correct it? David Meyer Guerilla Software…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
ONCONFIG on UNIX
What kind of use if the parameter "SYSALARMPROGRAM" for. And which input parameters are used. Thanks for mailing to baumschlager@pfeiffer.co.at…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
onstat -h
Does anyone have any info about the meanings of the output of the onstat -h (hash chain info) in IDS 7.3? It's not in the hardcopy or in the 7.3 Admin manual, and I'm trying to document it. Thanks, joe -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------…
onstat -D vs onstat -g iof
Informx gurus: --------------------------- This is a copy of a post that I previously send, however seems that because of the problems with the informix-list not many people had the opportunity to read it. I am sorry if you already read this message. ----------------------------…
onstat commands
Does anyone know of a source that describes all of the onstat commands? The 7.x manuals are pretty good, but some of the explanations are a bit brief. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120…
sizes in onconfig
OWS 7.2 on SCO UNIX: Does anybody know why all sizes of dbspaces or logs, etc. are just half as big as they are in the onconfig file. If I check the size of a dbspace, for example, its file size is 2 GByte, but oncheck -pe says it's 1 GByte. Thanks in advance, Pascal…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:40:44 -0500, Ben Jazi <bjazi@fallschurch.esys.com> wrote: >What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server >7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? No, IDS 9.x is the ORDBMS. This autumn the 7.3 and 9.x code lin…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
Ben Jazi wrote: > > What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server > 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? > > Thanks, > Ben I don't know the differences in detail but you could check the following pages, where IDS 7.3 is described …
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…
onstat
I tried to run onstat not as user informix and i got onstat:Share memory:permission denied. The env. looks fine , the informix server is up. I am running 7.23. You have to have Informix priv. to run onstat ? Thanks Gabriel Weisz…
Re: onstat
Gabriel Weisz wrote: > > I tried to run onstat not as user informix and i got > onstat:Share memory:permission denied. > The env. looks fine , the informix server is up. > I am running 7.23. You have to have Informix priv. to run onstat ? No. Check the permis…
Re: Doubt regarding L.Log size
Sadagopan, Sathish wrote: > > Hi, > LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows > > a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. > How can that be ? It looks like someone used onparams to add logfiles with sizes different from that stored in the onconfig.…
Doubt regarding L.Log size
Hi, LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. How can that be ? TIA Sathish…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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onstat -t output
Hi, The output of onstat -t shows zero in the column 'nrows' , whereas ' nused ' and 'npdata' have non-zero values . Why is this so ? TIA Sathish…
Re: Database and RAID
informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onmode -c block informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onstat - Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC3 -- On-Line -- Up 3 days 03:19:09 -- 21216 Kbytes Blocked:ARCHIVE informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onmode -c unblock available since 7.3 I think > PS How …
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…
permission of files created by LOTOFILE
Hello, is there any possibility to configure the permissions of files created by the LOTOFILE function? When I use 'server' for the file destination parameter of LOTOFILE the created files always have the following permissions -rw-rw-rw- 1 root informix When I use 'clien…
Onstat -R
Can someone explain the onstat -R headings.. Is the percentage free or used. Been digging thru the texts.. examples but little explanation? INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.24.FC4 -- On-Line -- Up 4 days 17:40:47 -- 36320 Kbytes 8 buffer LRU queue pairs # f/m length % of pair…
Re: onstat -g dic
>Someone knows what is the result of onstat -g dic ?? >Thanks. The Dictionary is the in core cache of information derived from the system catalogue of a database (i.e. those tables with tabid < 99 such as systables, syscolumns, sysindexes, etc). Added to this is some informatio…
FW: TUXEDO config file.
> Could someone please share a copy of a ubb configuration file ? > This is the configuration file for an INFORMIX-TP/XA application that > uses > ESQL/C with TUXEDO. > > thanks. > >…
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: +…
onstat -g ...
Hi guys, Where I can find explainations about the output format (headers and key words) reported after executing onstat -g ... In the Informix Administrator's Guide there is an explaination of all other options of "onstat", but for "-g" option I did not find detailed informati…
onstat -k
Thanks to everyone who answered the onstat -k tblsnum question. I appreciate it. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-1275 Colorado S…
onstat -k
How would one link the tblsnum field of an onstat -k with a table name? Locks address wtlist owner lklist type tblsnum rowid key#/bsiz 3008c64c 0 4004a354 0 HDR+S 100002 230 0 3008c680 0 40042814 0 S 100002 22f …
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…
onstat -u
Here's a good question. Sample: 4004d214 Y--P--- 4999 dbolte 91 40c936d8 4004d654 Y--P--- 4965 tgreenwa 56 40129f98 0 1 2071 4004ded4 Y--P--- 4484 bhitchen 32 40b4c5c0 0 1 136 4004e314 Y--P--- 5023 hwhite 77 40006f8c 0 …
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…
onstat and tbstat
Hi, We have just upgraded from 5.x to 7.x. Those tbxxxx files are now onxxxx files, but they still exist lots of tbxxxx like tbstat, tbmonitor, and so on, are these files different from the new version onstat and onmonitor or they are the just the same but with different names??…
My weird problems
Thanks to all who replied. The Logical Log problem was with memory parameters in the onconfig file. DBSPACETEMP problem still exists however Regards Lee Robertson…
Onconfig Question
I sent this a few weeks ago and didn't get any responses. I am rephrasing the heading and trying again. We are not currently having any performance problems, but I am interested in hearing some opinions from the experts out here. One of our systems is as follows: Sun SPARCcen…
How can I read the header tape of the archive created by ontape?
