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Not enough room in ROOT DBspace
Hi Jack, thanks for your response. I already created physical and logical log dbspaces, moved the physical log to that dbspaces and created the rest of the logical logs in the other dbspace. But I was wondering why the first dbspaces is the ROOTNAME Thanks…
Enterprise Replication
We are starting to set up Enterprise Replication with IDS and IWS 7.30.tc2 on NT 4.0 servers. We had three server participating in our replication scheme and things seemed to be going well, until... I came in after a weekend and the were no humans logged on, but there were 195 …
Error in COMMIT WORK when trying to add a chunk
@Jacob, I may be misremembering, or maybe things have changed in recent versions of Informix, but in general, it is better to have several smaller logical logs than a few (or a single) large ones. This is because the LTXHWM and LTXEHWM percentages are based not on the percentage…
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 ------------------------------…
Logical Logs - Flags and backups
Hi Mark, The "B" in the 3rd position means that the logical log has been backed up, which is good! The log backup will be triggered by the script referenced in your onconfig file with the parameter ALARMPROGRAM. It is called each time a logical log is filled or logical log is sw…
Simple Large Object Replication
Hi Juan Luis, in case "not yet decided which kiind of" should also include ER (Enterprise Replication) and they'd decide for that, they could even keep their blobspace blobs. (And ER also supports non-logged smart blobs.) It really depends on what they want to achieve... Andreas…
Logical Logs/Physical logs
IDS 12.10.FC12 Solaris 10 1/13 If you had to choose having a separate dbspace for logical logs or physical logs, but not both, which would you choose? I'm uncertain which is likely to generate more I/O. Thank you. Regards, DG ------------------------------ David Grove -----------…
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…
Spaces and Spindles: Thought Experiment
For extra credit, consider having two dbspaces for logical logs (odd and even). DG…
Number of logical logs growing ?
This is what I've found in logs at the time of crontab ontape -a jobs ( no one was connected to the db, neither no jobs were usign it ): 17:20:01 Logical Log 47416 - Backup Started 17:20:01 Logical Log 47416 - Backup Completed 17:20:01 Logical Log 47417 - Backup Started 17:20:01…
Reading logical logs of informix
Is it possible to find what was being written in database at a certain point of time by reading logical-logs?…
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…
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.…
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…
IDS not writing to online.log
Hi Art, tried that already. When I add a logical log I will see the corresponding entry in online.log and a checkpoint, and nothing happens after that. And I can't switch the logical logs because onmode -l is not working…
Long transaction problem
When IDS will used up all the logical log? i.e. the log file below the current logical log file has open transaction also . thanks for your time.…
Need assistance on spreading logical logs
IDS 11.70 I need advice on how to setup a spread of logical logs over at least two disks. the idea behind this is to enable one logical log to be backed up and another being used which may improve performance.…
Droping a replicate column
Check if 'cdr list repl' command show replicate name that starts with=20 "Shadow=5F". If so, you will have to wait till the shadow replicate get=20 deleted. Shadow replicate gets deleted once replay position advance past=20 the log position when you remastered the replicate defin…
Mutex logs on logical log flip
IDS 11.50 on Solaris We've only just started noticing this odd occurrence. I t only just have started happening or it may have been happening for ages but there's more focus upon it now. Our customer's monitoring was detecting occasional periods of slow queries, perhaps persist…
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)…
Root db space fills up
The logical and physical logs reside in there own db space.…
RSS not working
Have you tried changing: LTAPEDEV /llog/drcallog to LTAPEDEV /dev/null to see if the logical log backup is causing the message?…
Informix upgrade
>> Only if the Workgroup license doesn't cover something from Enterprise that you actually use. Enterprise replication would be an example. Everett is wholly correct, but a better example might have been the use of table fragmentation, permitted in Enterprise, not available in W…
DYNAMIC_LOGS=2 Functionality?
Hi, Silly question ... do you backup your logical logs? If you do want to backup your logs, then consider using ALARMPROGRAM to backup logical logs when complete (using onbar or ontape) - that way you should not encounter full logical logs because they are not being backed up. …
Logical log backup
Folks, IDS11.50FC8 , Linux We have a couple of boxes , all are setup to do automatic logical backup. Once the current log is full, it triggers the alarm procedure to start a backup. It works great. But, The interesting thing is, some servers do not always backup a full logical…
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.…
DDR Log Snooping ...
IDS 11.50.fc5 Aix 5.3 DDR Log Snooping - DDRBLOCK ... My engine crashed this evening ... and a big ER update had been being processed. When the engine was brought back up, after the logical recovery the above started. I've checked onstat -g ddr and onstat -g rcm ... I can see t…
ER network replication state
This means that the receive queue is full. perhaps a large blob is bei= ng transferred does it eventually unblock? Sent from my iPad On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:28 AM, "J=F6RG KLEINITZKE" <j.kleinitzke@hamburg-data.de> wrote: > Hi, > > we use enterprise replication(all participants i…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Add more logical logs in IDS 9.4
Hi All, I'll be performing adding logical logs into our existing DB. My question are the following: 1. Do the DB needs to be in quiescent state? i believe, there's no need at all. Once i have added the new dbspaces to be used by the logical logs, i will drop the existing ones …
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,…
ER - How many times a table has been replicated
I'm trying to find out which tables are most active in Enterprise Replication, anyone have any ideas? Am I just missing something really obvious? Thanks, Andrew…
Any resolution steps for this failed llogdbs that
IDS: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9W1X7 OS: Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic January 2005 I'm having the Systems Admin to review the disk now. 14:13:25 Assert Warning: I/O error, Primary Chunk '/ifmx/ciboodle/chunks/llogdbs_4' -- Offline 14:13:25 IBM Info…
dbimport logging how to stop
thanks for that info Fernando We use enterprise replication here, Would logging of smart blobs be needed for that ?…
Innovator-C is now available!
The README file indicates the following about Replication! Changes to Replication in Informix 11.70.xC5 Innovator-C edition For 11.70.xC5, Informix Innovator-C edition no longer supports Enterprise Replication (ER) or High-availability data replication (HDR). If you were using r…
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 I understood that IDS 7.31 entered End Of Support in September 2009 ( 2 and a half years ago) I hope this is not a business critical system…
non-log and logical log buffer
Hi, If a database is non-log, do update/insert/ go into the logical log buffer? thanks for your time.…
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 …
Restore + Logical log - caution
The last weeks I discovery a behave of the engine what is something new for me. I believe others will be surprised too... IFX 11.50 FC9 When you restore an archive with logical logs , maybe you needed the files/tapes of logical logs backuped before the Archive Level 0. The rea…
Enterprise Replication
I plan to use Enterprise Replication for replicating information amongst multiple IDS instances. Regarding this I had few queries: a) Can there be two different sets of replicates configured between different nodes. For e.g. consider the below scenario: i) Replicate 1 - Nodes A…
Looking for CDR Jump Start
Look here... How to set up Enterprise Replication for the first time https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21153338…
CLR vs Long Transactions...
Immediately backing up your log doesn't automatically make it available for re-use. A long transaction is a function of how many logical logs a transaction spans (stays open) with respect to the amount of logical logs you have defined. In your situation every time you do a log sw…
Long transaction
Hi, when long transaction being rollback, could others execute SQL select that don't write logical log? thanks.…
Enterprise Replication
Hello All Fairly new to the ER world and when i peruse the catalog for ER training it mentions this: -Database Design Issues - Correct database design issues that can negatively impact replication: Serial keys, Cascading deletes, Triggers, Accumulators What are Accumulat…
HDR & RSS
Have you looked at enterprise replication? I reckon enterprise replication is the way to go. Very easy to keep in sync,and easty fix if it gets out of sync. If you have are not keeping the logs ,that is have device set to /dev/null why bother to log at all doesnt make sense ?…
Issues after upgrade
Hi, I have error messages after the upgrade from 7.31 to 11.5 In 7.31, the output of oncheck -pe was: ... LOGICAL LOG Pages - Log 52 456063 8000 LOGICAL LOG Pages - Log 53 464063 8000 LOGICAL LOG Pages - Log 54 …
Problem with enterprise replication
Andrew Is this on the source or the target ? 1. Is the 'other' IDS instance still running correctly ? 2. Is there an open transaction spanning you entire logical logs ? 3. onstat -g ddr onstat -rqm BRIEF onstat -g dss IDS Version(s), O/S(s), ER Setup ??? Keith On 2 August 2…
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.…
Enterprise replication replicating instance on sam
hello folks IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Using enterprise replication update anywhere conflict resolution Looking for some advice on the following. I have two servers running replication fine replicating between phyical servers wuast130 and auast120. on server w…
Error -19816: Cannot perform this operation on a
We are not using Enterprise Replication, just HDR. We have CDC but there is no CDC sessions running on the server. Where else should I look? Thanks for the response.…
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…
Enterprise Replication systems
It states the systems must be homogeneous..what happens if you need to do an OS update (upgrade levels) or even update the IDS? Do you have to take all systems down to do this? Also, I read something similar for HDR...is that the same?…
RE: Enterprise Replication help - urgent
PMR logged - 03969,999,796 - now I wait for IBM to ring back :) -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Madison Pruet Sent: Tuesday, 24 August 2010 2:45 a.m. To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: Enterprise Replication help - urge…
RE: Enterprise Replication help - urgent
Thread 205 is gone (disappeared with the engine bounce) As it was heading into the night here in New Zealand, I threw a whole heap of space at the smart blob space and said "sort it in the morning". My first task when I get in to work (about an hour away) is to raise a case with …
Enterprise Replication help - urgent
On the surface this looks like you have some partially spooled transactions. First of all , what is thread 205? Can you get an onstat -g stk 205 and/or onstat -g ath | grep 205. From: "Jarrod Teale" <Jarrod.Teale@fonterra.com> To: ids@iiug.org Date: 08/23/2010 12:11 AM Subjec…
Enterprise Replication help - urgent
Hi, I have two machines, RHEL4, IDS 11.50.UC5X2 is a ER Leaf node, RHEL4 IDS 11.50.UC5 is the ER Enterprise node. The leaf node is in collect mode and won't transfer any data back to the ER node (we have replicates running both ways and neither are processing at the moment). I ne…
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…
Enterprise Replication issues
Hi, IDS version 11.50.FC6 OS version: Solaris 10 I have 3 servers A, B and C A is replicating to B using Enterprise Replication B is replicating to C using Enterprise Replication From B to C, I replicate only a subset of tables with a different structure. When I insert a n…
replicating databases in the same instance
I forgot to say we are using enterprise replication and only want to replicate some tables…
replication migration pronb 11.10 to 11.5
hello ,Folks hoping someone can help here I have mirgated fom informix 11.10 to 11.50. Replication no longer works. I have run concdr.sh 11.10 11.50 as stated by release notes,still no joy. Has anyone else struck this problem. When i revert back to 11.10 replication still does no…
Display contents of Logical Log
Is there a way to display the contents of the logical logs if the LTAPEDEV parameter is set to backup the logical logs to a directory? (LTAPEDEV /informix11/inflog) I had a look at the onlog command and in that the -d switch accepts the tape drive path. Appreciate your response…
AIX 5.3 IDS 11.50 FC5 - Performance Advisory
Have any of you experienced this? In reviewing the online.log, I discovered that AFTER a system reboot, and ONLY AFTER a system reboot, the first time the "Auto Update Statistics Refresh" begins, the following performance advisory is recorded. The Backup occurs nightly, the AUS …
Long Transaction Despite DYNAMIC_LOGS = 2
Clifton, my inputs are as followings: The transaction by the user "ifxcmgt" spanned 2.2 GB (LTXHWM=70%) out of 3.1 GB total logical log dbspace (~33000 KBx100 or 3.1 GB); therefore, it was defined as a long transaction and was rolled back. Transaction rollback and other process…
Re: Upgrade from 9.4 to 11.10
One thing I noticed is you have lots of little logs - 85 12M logs for a total of 1Gig. IDS 11 prefers larger log files so that it does not fill and switch too quickly (which might occur during the batch processes). It will give you a warning in the alert log when/if that happen…
Performance - Sun SPARC T2
Hi, Cesar Inacio Martins schrieb: > Hi Richard, > > Before, just to explain, this tests is to discover a "good" way to work with > this kind of the machine and not tunning the "create index" ... > > My comments bellow > > - I keep this configuration because is my objective to us…
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…
RE: How to delete Enterprise Replication
You may have to bring down the engine and then bring it back up using oninit -D, which prevents the replication treads from starting, then you should be able to drop the syscdr database. Then depending on how tangled up it was, you may have to grind through each database and mak…
How to delete Enterprise Replication
Hi everybody! A client, LONG time ago, configured Enterprise Replication from a main server to a test server. After they finished their tests, they stopped the replication and did nothing else. Now, years later, I have to alter a replicated table, I get 19989: Enterprise Repl…
how to free up logical logs
Hi All, I've encountered problem on logical logs once again... I'm using onbar on backing up the logical logs and dbspaces. Unfortunately, the netbackup failed and causing the "logical logs" full. Q: what is the correct solution, without losing the logical logs? Is there any wa…
ontape -c
I use 'ontape -c ' to backup the logical log, if the 'ontape -c' process was terminated abnormally, for example, the machine crash or it was killed by others, do anybody know if I could restore those logical log sucessful?…
Logical logs backup
Hi Martin, Thanks for your response! Correct me if my clarification is wrong! At one point of time, the status of the logical logs is Logical log 4 to 7 -> U_B__ Logical log 8 -> U_C_L Logical log 9-13 -> U_B__ All the logical logs are 100% full When i did a level 0 backup, th…
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…
Can't reorg a replicated table
I am using Enterprise Replication (cdr) and I need to reorg a replicated table. (out of extents) I created a new table and loaded it using HDL. Now I need to drop the replicated table and rename the new table. But informix will not drop the table - non exclusive access - I tried …
Reducing logical log space
I'm looking for reassurance, really ... IDS 10.0FC8 on HP-UX 11.31. HDR running. My customer is running out of disk space on its production system, and cannot provide any more at all for Informix for a couple of weeks (don't ask!). As the application dbspaces will likely not l…
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 …
Extracting logical logs from a level1 archive ?
Is it possible to extract the logical logs from a level1 archive to use for rolling forward ?…
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…
ER Error Enterprise Replication
Enterprise Replication is giving the following message when I do a simple cdr list server ndl12:ndl12a common_reporting$ cdr list server SERVER ID STATE STATUS QUEUE CONNECTION CHANGED ----------------------------------------------------------------------…
Location of physical and logical logs
This may seem like a bit of stupid question but how do I find out in which dbspace the logs are on a system I didn't set up? Thanks -- Regards Scott Newton | R&D Solution Specialist | Integral Technology Group Ltd 95 Ascot Ave, Greenlane | PO Box 302313, North Harbour, North Sh…
Problem with ER replication
Hello, We are using IDS 7.31.UD1 with Enterprise Replication. We added 4 columns to a table that is replicated, and now got the error "CDR:23 (Error: Internal error (buffer too small for stored procedure arguments))". Is there a limit in the row size of replicated tables? Thank…
Basic trouble on ER - primary/target based
2008/12/19 ALEXANDRE MARINI <amarini@fazenda.ms.gov.br>: > Hello! > I have made a primary/target ER on IDS 11.50.FC2, for testing purposes. > My groups are named g_primary and g_target. I started the 2 servers just fine. > Then I created 2 replicates, based on a "select * from" s…
Re: Logical Log files MISSING
Bigger logical log files?…
Logical Log files MISSING
Hello Ive checked the online.log file for one of the missing log 20084 23:12:22 Logical Log 20083 Complete, timestamp: 0x8e06d245. 23:12:22 Logical Log 20084 Complete, timestamp: 0x8e06d245. 23:12:22 Logical Log 20083 - Backup Started 23:12:23 Logical Log 20083 - Backup Comple…
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…
Enterprise Replication db recovery
Hi. I have a database that uses Enterprise Replication (at least it appears to be ER as opposed to High Availability Replication) based upon the use of "cdr" commmands and CDR* onconfig parms. It is a simple setup though. It is ONEWAY with only a subset of tables being replicated…
Enterprise Replication General Error
Hi folks, Is it possible to replicate from one instance to another on the same physical machine? I created one replication server OK but I'm getting "command failed -- General Error (-1) (-1)" when running cdr define server on the second replication server. Cheers R…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Re: Enterprise Replication and locking
Jarrod, You can have different lock mode for each participant. To avoid possible locking issues due to page level lock, you could use CDR_DSLOCKWAIT configuration parameter, it specifies the number of seconds ER should wait for the locks to be released. Regards, Nilesh informi…
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…
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 the Logical Log Usage
Am using version 10.00.UC7X1 and have a few *basic* questions on the usage of the logical log file. The database has a logging mode of unbuffered logging with a page size is 2048 bytes (as returned by onstat -b). I have 3 log files with each file being 5000 KB in size. I have a …
Re: Restoring a logical log
ian.miell@gmail.com wrote: > We have some scripts which parse the output of onlog -n/-l and > produces user-friendly output. > > We've been given a log file from backup which has the header: > > [xxxxxxl@xxxxxxx] 43$ hd llog.631510 | less > 00000000 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 0…
Restoring a logical log
We have some scripts which parse the output of onlog -n/-l and produces user-friendly output. We've been given a log file from backup which has the header: [xxxxxxl@xxxxxxx] 43$ hd llog.631510 | less 00000000 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 0a 00 09 00 9d 07 5f |..............._| …
Re: How can fetch cause long transaction
> I have one more question: > > When DYNAMIC_LOG is set 2, does it starts to add more logical logs > dynamically when next logical log in the sequence has open > transaction. Does this become active only during roll back and next > logical log has an open transaction or could it …
Logical Log
Version IDS 10 When DYNAMIC_LOG is 2 and logical logs gets full Informix starts to write to rootdbs and Informix uses LOGSIZE from what was used initially for disk space initialization. And it appears like even if the LOGSIZE is changed using onparams or in onconfig file, Inform…
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…
Never ending Checkpoint
IDS 9.40.FC4W2 SunOS 5.8 Last Saturday we had a "never ending checkpoint". There are no loggings about the event except the lines in online.log: 11:41:01 Fuzzy Checkpoint Completed: duration was 2 seconds, 2789 buffers not flushed, timestamp: 0x60364810. 11:41:01 Checkpoint …
How HDR resync after network connection resumes
With "RETAIN_TYPE" is set to 1, HDR would be reestablished from secondary server when old primary is up once again. When the logical log backup has been performed on secondary server, how the oustanding logical log could be retrieved for resync to old primary server? 1) Do I ne…
HDR failure handling on network disconnection
Is the process of logical log rolling forward by "ontape" or "onbar" are automatic?…
Difference between Physical and Logical Logs?