I have Informix Dynamic Server 7.23.UC1. I would like know the tape header structure created by ontape.…
failing connection with ESQL/C 7.23 UC6 under solaris 2.6
Hello, are there any known problems with this configuration ? Everytime I try to execute esqldemo7 I get the error message 25507: You specified an unknown service name or protocol. Tell your database administrator to examine teh sqlhosts file entry .... . . My configuration i…
Re: Onmonitor question
Neil Truby wrote: > > Joe Trubisz wrote: > > > > Hi... > > > > I just created a instance using onmonitor. Is there a way, > > via some utility, where I can put the config file into a > > file? > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > onstat -c prints out a list of your configuration variables…
Re: Onmonitor question
Joe Trubisz wrote: > > Hi... > > I just created a instance using onmonitor. Is there a way, > via some utility, where I can put the config file into a > file? > > Thanks, > Joe onstat -c prints out a list of your configuration variables, so just direct the output to a file, e.g.…
Re: Who is blocking ?
Use onstat -k and look in the wtlist column to see who is waiting on a lock and look in the owner column to see who is holding a lock. Use onstat -u |grep wtlist_value to see who the waiting user is and onstat -u | grep owner_value to see who is holding the lock. Gerard Crocken…
Re: Who is blocking ?
I can tell you the solution for OnLine. Make a onstat -u and onstat -k. The one who has a L , at onstat -u at the first position on flags, is blocked. You have to take the "wait"-adress of this process and have too look at onstat -k at address. the owner-adress from this r…
Re: Upgrading Informix from Online engine to Dynamic Server
Seth Grimes wrote: > > Jane Vohden wrote: > > > > I have been talking with Informix about upgrading our site from the > > 5.xx Online engine to 7.2x Dynamic Server. They said there was no cost > > I don't think that anyone has pointed out the mistaken terminology > h…
What's the difference between ODS 7.22 and 7.23?
What's the difference between Informix Online Dynamic Server version 7.22 and version 7.23? Thanks in advance. Bill Westphal Rodney District Council mis@rodney.govt.nz…
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: onstat -d,onstat -D
I believe 1001 indicates that the dbspace is a blobspace. I know that 2001 indicates that the space is a temporary dbspace. "Tony_Reynolds(Accounting & Purchasing System") wrote in message <67972r$caj@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>... >Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspa…
Re: Stupid question #2
Those .frm files aren't sample files; they're used by onmonitor, when you're interactively configuring the system parameters. Richard Fremmerlid wrote in message <67bogs$3v@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>... >Question: I am looking in my informix/forms directory and I notice a whole >bu…
Re: onstat -d,onstat -D
I believe it in indicates that table in dbspace has been dropped. -Lin "Tony_Reynolds(Accounting & Purchasing System") <tr-2959@mail.necgroup.co.uk> wrote: > Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspaces address with a > flag of 1 and a dbspaces address with a flag of 100…
Replication issues...
I am trying to configure the replication process using the replication manager from Windows NT. First it asks for the rephosts file which I believe is the same as sqlhosts file(with the group entry). Once I select the server, the message "The initialization of CDR on t…
onstat -d,onstat -D
Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspaces address with a flag of 1 and a dbspaces address with a flag of 1001...... Tony Reynolds, NEC Group, Birmingham , UK 8-)) tr-2959@necgroup.co.uk tonyreynolds2@compuserve.com…
Re: Freeing Logical Log with Status U
What's LOGFILES set to in your onconfig file? Try forcing a checkpoint? Jon.…
Onstat Utility
Hi, I'm using onstat -g ath and see threads that are slleping forever. What could this be? Are users not exiting properly from Informix? How do I kill these processes. Thanks Bob…
onstat and threads
Hi, I'm run onstat -g ath and I see threads that are sleeping forever. Do I kill these processes and what could it possibly be from. Users not exiting properly? Bob…
New submission to archives
A while back there were several requests for info on how to read some of the onstat output, especially with respect to disk sizing and use. The normal output from onstat -d gives what we need, but it is a trifle convoluted in some respects. To help resolve this, I created a uti…
Upgrade from 5 to 7.23
We are upgrading from Informix 5.03/HP-UX 9.04 to Informix 7.23/HP-UX 10.2 on a new machine. Could someone e-mail me a configuration plan document, along with their configuration file, and a data migration plan. I am looking for a good template for documenting our upgrade. If any…
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…
Reading a file with 4GL
Does anyone know how to read data from a text file into a 4GL program? I want to read data from a configuration file and initialize some program variables. Thanks in advance, Mike…
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…
cpu and disk utilization
HI all, I am working on informix 7.x running under AIX on SP2 m/c. My system is having 32 nodes. I am working on system performance. What is the best way to find CPU utilization and Disk utilization. I am looking into onstat and unix sar utility. If some knows better and eazy wa…
Unable to load locale categories.