It seems the work done by logical log is more than physical log. What is the point of having physical log? As logical log already including post and pre image of database chanages.…
Logical Logs
Hi All Gurus, I'm new to this forum and IDS. Please advise me how to remove/delete the logical logs No.1 till No.3 from onstat -l, i assume flag D indicates DELETE ( pls corret me if wrong) And would it possible to readjust LOGSIZE to smaller value say "16384" from any availabl…
Replication question
Laurie Gustin wrote: > Hmmm - the replay position hasnt been overwritten. I have attached onstat -l and onstat -g ddr outputs. > > I added a bunch of logs last night to make sure we didnt block again until I could do more research this morning (and think more clearly..) > as you…
Informix Engine not starting
Can you please try to increase Physical & Logical log file sizes in Onconfig.bnm Thanks Tara…
IDS 10 Replication Logs
Hi All, I am using IDS-10 on two servers and configured enterprise replication on it. Replication is working perfectly fine. If I want to see the SQL processed on primary server which will initiate data to be replicated on target site, please advice where and how can I find thes…
ER - Replicate in ALTERMODE state
Hi all, We use ER between 10.00.UC4 servers. One of our replicates remains in ALTERMODE state, so that it is not possible to update the table replicated through that replicate. We updating the table, we get the error 19992: "-19992 Cannot perform insert/delete/update operatio…
Process taking most of Logcal Log
Version: IDS 10 Is there a way to tell which process on the box is filling up the logs. I was thinking if there is a way to tell which process / thread is writing the logical logs or filling up the logical logs…
OFF_RECVRY_THREADS and ON_RECVRY_THREADS
Does these parameters help in logical log recovery. I was wondering if increasing ON_RECVRY_THREADS help in HDR on secondary server.…
HDR Secondary mode Log transfer handling
How the transcation is delivered from Primary Database to Secondary Database? - In a full logical log ? - Any committed transaction at Primary Database? If the transaction is delivered from Priamry to Secondary Database in a full logical log, then any recommendation on the size …
RE: Enterprise Replication question
Any chance of some assistance with this? I've had a further look and I can't make the -e option work anywhere in my ER replicates, from starting new ones to changing existing ones or through the use of a replicate set. Is there something I'm missing here? Do I need to turn this …
Enterprise Replication question
Hi, Running 10.00.UC3 -> 10.00.UC3 replication, both on RedHat EL 4 I set up a one-way replicate to transfer data and it works beautifully (Go Informix) but I forgot to set the frequency option in the replicate. I've now set it to the right thing, using cdr modify replicate but…
IDS Primary down
Hi all.... In it completes week, my IDS Primary has down in 4 opportunities having shown the following message of error: 03:10:47 Maximum server connections 567 03:11:21 Assert Failed: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 03:11:21 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10…
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: Error in Enterprise Replication
On 16 May, 14:12, "Navaid Arif" <navaid.a...@access.net.pk> wrote: > Hi All, > I have increased the number of logical logs by adding 9 more logical logs of 20MB each. Now I have 20 logical logs. But the problem is that after performing some table load activity all logs have b…
Re: Error in Enterprise Replication
On 3 May, 07:49, "Navaid Arif" <navaid.a...@access.net.pk> wrote: > Dear All, > I am already using following setting. Should I increase LTXHWM and LTXEHWM to some higher value like 100 or 120 ? > Actually at source side of Replication environment, We are using a vendor applic…
Logical Logs in Enterprise Replication
Hi All, I am using Enterprise Replication on IDS10 UC5. I have 33 Logical Logs for IDS, each of 5000 pages i.e. 20,000KB. Test >onstat -l IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5 -- On-Line -- Up 09:00:11 -- 81408 Kbytes Physical Logging Buffer bufu…
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…
Re: Error in Enterprise Replication
Hi all, Actually, I am using the application which is apparently using dbaccess in the background. For some reason, I cannot ask my vendor to change the application therefore, I am using the other way around i.e. adding more logs or freeing previous logs which are used and ba…
RE: Error in Enterprise Replication
Navaid, You need to load the data in smaller chunks. You are opening a transaction at the beginning of the insert and then you start inserting records, these inserts are getting put into the logical logs. You cannot wrap around the opening of the transaction, "BEGIN WORK". …
Re: Error in Enterprise Replication
Hi All, I have increased the number of logical logs by adding 9 more logical logs of 20MB each. Now I have 20 logical logs. But the problem is that after performing some table load activity all logs have become 100% used. At this stage, no application is running even I have r…
Re: Error in Enterprise Replication
Dear All, I am already using following setting. Should I increase LTXHWM and LTXEHWM to some higher value like 100 or 120 ? Actually at source side of Replication environment, We are using a vendor application which is not using dbload or other utility and I cannot force my v…
Re: Error in Enterprise Replication
On 02/05/07, Navaid Arif <navaid.arif@access.net.pk> wrote: > > Hi All, > I am using IDS 10 UC5 and during testing of Enterprise Replication > facing following problem: Anyone have any idea about it? > > > SQL: New Run Modify Use-editor Output Choose Save Info Drop …
Error in Enterprise Replication
Hi All, I am using IDS 10 UC5 and during testing of Enterprise Replication facing following problem: Anyone have any idea about it? SQL: New Run Modify Use-editor Output Choose Save Info Drop Exit Modify the current SQL statements using the SQL editor.…
Information required regarding ENTERPRISE REPLICAT
Hi All, I am planning to implement Enterprise Replication in my Production environment. I just wanted to know, are there any limitations for adding number of replicates in ER regardless of Network connectivity? And what are the points which I should take care of. Also advice wha…
Abnormal behaviour of Enterprise Replication
Hi All, I am running IDS10 UC5 on AIX5. And successfully configured ER-Replication on both Primary Server (srvtest) and Target Server (eftdr). Replicates rp72_dralways and rp72_merchtbl are successfully added but replication is working only on rp72_dralways successfully, othe…
Enterprise replication errors
Hi, I'm setting up Enterprise Replication as a primary target between 2 servers I've defined my replicate servers and my replicates and started the replication. When I update a record on the master, the information is sent to the slave server. However, the transaction is rejected…
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: Splitting logical logs
news.arcor.de wrote: > IDS 9.4 WE, Sola�ris 9 > > Hi everybody, > > we use to back up our logical logs using "ontape -c", for example in a file > named "trans.log". > As a consequence, when restoring a Level-0 backup using ontape -r, we can > only restore *all* logical logs con…
ER
Hi guys, Informix 10, Solaris 10 is the following situation possbile with Enterprise Replication: create table A (id integer, des char(10)); create table B (num smallint, name varchar(40)); create table C (seq integer, title varchar (40)); I want to replicate first column o…
Splitting logical logs
IDS 9.4 WE, Sola�ris 9 Hi everybody, we use to back up our logical logs using "ontape -c", for example in a file named "trans.log". As a consequence, when restoring a Level-0 backup using ontape -r, we can only restore *all* logical logs contained in the trans.log or *no* logic…
Re: IDS Performance Problem
I am going to be setting up replication (HADR) between to Linux boxes running RH Enterprise 4.0 and IDS 10.00.FC5. Do storage backups have to run on the slave server when in slave mode? Or only when in master mode? Thanks Peter…
Informix transactional replication
mladen.spoljaric@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all! > > Since I'm new to Informix, I'd like to get quick info to take furder > steps in learning about and finally setting up transactional > replication in a way that is supported on MS SQL Server. > Can transactional replication based on …
Logical log backups
Hi I am having a dreadful time with a autochanger tape device for which my logical logs and archives are backed up to. Problem being the device frequently stops working and unless it is fixed before the logical logs run out, I get downtime. I am using the networker software to …
License Extension
Help.. I need a license extension for the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC3R1TL which I downloaded to do a evaluation. How can I get the license extened..my project is in the final stages .. Dhaya Commercial bank…
Re: 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…
not write Log
Can I control the writing Logical LOG? I mean I have a large job and it will use up all my Logoical logs, so I would like to avoid writing log temporarilly for this job. Thanks, Quman…
Initialising Informix
I am trying to initialize informix on a new server and I am getting this error. The server is HP UX 11.11 and Informix IDS 7.31 What could be the problem / This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible …
Informix Connection From WIN CE.NET Emulator?
How do I connect to informix dynamic server from WIN CE.NET Emulator? Is there a WIN CE informix driver?…
Re: Table Editor for Multiplatforms
Enhancements in Version 4.3 ..... also supports the Informix Dynamic Server 9.x. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/db2tools/db2te/…
Enterprise Replication between 9.40 and 10.00
Hi I'm trying to add in a new 10.00.FC4 (RHEL AS4) server into an Enterprise Replication environment that already has 2 servers running 9.40.FC2 (Tru64 5.1B), but when I issue the cdr define server command from the sync_server, I get the following error: connect to g_bsids2b fa…
logical log size
Hello, The logical logs on my system are configured as 30 32MB logs. The system has been growing rapidly and currently cuts 2-3 logs every 5 minutes. Backup is to a spectralogic tape unit, which is fairly slow to spin up. In order to not run out of logs due to backup issues, I w…
Not using the 100% logical log page size alloacted to informix
No, i meant the logical log page file that i have appended in my query.…
Enterprise Replication Conflict Notification
My company is in the process of implementing a 7 instance, update-anywhere ER topology using timestamp conflict resolution. We have decided that we want/need to know when and if a conflict occurs. I asked an IBM resource if IDS offered an alert of some mechanism for trapping the…
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!…
return code 164 during logical log backup
Hi all, I have following kind of problem with logical logs backup: When the current logical log is comming full, it does'nt make logical log backup and in online log of informix following message appear: -------------------------------------------------- 16:13:14 Logical Log 524…
Re: informix market share
"DA Morgan" <damorgan@psoug.org> wrote in message news:1133072683.547964@yasure... > xiaoxin wrote: > > The list price of IDS is about 20% more than oracle EE. No one is > > more expensive than oracle, when it comes to database. > > But wouldn't a more accurate comparison of IDS …
Re: ER between different versions
Hi, ER (Enterprise Replication, aka CDR): yes. And just to be clear: HDR (High avalability Data Replication): no. Regards, Martin -- Martin Fuerderer IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany Information Management owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 11/24/2005 07:55:57 AM: …
Enterprise Replication, hour syncronization
Hi all, I should implement an installation of Informix ER with 12 servers. I'm afraid of the right syncronization between all the 12 servers, 8 Linux SUSE, 4 Linux SUSE on VMWare and 4 Windows OS that accomodate the virtual machines. About the hour sync: how many seconds/minute…
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 …
Enterprise Replication restore concerns
I am in the process of implementing a 7-node update anywhere ER solution. My management has successful posed a few questions that I cannot answer and can't seem to find any literature on. Question #1 If a cold restore has to be done on a specific node and the last logical log wa…
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.…
ER licensing
Willem, There is no additionnal license for Enterprise Replication if you have an IDS Enterprise Edition. If you have a Workgroup Edition, contact IBM. see this URL : http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/enterprise/ Regards. ________________________________ Phili…
Dynamic Logical Logs
I need to get a clarification on the Dynamic Logical LOgs in IDS 9.4. We having few sites running in IDS 9.4 FC6 on IBM pSeries AIX 5.3 Below are the parameter values which have been set :- # Logical Log Configurationd LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files LOGSIZE 2000 # Lo…
ROWID functionality
rowid is not unique for fragmented tables. but then maybe the logical log record will include the fragment id for fragmented tables?…
Re: No future for DB2
Madison Pruet wrote: > Since the IBM Informix Enterprise Replication uses less than 10% of the > total resources, it is simply easier to replicate the whole DB. And since > disks are so cheap now, I would have difficulty not justifying having a > multi-node grid like arrangement…
Re: No future for DB2
"Madison Pruet" <mpruet@comcast.net> wrote > Since the IBM Informix Enterprise Replication uses less than 10% of the > total resources, it is simply easier to replicate the whole DB. And since > disks are so cheap now, I would have difficulty not justifying having a > multi-nod…
Re: No future for DB2
"bka" <badamache@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1122867226.713664.145680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Replicaton to/from Oracle has nothing do with Enterprise and/or > standard edition - to replicate to Oracle or SQL Server, you need IBM > Information Integator. > On mina…
Re: No future for DB2
Replicaton to/from Oracle has nothing do with Enterprise and/or standard edition - to replicate to Oracle or SQL Server, you need IBM Information Integator.…
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…
ER error after restore -DDR down
Informix Dynamic Server 9.20 Sco Unixware 7.1.x (Intel) I have the following problem with ER. After a level 0 backup restore on ER root server DDR cannot start; the messages in online.log are: 10:38:34 CDR GC: catalog recovery complete 10:38:34 CDR queuer initialization com…
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:…
Re: Enterprise Replication
Jonathan Leffler wrote: > Marquis de Bogier wrote: > >> IDS 9.4 (Linux) >> >> I wonder if it's possible to replicate a complete database without >> replicating each table itself. >> We are using a tool which creates new tables, but we can't automatically >> specify the replicatio…
Enterprise Replication
IDS 9.4 (Linux) Hi all, I wonder if it's possible to replicate a complete database without replicating each table itself. We are using a tool which creates new tables, but we can't automatically specify the replication command for that new tables from outside that tool. We alwa…
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…
RE: Logical Logs's
begnadigen Sie mich, Ich verstehe nicht -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Bono Vox Sent: 04 May 2005 11:02 PM To: ids@iiug.org Cc: iiug-esp@iiug.org; informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Logical Logs's Co…
Logical Logs's
Consulta: Cuando ejecuto el comando: $onstat -m y tengo la siguiente salida: 15:50:55 Logical Log 27225 Complete. 15:51:32 Logical Log 27222 - Backup Completed 15:51:32 Logical Log 27223 - Backup Started 15:51:36 Logical Log 27223 - Backup Completed 15:52:00 Logical Log 27225 - …
Logical Logs's
Consulta: Cuando ejecuto el comando: $onstat -m y tengo la siguiente salida: 15:50:55 Logical Log 27225 Complete. 15:51:32 Logical Log 27222 - Backup Completed 15:51:32 Logical Log 27223 - Backup Started 15:51:36 Logical Log 27223 - Backup Completed 15:52:00 Logical Log…
Re: PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
looking at their log file that happened before logical recovery completed! looks like they had another problem before they got this one otherwise they wouldn't have had to perform logical recovery…
PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
looking at their log file that happened before logical recovery completed! looks like they had another problem before they got this one otherwise they wouldn't have had to perform logical recovery…
Informix Dynamic Server information Centre
Great new utility just posted under IDS 10 on the docs site has uses for other products and versions than just IDS 10 so take a look even if you are not using 10 yet!! http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp…
Cannot find message file. Check INFORMIXDIR and DBLANG.