After configuring my web-connection with an .idc file, I got the error response: Fehler bei der Durchf�hrung der Abfrage [State=S1000][Error=-406][INTERSOLV][ODBC Informix driver][Informix]Unable to load locale categories. Who knows help? Rainer Nasch Please copy Your …
Onstat question
When we use the Onstat -u , sometimes we get this display: onstat -u INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.12.UC1 -- On-Line -- Up 11 days 20:31:52 -- 142096 Kbytes Userthreads address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites 332c020 ---P--D 0 inf…
Re: Resizing Logical Logs
Also, there is a MAXLOGS parameter in the onconfig file that should be increased. Madison Pruet…
onstat options
Hi, What are the best indicators of response time, trans/sec, and general load for monitoring an informix database... using the onstat program? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mark~…
Re: onstat
Steve Romankiw wrote: } } In onstat, what does "total" refer to. } } . } . } 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 } 0 } 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent } } Thanks. } } Steve Romankiw } Executive Risk Inc. For Online 7.1, the total fi…
Re: onstat
Carol Davies wrote: } } Steve Romankiw wrote: } > } > In onstat, what does "total" refer to. } > } > . } > . } > 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 } > 0 } > 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent } > } > Thanks. } > } > Steve Romankiw } >…
Re: onstat
Steve Romankiw wrote: > > In onstat, what does "total" refer to. > > . > . > 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 > 0 > 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent > > Thanks. > > Steve Romankiw > Executive Risk Inc. From the Informix Administrat…
onstat
In onstat, what does "total" refer to. . . 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 0 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent Thanks. Steve Romankiw Executive Risk Inc.…
Re: ONCONFIG
Kerry Davids wrote: > > Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: > > >Patrick, > > >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, > >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user Informix > >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadv…
Re: ONCONFIG
>From: satriguy@aol.com (SaTriGuy) >Date: 21 Jan 1997 06:01:04 GMT >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.32813> > >If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it >would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) >Madison Pruet I think the 'it' refe…
Re: ONCONFIG
If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) Madison Pruet…
Re: ONCONFIG
Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: >Patrick, >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nformix >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadvertently modify it. >(Actually, in …
RE: ONCONFIG
Hi Patrick! OK. please check with env command to see the ONCONFIG environment variable, this sould containg the file being use at this moment, and please, make a copy before you make any changes, Regards :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mario…
RE: ONCONFIG
You have to check your env variables. One of them is ONCONFIG which will be set to either of the files. Munaf g086mnf@bomplant3.appl.ge.com ---------- From: informix-list-owner[SMTP:informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu] Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 4:04 PM To: informix-list S…
Re: ONCONFIG
In <32DF327E.1DBB@mediacity.com.sg>, Patrick Stacey wrote: }I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). } }one has .ifmx and the other .std } }which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? }Specifically I want to configure informix for a multip…
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick, Type the command "onstat -c | more". This option prints a copy of the current configuration to the screen, but more importantly, the second line gives the path and filename of the current configuation in use. Tracy > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol …
RE: Table io rate
Sean Wong wrote: > Can somebody give me answers on following questions: > >1. How can I find out disk io, e.g. read/write access for a given table >2. How can I find out disk io, e.g. read/write access for a process Jon C. Vemo (jvemo@cyberspace.com) replied: ------------------…
Re: ONCONFIG
If you have to ask this you shouldn't attempt to modify the file. This is RTFM, very much so. You'll depend on knowing so much before tuning OnLine in this way that if you have missed this in the manuals, you may also have missed a lot of other info. Sorry for this. I don't mean …
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick Stacey wrote: > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). > > one has .ifmx and the other .std Patrick, onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nform…
ONCONFIG
I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). one has .ifmx and the other .std which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? Specifically I want to configure informix for a multiprocessor machine (4 CPUs actually). many thanks, /pks -- [ Pat…
Re: Help I'm in crisis
Hi Tony, Check you $ONCONFIG file if the PDQPIORITY > 0, modify it to be 0, that means disable PDQ in $ONCONFIG. Please set PDQPIORITY as user environment variable for large report/ bach job only. Otherwise, every single session takes a lot of memory. Regards Eric Lam Taipei/Tai…
Re: You're good if you can answer this question.