im trying to run the oninit -i in the command prompt when the message appear... we installed... IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Rapid Development System Version 7.32.UC2 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.32.UC2 set up sqlhosts, services, onconfig, path... but when tr…
Re: Informix Enterprise Replication
Dear All, I opened a case with Informix regarding this issue. They came back to me today and said it was a known bug with Solaris 8 and IDS 7.31.UD1, that was fixed in UD3. So my plan now is to upgarde Informix. Thanks again to all who tried to help. Regards Alex "Alex Daman"…
RE: Informix Enterprise Replication
Dirk Moolman > > Sorry, meant to say "save" ......... d'oh ! > > On Behalf Of Dirk Moolman > Sent: 16 February 2005 11:43 AM > > Just to safe yourself possible headaches - make sure your > Solaris patches are not old / out dated - caused LOTS of > problems for me ! We fort t…
RE: Informix Enterprise Replication
Sorry, meant to say "save" ......... d'oh ! -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Dirk Moolman Sent: 16 February 2005 11:43 AM To: Alex Daman Cc: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: RE: Informix Enterprise…
RE: Informix Enterprise Replication
Just to safe yourself possible headaches - make sure your Solaris patches are not old / out dated - caused LOTS of problems for me ! -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Alex Daman Sent: 16 February 2005…
RE: Informix Enterprise Replication
You should use the group server (g_pocmel instead of pocmel). Uri -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Alex Daman Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:09 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Informix En…
Re: Informix Enterprise Replication
Alex Daman said: > > No matter what cdr command I run, I get this type of response back. My > INFORMIXSERVER variable is of course set, however I think the problem lies > somewhere else. Very frustrated at the moment Other commands work OK? Like onstat, onmode, etc.? -- Bye no…
Informix Enterprise Replication
Hi All, Is there anyone out there who has setup ER on 7.31.UD1. Im trying to implement a proof of concept for replicating two of our sites. Im runnig with Online 7.31.UD1 on Sun Solaris platform. I have configured my sqlhosts files according to the Replication guide, see below: …
RE: Logical Logs not full
Brice, What you have described is not quite accurate; The logical log is not backed up the instant the transaction is committed when in unbuffered mode, it is written directly to the logical log as opposed to being stored in the current logical log buffer. Buffered logging us…
RE: Logical Logs not full
Muthana, The logical logs are fine, I wouldn't be dropping and recreating them, there is only one reason I can think of as to why a logical log would not reach 100% and that is onmode -l (force next logical log) this may be for any number of reasons, but typically it would be a…
Logical Logs not full
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Help !! - Logical Logs are full
IDS 9.21 UC4 LINUX RH 7.1 There was a long transaction aborted, an the IDS stuck in an eternal CKPT. The online.log said : "09:51:44 Waiting for Next Logical Log File to be Freed 09:51:44 Process exited with return code 127: /bin/sh /bin/sh -c /home/informix /etc/log_full.sh 3 …
How to stop Enterprise Replication on IDS7.3
Hi all I was tesing Enterprise Replication on IDS7.3. I have implemented ER on one table and it is working well. Now am unable to remove it successfully. Kindly help me out Regards Abdul Haleem…
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'?…
Ontape/logical logs
Hi all, I'm reasonably new when it comes to Informix, so I hope this isn't an often- asked question. I've set up a disaster recovery server for our main Informix server, to which I automatically send my level 0/level 1 backups and logical logs, as they're written to disk. I've p…
Re: HDR question
I know extactly what you are trying to achieve within script. repaytab in syscdr contain current logid only. I do not know for sure about table in question,however, I can think of the following work around (assuming Unix OS): 1. Use onstat -g ddr (see output below) 2. Check Snoo…
Re: Enterprise Replication no start or stop
That means that some thread has a lock on the control table. You need to examine onstat -K to see who has locks on what and then determine why any thread has the control table open. If the cdr threads are not running, then I would not expect to see any thread which would be ope…
Enterprise Replication no start or stop
Are the times of the two servers within 5 mintues of one another? As far as I can tell almost every ER problem is caused by this! "Darek" <darek_usunto@supra.com.pl> wrote in message news:chuk81$bah$1@nemesis.news.tpi.pl... > Hello everybody, > > I have a problem with enterpric…
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…
ontape -c stop archiving logical log on 9.21UC7
Dear All, I'm using 9.21UC7 on AIX4.3.3ML11, normally "ontape -c" archives logical log when the log is full(the logical log status changes from U---- to U-B---), but sometimes, it stops archiving logical log, even if you use "control+c" to stop it and restart it, it still cann't …
Replication (different OS-es and IDS versions )
Hello, I have 2 IDS 7.3/Uniware servers working with replication enabled. I would like to migrate one of them to 9.4/AIX and then to enable enterpsrise replication with the second IDS 7.3/Unixware server. I could not find unequivocal answer in Informix Enterprise Replication G…
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…
Enterprise Replication: Serverstate = Quiescent
Hi all, IDS 7.31 UD4 SCO Unix 3.2 5.0.6 'cdr list serv' on server olms152cdr shows: olco234cdr 20 Quiescent Connected Jul 10 23:03:16 2004 'cdr list serv' on Server olco234cdr shows: olms152cdr 13 Active Connected Jul 10 23:03:17 2004 Serverstate…
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…
Database replication with 9.4
brett wrote: > Hi all > > Has anybody used the data replication feature of IDS 9.4 ? > > For the manual it looks very exciting and will provide the solution > for our proposed redundant database site. I've used Enterprise Replication (ER) with 7ish engines and so have many peop…
RE: Logical logs - how to tell if full?
Notbeen on anysystem admin courses whatsoever - and unlikely to.. Is it safe to back up the logical logs at anytime?…
onbar error message
Hello! I have an Informix backup configured as an onbar + Legato Networker combination with IDS 9.40 UC3 on Solaris 9 machine. We take dbspace backups every night and continously backup logical logs using log_full.sh script. All works well except one thing: if logical logs start …
Re: Extremly long checkpoints: How to find the reason and solve the
I don't have the DSS Query right now, as a matter a fact , I don't even work on the same company where I had that problem. In that time, the decision was to migrate to Enterprise Replication because of this problem and primary because of the replication granularity flexibility al…
Alter Fragment on a table in syscdr
Hallo, I have a large table "trg_send_sbuf" in dbspace "cdrquedbs" belonging to the database syscdr (Enterprise Replication). The table has 1 GB with no rows. Can I do an ALTER FRAGMENT ON trg_send_sbuf INIT IN <cdrquedbs>; to reclaim the space without any trouble with ER. Mus…
Enterprise Replication & Triggers
Hello, I'm replicating the table1 on Serv1 to another table2 on Serv2 with ER. No Problem. But, If I add a trigger on the target table2 to copy this one on another table3 under the same database with the following CREATE TRIGGER test_er INSERT ON dwmd_bran_53 REFERENCING NEW a…
logical log record failed
Hello all, IDS 9.21 UC4 Solaris 8 We have two systems replicating through HDR. the secondary server which is receiving the logs from the primary server suddenly starting giving this error message " rollforward of log record failed" then it gives the logical log number and the p…
Enterprise Replication : Restrictions
Hello, I have 2 questions when using Enterprise Replication : 1 - In the case of consolidation, is it possible to replicate table from the primary to table from the target which will have one column more containing the name of the primary. It is useful when we have a lot of pri…
onbar backup logical logs
Hi All, I am using onbar to backup my informix 7.31 databases with Legato networker. I dont want to backup my logical logs. Before using onbar, with ontape, I backed up my logical logs to /dev/null. How can I do that with onbar and Legato networker. Thanks for any help ______…
Q: continous restore at remote instance?
"Davorin Kremenjas" <davorin.kremenjas@inet.hr> wrote in message news:c6qvtv$ffe$1@bagan.srce.hr... > Hello. > I searched old posts for a possible solution to the problem I have but > without success. > The summary is this: is there a possibility to continously restore > transact…
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.…
RE: ISDN & Enterprise Replication
Bj Although ER is possible over ISDN I am not sure I would recommend it. You either need the line continuously available (as you have found) as the servers communicate with each other every few minutes even if there is nothing to send, or you request replication to store up the …
ISDN & Enterprise Replication
Hello, I'm doing some tests with Enterprise Replication of INFormix. When I defined the replication for UGnd1 and MisterX, I have a big problem. The ISDN Line is never released even if no replication is done. That is not a good idea for the telecom bill :-) Here are the comman…
Re: DDR Down - how up with it?
Madison Pruet wrote: > Case Number? What happens if you run cdr start? $ onstat -g ddr Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC5 -- On-Line -- Up 53 days 19:47:04 -- 282848 Kbytes DDR -- Down -- $ cdr start command failed -- Enterprise Replication already active (63) > …
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…
Informix Enterprise Replication
Hi Everybody, One of my cleint wants to syncronize the data in two servers which are at different locations and both the servers should be online so that users can use the servers. I have suggested them to have enterprise replication done on these two servers. They want to go f…
Re: An interesting meeting with IBM
I forgot to mention that work is being done in Enterprise Replication so that re-synchronisation is much easier. Getting that initial sync, and then maintaining it when schems changes, is the only real hassle with ER at the moment.…
Enterprise Replication
HAVE 4 9.30uc5 servers running update anywhere er. This has worked great for over a year. We are trying to add a 5th box running 9.4 to be a target only report server. Everytime we cut on replication the original boxes go haywire. Please let me know any info you may have to su…
Enterprise Replication
We have 4 boxes ABCD running Update anywhere replication Informix 9.3 uc5. This has worked very well for the past 1 1/2 year but we have now need to add a 5th server target only running 9.4. When we hook this server up and start the replicates we hose the ABCD boxes and often c…
AIX logical logging question
My sysadmin wants to know if I can send the logical logs to a rewriteable DVD drive? Seems like new AIX boxes are coming equipped with these devices instead of 8mm tape drives. Anybody doing this currently? -- Phillip…
ddr question
Gustavo Tobares <gtobares@redmegatone.com> wrote in message news:<c4elcm$pul$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > Hi all, > > I making my first steps with HDR, it is configured and working but > I'm confused with the output of two commands: > > informix> onstat -g dri > > > > Infor…
Physical and logical log placement
It's often recommended that the physical and logical logs be moved from rootdbs. Apart from performance, is there some reason I've missed why they should be kept separate? And does it make any difference if the whole instance is going in a RAID 1+0 array? Andy Kent…
another enterprise replication
1/ Is it possible to replicate a table to anothet table ? The new table has more fields and maybe another primary key ? 2/ I have a HDR pair in my EDR replication. This works fine. When I put my primary (hdr) off, and place my secondary to accept all connections (onmode -d stand…
enterprise replication question
Hello, I have 4 servers. 1 + 2 -> setup hdr 3 -> central 4 -> upper level I defined a replication between 1-2 group and the central group. This replication works just fine. I also defined a replication between 3 and 4 . This replication also works fine. But when I insert a new…
informix enterprise replication
Hello, I have 4 servers. 1 + 2 -> setup hdr 3 -> central 4 -> upper level I defined a replication between 1-2 group and the central group. This replication works just fine. I also defined a replication between 3 and 4 . This replication also works fine. But when I insert a new…
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,…
Enterprise replication error
One of the reason for this failure might be that snoopy(log reader) and grouper components are down. The reason for this can be that ER replay/snoopy position might have been overwritten(logwrap situation). Please check the output of 'onstat -g ddr'. If the output shows (--Down--…
logical logs in 9.40.FC3
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3FA52.A6808A50 Content-Type: text/plain I just went into production this weekend on release 9.40.FC3, AIX 5.2. On my…
onbar script for logical logs
Anyone have a script to perform continuous logging using onbar to filesystems? I would like to write to a separate file on disk daily. Thanks for any help 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…
Calculate Logical Log Required
I have read DB Adm reference and some other Informix manuals and cannot find how to calculate the required logical log need for following cases. Can anyone tell me? Just some example :- 1. Say I need to load 1,000,000 rows with record size 100 bytes to DB. How many logical l…
Write Logical Logs To Disk
Hi, Greetings, The situation: I am trying to write the logical logs on the first instance to the disk instead of the tape so that I may transfer these to the second instance and use recovery to bring it upto date. I am trying this to implement production backup at the database…
RES: onstat -g ddr
I dropped and rebuilt the replicates and it worked pretty fine. Thanks. Julio -----Mensagem original----- De: Simmons, Keith [mailto:keith.simmons@office2office.biz] Enviada em: segunda-feira, 19 de janeiro de 2004 11:08 Para: 'Julio Cesar' Assunto: RE: onstat -g ddr Julio **…
onstat -g ddr
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C3DE68.01B85AD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi again! I had to drop all my logical-logs to change their size values, but after that I got …
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…
REgarding the Error in Logical Logs
Hi, We are running Informix 9.3 on Sun OS 5.8 . I cannot get my database engine up because of following error : 12:36:39 Results: Log record (OLDRSAM:HDELETE) in log 95507, offset 0xdf352c was not rolled back 12:36:39 Action: Use 'onlog' to view the transaction and repair manua…
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.…
Logical log backup on XPS
Hi All, We have XPS 8.40 installed on HP UX 11i. Ther server was initialised and we were trying to load data into a table . Now the server is in Blocked state and the online.log file mentions that we need to take logical log back. Pls let us know the process for taking logical …
Informix optimizer
Hi, Does anyone know if the Informix Dynamic Server (7.31 or 9.4) database optimizer uses star schema optimizer techniques? Thank you, Tony…
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?…
Sick server session
Having been re-booted, it's still ill: Now when the server is stopped, it starts up quickly into on-line mode, but continues to reject connections with the message 18:51:03 (1805) connection rejected - no calls allowed for sqlexec 18:51:03 listener-thread: err = -27002: oserr…
Any Research Available Comparing Network Traffic of Synonyms and
Does anyone know of (or has conducted him/herself) any research = comparing the network traffic that results from queries against a = database through the use of a synonym (tieing one table from one = instance to another) to that traffic that results from replicating = (through 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.…
RE: Can't stop and drop replication
Any DDR messages in the message log? What does onstat -g ddr on the primary show? Keith -> -----Original Message----- -> From: yezhakov@mail.ru [mailto:yezhakov@mail.ru] -> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:55 AM -> To: informix-list@iiug.org -> Subject: Can't stop and drop repl…
Restore certain Logical Logs
Hi guys, restoring a Level-0-archive using ontape -r and after that restoring logical logs using ontape -l works without any problem. Now, I have to restore a database-state, given after certain logical log. Is it possible, to restore a Level-0-archive (which includes the log…
RE: Enterprise Replication question
>Josh Marshall wrote > > I've got Enterprise Replication working nicely with a table > on Informix 9.40, > but I'm wanting to replicate the whole database between the > two servers. > > There is a situation where tables can be dynamically created > and I want these > to automatic…
Re: Enterprise Replication question
Hi Josh. How about using HDR(High-Availability Data Replication) ? See refer to http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/ids_9.html You may see Admin guide. (Chapter 19). Regards. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. ICQ#:168106592 >From: Josh Marshall <josh@w…
Enterprise Replication question
Hi everyone, I've got Enterprise Replication working nicely with a table on Informix 9.40, but I'm wanting to replicate the whole database between the two servers. There is a situation where tables can be dynamically created and I want these to automatically be included in the …
logical log recovery problem
Hi All, I'm getting the following error when trying to start up a database: 09:57:10 Results: Log record (OLDRSAM:HINSERT) in log 988, offset 0x3ab0098 was not rolled back 09:57:10 Action: Use 'onlog' to view the transaction and repair manually. 09:57:10 stack trace for pid 228…
Enterprise Replication - Primary Key
Hi everybody, I am in charge of administering two AIX 4.3.3/RS6000 IBM Servers with Informix 7.31 running on each one. After one week of research and night work I got my two servers configured for Enterprise Replication (tmp-ats and tmp-fis filesystems, sqlhost group definition, …
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…
Applying Logical Logs for a restore ?