Johnny the Boy wrote: > > Does anyone know what type of database application uses data files > that end in a .adb extension? AMWork Flow as PC base tools uses an .adb file extension as for its database configuration information. Is that the answer you are looking for? Ron Menck…
onstat documentation
Does anybody have any good documentation for onstat? In case it varies to much from one version to the other I have online 7.11UC1. thanks…
Re: onconfig
Hi Sue, >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may >appear to come from a simpleton. Stop right there. Go and fin…
Re: onconfig
> From: Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> > Date: Friday, October 18, 1996 4:11 PM > > Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project > which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no > training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so …
Re: onconfig
In article <3267E47A.54DA@mdshealth.com>, Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> writes >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this …
onconfig
Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may appear to come from a simpleton. I issue a select * from tablename. The tab…
onarchive with no-rewind-tapes
Has there anyone experience with onarchive using a no-rewind-tape-device as backup medium? I' ve configured a No-Rewind-Tape in the .arc file. Labeling this device with "define/volume" enforced a rewind and destroyed a foregoing cpio-Archive. Is there a solution for saving files …
Re: Oninits Running Amok...
OK - got some more info...it looks like the only time the CPUVP's run amok is when our Powerbuilder client connects across a slow (dialup) IP link and is downloading client code changes from a table (Select...) that contains updated app code in BLOB's. This would explain the lac…
Re: Oninits Running Amok...
In article <31D9457E.5C90@eds.com>, Greg Moye <msmcl301.gmoye01@eds.com> writes >We have 7.13.UC2 running on Solaris 2.4 w/ 2 Sparc CPU's. I occasionally >see both CPU VP's chewing CPU like crazy, yet there's few if any Buffer >Reads or any other evidence of productive work goin…
informix.rc won't work
Hi! Informix SQL Reference Guide (7.1) suggests to install a file called $INFORMIXDIR/etc/informix.rc (page 4-6). But: It doesn't work - even after reading the instructions twice and checking everything I can imagine, my environment configuration file is still ignored. Copying…
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…
Informix-Net on AIX
We are having problems configuring Informix SE version 6 to work on a tcp/ip network with Win 3.11/Informix-Net for Windows 5.01. Any help concerning the configuration of /etc/sqlhosts file is greatly appreciated. Please reply by mail Thank you…
Termcap for IBM POWERdisplay 17 ?
I do have a problem with color display, of my Informix application. I am using IBM POWERdisplay 17 monitor. In the termcap file that I have there is no configuration for this type of monitor. Please help. Dariusz. asdjb@orion.alaska.edu…
How many instances .... ?
What might happen regarding performance degradation suppose if I have a 6 CPU machine with sufficient memory and running 4 Informix7.1 instances configured as follows: instance_one : 1 CPU VP instance_two : 1 CPU VP instance_three : 3 CPU VP instance_four : 5 CPU VP ? …
How many Instances .... ?
What might happen regarding performance degradation suppose if I have a 6 CPU machine with sufficient memory and running 4 Informix7.1 instances configured as follows: instance_one : 1 CPU VP instance_two : 1 CPUVP instance_three : 3 CPU VP instance_four : 5 CPU VP ? E…
OS/2, HSTools & I-Net HELP!!!!!!
What's the secret in getting Informix/HSTools to run in Warp? I've configured all the Internet files. I can ping the site. I can telnet to the site. (All from Windows under OS/2.) Is the Internet Conn for Windows's Winsock to old? Not 1.1 compatible? Thanks in advance! -A…
ONSTAT question
Hi there. onstat -u (version 7.1) sometimes shows a user thread with position 1 of the flag field set to Y. The Informix manual says it means "Waiting for condition". I cannot find anything else. What is a condition, and why is my thread waiting for it? Thanks for any help Ba…
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?…
Re: INFORMIX-ONLINE 6 HELP
>I'm trying to follow the instructions in the Admin Guide Vol 1 >to 'Configure a Learning Environment' but keep getting the message >'Shared Memory not initialised for INFORMIXSERVER 'learn_online'. >I'm running SCO Unix on a 32M machine. >Any ideas ? Check to see whether your…
Process Priority with onilne 4.10
Does Online ver 4.10 have fixed priority support like ver 7.0 does with the NOAGE onconfig param. Thanks Chris…
Re: how to find out current isolation level?
> Hello, > > Is there a way to find out (through ESQL/C) what the current > isolation level is? By querying a system table, perhaps? If you've got 6.00-on there's the command line utility onstat -g sql <thread-no>. There may be equivalent information in the sysmasters database …