I'm an informix newbie. So my question is very basic. After I have backed up the logical logs how is the process of reapplying them to the database to get it current done ? The logs have been backed up using ontape -a Thanks, Jack…
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…
Logical log buffer
Version: IDS 7.30 UC7 Question: We have 3 logical log buffers, 32K each. And databases use buffered logical log (>/dev/null), altogether 8 logical logs. One day users complained they can't do anything and when we ran onstat -u, we found out something like this: ..... e940e864 G…
Re: Logical Logs Size
What about the following : onstat -l (LOGBUFF will be shown here) What log mode on the database (Buffered, Unbuffered, None) Version of IDS O/S running on Are temp tables in use?? Do you have temp dbspaces?? Do you use into temp with no log?? Some of the online log that shows lo…
Enterprise Replication questions
I've been assigned the task of coming up with a way of not loosing a = single transaction in case of a physical disaster at the location of our database servers = (and backup servers). =20 To achieve this, I'm thinking of using ER in a many to one mode. That = is, replicating ma…
RE: Logical Logs Size
Fred 30 Gb seems rather large for total log space (in fact almost 19 Gb seems large). What is the size of your database? How quickly are you using the logs? What are your Long transaction limits set to? How often do you hit this long transaction? Can you (should you) split these…
Logical Logs Size
Hi, Well, in order to avoid amongother things several Long transactions aborded, I have decided to increase to size of the logical logs. This is what the actual configuration is : Total Logs Size : 18957068 KB Logs Number : 375 35 Logs of 15000 KB 340 Logs of 50000 KB …
Re: restore logical log
Andrey Mischenko wrote: > How to restore logical > log if a parameter LTAPEDEV there was /dev/null on a moment of shaping of a > log If you are asking how to restore logical logs when you have thrown them away using /dev/null, then the answer is; you can't, because they don't ex…
Re: restore logical log
Hello Andrey, If you had been backing up the logical logs to the bit bucket, I'm afraid there's no way you can restore the logs.... The only way is to go to a full Level 0 backup. Thanx much, Rajib Sarkar Advisory Support Engineer (RAS) IBM Data Management Solutions Ph: 602-217-…
restore logical log
How to restore logical log if a parameter LTAPEDEV there was /dev/null on a moment of shaping of a log…
ER problem 9.3.UC2 / linux
Please open a case on this. I think that we found out that the fundamental problem was the required memory alignment for raw IO on Linux. "Tisha Shirah" <lshirah@simplified-nospam.com> wrote in message news:DgfQa.867$on5.328@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com... > Madison, > > I'm add…
RE: replication
from tomL > Hello, > Is there a command that will return what type of replication is being > run? > > also, what is the best way to check that replication is in sync? > i have run onstat -g dri but this seems to only tell me if it is > turned on/off and the LAST DR CKPT values d…
Where are the logical logs?
Hi there, Is there any way to know which dbspace are the logical logs in? Thx.…
offline replication
But Enterprise Replication can give us a 'transportable' copy (in tape or disk file) of the data needed to be updated rather than try to connect to any other server to make the updates by itself? That's our main problem: we can't have connected our servers (for geographical reas…
Enterprise replication
Hello everyone, I'm trying to define an Enterprise Replication system between: - A siemens server (ReliantUNIX-N 5.45 B2005 RM400 4/1024 R10000) Informix 7.31.UD2X4 which is the source server and - A Sun server (5.8 Generic_108528-20 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880) Informix 9.30.…
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…
ISA slow with logical logs
Hai, When requesting the logical log information via ISA this tool is very slow. Does anybody know a solution? Bickel…
IDS 9.3 Enterprise Replication
Hi, I have problems to define server for Enterprise Replication running IDS 9.3 on W2K. Command line: "cdr define server --init g_server1" returns an error: "command failed -- Smart blob space specified for the send/receive queue does not exist (107)" Server and server_group bot…
enterprise replication
Hi all, I am trying to set up enterprise replication between two servers. Sqlhosts files of both the servers contain same information. Both servers are using tlitcp connections. I started one server as a replication server. But when I try to start the second server as a replicat…
Re: Logical-log backup
----- Original Message ----- From: Woi Yew Fong <yfwoi@tpl.com.sg> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: Logical-log backup > > Hi there, > > I am confused with the automatic logical-log backup (with ontape -a) and > > continues logical-l…
Logical-log backup
> Hi there, > I am confused with the automatic logical-log backup (with ontape -a) and > continues logical-log file backup (with ontape -c). Can somebody clarify > the doubt for me. > > 1. Does automatic logical-log backup mean an operator need to execute the > command ontape -a…
Enterprise Replication log
Enterprise Replication does not have a seperate set of logs. It snoops from the normal logical log file buffers. It only snoops from the log files themselve during recovery or if for some reason it falls behind.…
Replication
We are considering using some method of data replication/failover. Some of the options we have considered are Informix Enterprise Replication, Informix Data Replication, Legato, and Veritas. I would like to hear from users with experience on any of those methods regarding the ea…
Enterprise replication
--------------61BA173DE4C37191D4A7B827 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, I am trying to setup Enterprise replication on my HP-UX 11. I have a problem when i run "cdr start repl -c g_test1". The error is "connect to -g_test1 fail…
What requires an IDS Linux?
Hello What requires an Informix Dynamic Server Linux a desktop and/or a network version of Linux? Thanks in advance Jacqueline Romero Miranda…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
Replication blobs questions .
Hi all. We are migrating to IIF.2000 with WebDatablade. The WebDatablade store the pages in Sblobspaces. We want a High Available System, to do this we use HDR but we read at manuals and * Adminintrator's Guide for Informix Dynamic Server.2000 ver 9.2 ----Important: The databas…
Replication conflicting with constraints
For Enterprise Replication... onstat -g ddr display the snoopy/replay position onstat -g grp display information about the grouper onstat -g rqm display information about the queues onstat -g nif information about network transfer of replicated data onstat -g dss inform…
replication
Enterprise Replication offers the ability to replicate at a smaller granularity than at an instance level, but I would not recommend using ER on any version less than 7.31UC4. However, I do not understand your question fully. If you are currently using additional software to do…
Drop the last transaction from logical log
Does any body know how to drop the last transaction from logical log before startup the database instance?…
informix replication
Informix has two replication strageties. The first (HDR) provides mirror image replication. Basically the source instance is replicated onto the target instance. This provides High Availability with a rather low latency. Also it is fairly easy to setup. However it does have …
Enterprise Replication
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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 …
Logical Log Files are Full
Is there any way to flush out the contents of the LOgical Log Files through a script or command without manually setting it ? Thanks, Gavin…
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
logical logs
Hi all, How to find out which session causing the logical logs to fill up. Regards Aboo…
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…
Re: which servers are up?
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Fred Prose wrote: > The "DDR" message is the result of a "previous" command (onstat -g ddr) and > has nothing to do with the servers listed below it. > > As for why you show two servers, my guess is at one time someone either > tried to bring up a second inst…
Re: which servers are up?
From: "Martin A. Marques" <martin@math.unl.edu.ar> > >I was trying to find some problems we have here with an Informix On-line >Dynamix Server on a Solaris SPARC, and when I do a onstat -a | less I get >at >a point this: > >DDR -- Down -- > >There are 2 servers found >Server …
which servers are up?
The "DDR" message is the result of a "previous" command (onstat -g ddr) and has nothing to do with the servers listed below it. As for why you show two servers, my guess is at one time someone either tried to bring up a second instance of informix on this server or perhaps initi…
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?…
Re: Reliability of Informix
From: "Harry Sheng" <harry@ss8networks.com> > >What is the equivalent of Oracle Standby Server in Informix IDS2000 ? >Is replication the only selection ? I don't know it, but judging by the name it sounds like HDR (High Availability Data Replication). You can also use Enterpris…
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…
Re: Logical logs?
Logical logs reside on disks. Logical log buffers reside in memory. If you want to increase the size and number of Logical logs then just add more disk space. Don "Josep M. Marti" wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a problem with the logical log. I need to add more logical logs > be…
Logical logs?
Hi all, I have a problem with the logical log. I need to add more logical logs becouse I can't run any proces, but the logical logs need memory space or disk space? If I put a lot of logical logs I needed add memory or disk? thanks all, -- ------------------------------------…
Questions about sysprofile in sysmaster?
In Informix << Adminstrator reference>> book, It tells me that the table sysprofile in sysmaster contains columns such as llgrecs,llgpagewrites,llgwrites and it wrote: llgrecs: Logical-log records llgpagewrites: Logical-log writes llgwrites: Logical-log page writes 1.What doe…
ER time synchronization
This message addressed more towards sysadmins on UNIX, but since I am stuck with DB admin and sysadmin... Running Enterprise Replication on 2 different servers: what will be good solution to synchronize time between'em? xntpd? if someone had experience - please, reply? Regards, …
BLOB replication on IDS 9.20.UC.1 - how to
Hi group, I'm using Informix Dynamic Server and I've read that enterprise data replication doesn't support BLOB replication. Is possible to turn around that problem? Thanks in advance Auri…
Logical logs
Hi All, I have a informix database of 7.30 where in the logical log is getting full very frequently. > What might be the reason. I think the "size" / "physize" of each log is > very less. I am giving below the output of "onstat -l". Is there any > parameters in onconfig tha…
RE: Blocked:DDR
That's what I had thought initially, but when I looked at onstat -g act only the polling threads were active. It couldn't have been that easy, experiencing a problem that I had just read about in the news groups. It's seems to be fixed, I just wish I knew what caused the proble…
Re: Blocked:DDR
Andrew: If you were to look at the active threads running, onstat -g act, you might notice that CDRGeval# threads are consuming a sh*% load of CPU time. This was a bug in prior versions of IDS, ie. 7.30 family. It has to do with the sorting algorithm used by the evaluator thre…
Re: Blocked:DDR
Andrew: I had the same problem, here is how I solved the Block:DDR. ** NOTE: this solution may be too drastic for your situation. This solutions suggests dropping and rebuilding CDR *** 1. setenv CDRBLOCKOUT=1 2. recycle instance 3. unset CDRBLOCKOUT 4. DROP DATABASE syscdr 5…
Blocked:DDR
Was wondering if anyone could help me with this problem. We are running IDS 7.31.UC4 on HP-UX 11.0. ER is defined to replicate between 4 servers, 1 server is a Primary and the other 3 are Targets (Read only). One of our target servers has locked all user threads because it is B…
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…
Logical logs
In our system, I am noticing Long Transactions being caused sometimes. We have 80 log files, each of size 2048. LTXHWM & LTXEHWM are 50 & 60. I don't want to increase them. I am planning to increase the no. of log files to 120 or to 160. Are there any pros and cons of having more…
Distributed database question
> > Please, do tell me - what is distributed database? To simplify, one examble of a distributed database is set up by two or more databases replying each other. Please see Guide to Informix Enterprise Replication (on Answers online of course). Hope this can help you. Dennis.…
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…
Re: Question about replication
From: tkimnguyen@my-deja.com > >My reading of Informix replication is that it is log based, and this >type of replication architecture has a number of deficiencies. Informix >replication will probably meet your requirements in a two server >scenario, but you might want to have a…
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: Replication Manager
Have you installed server agent on the Unix box? Jin. Informatica wrote: > Hello, > > I'm testing Enterprise Replication. I installed Replication Manager on a NT > 4.0 workstation. > I want to replicate from one server (on_nat4_tcp) to another server > (on_dev2_tcp). > Both se…
Replication Manager
Hello, I'm testing Enterprise Replication. I installed Replication Manager on a NT 4.0 workstation. I want to replicate from one server (on_nat4_tcp) to another server (on_dev2_tcp). Both servers are UNISYS UNIX servers. The installation and configuration of RM went fine. But wh…
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…
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…
question
Try backing up the logical logs with ontape. Nona…
Enterprise Replication
Hello, We're thinking about running ER between 2 machines at each of 2 sites. We'd only update on one server at a time -- the other 3 servers are backups only. I've got some questions on ER: a) There seems to be very few postings on the subject to this group. Does …
How can I speed up the 'drop index' command?
Hi Its the first time for me posting a question to the group, so here goes. Running IDS7.31 with Enterprise Replication active, how can I export my databases without having to shutdown replication. Cheers Folks h.straker@videonetworks.com…
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…
Data Replication
In article <3890BDE1.9E283668@sportingnews.com>, jmaes@sportingnews.com wrote: > > What kinda of DR? Enterprise replication, HD replication. Everything > you need to know is in your manuals. > ER (Enterprise Replication) is the replication you will need. HDR is not supported…
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…
Question on ER :-)
Catchup Phase (DDRBLOCK) occurs becuase there is a possibility of a log wrap. Basically if the current log position gets too close to the replay position then catchup phase will begin. As you are probably aware, with ER we keep track of the Replay Position, the Snoopy Position,…
Re: Baan and Informix Enterprise Replication
This is another wonderful feature of Baan, their tables doesn't have Primary Key and their indexes are over the hash fields. Theoretically you can create the Primary Key directly through Informix... but this is an impossible mission due to the great number of tables. ******…
Baan and Informix Enterprise Replication
Hi Is someone using or have setup Baan with Informix Enterprise Replication? We intend to setup Informix Enterprise Replication between two servers. I am told by someone that Enterprise Replication may not work with Baan because of primary key constraint. Shall be grateful on …
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…
Need some Information about Enterprise Data Replication
Hi, I need detail information about the Enterprise Data Replication and how is it implemented in Informix. Please get back to me ASAP. Thanking you in anticipation Regards & TIA, Kumar ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
Error in installing Enterprise Replication Manager
Hi When I am trying to install Enterprise Replication Manager on Windows98, I get the following error. Couldn't load CDRINS.DLL I have already I-Connect on my PC and it is wroking fine. Any suggestions ? Thanks in advance. Muhammad Usman Sent via Deja.com http://www.dej…
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…
ontape -c
When using 'ontape -c', for continuos backup of logical logs, what is the proper way to terminate the command? Is it simply a CTRL-C?…
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…
HELP!!!
im looking at every logical log at 100% and naturally a blocked checkpoint. whats the best, and next best thing to do in a case like this!!!…
ER vs HDR
Wu <wuyf@tm.net.my> writes: > A few questions on these replication :- > > 1. What's the difference between this two replication ? > > 2. Is it TRUE that ER can replicate regardless of OS / Engine Setup ? Nope. > 3. What's the basic requirement for ER ? Look at the do…
Informix Online Dynamic Server DBA Book
Hello Could anyone recommend a good Informix Online Dynamic Server book. I did a search in Amazon.com but I could not decide on which one to choose. Thanks in advance. Ajay…
pricing for informix info?
Hello, Was wondering what other people out there paid for informix dynamic server 7.3... Basically, i wanted to know if they had a web server licensing schem like microsoft. or ibm's db2 (per cpu license). and would the licenses be transferable if I decided to move from le…
logicallogs
Hi there In the IECC database list my databases have the status LOGGING MODE - no. But the logical logs (onstat -l) are in use. Why ??? Thanks…
Enterprise Replication - Questions on monitoring Replication
Hello all, We have been using ER now for around 3-4 months and have found the manuals and information supplied rather limiting. We have two sets of two Sun Solaris boxes running replication (one set as test, the second is live). We have managed to set up the servers and replic…
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.…
Enterprise Replication
My company is looking into Enterprise Replication for Informix 7.23 for a hot site backup. My first 2 questions are: Is this an appropriate vehicle for a hot site backup? Do we need the same type of server ( or another server with the same power) in order to replicate the entire…
Logical logs
Hi Everyone , I am new to the administrative side of Informix Dynamic OL Server and would be gratefull if someone is able to give me a clear answer pertaining to increasing the size of my logical log file. I have tried adjusting the parameters in my confiuration files that did…
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…
Log Files Full
Error message: Logical Log Files are Full -- Backup is Needed Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance, Joao…
cdr command line utility in informix 7.24
Hi, Is there a cdr command line utility in informix dynamic server 7.24? I tried to locate it, but the executable is nowhere to find. Thanks, Lu…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
Problems starting IDS 7.30.TC7 on Windows NT SP4.
When i try to start informix dynamic Server, the following message appears "Only informix user can start informix dynamic server" this message appears when i logged on with the informix's user. When i try to start the service on the control panel , error 2140 appears.…
Informix IDS 7.30 to 7.31 (Informix has replied please upgrade)
Hi all, Informix have given us the usual response upgrade to version ....... My client has just been through two upgrades in the last 2 months, so this response is wearing thin. We are currently running IDS 7.30.UC5 on our Sun sparc Ultra-enterprise and Sun sparc Ultra-5. We ar…
HDR and enterprise replication
Does anyone know the difference between HDR and enterprise replication? It seems they both exist in version 7.3, but only HDR is available in 9.14. Thanks in advance, david.tamburin@protegrity.com…
Out of buffer?
Hi, I got the following error message from an Informix IDS 7.30: <<Informix Dynamic Server>>> WARNING! Buffer pool size may cause Dynamic Server to get into a locked state. Recommended minimum buffer pool size is 4 times maximum concurrent user thre…
Does anyone know how to monitor ER?
Hello we have recently set up Enterprise Replication between to SUN Sparc boxes configured with IDS 7.30.UC5. We need to know how we can monitor the effectiveness of the replication and how we can monitor the send and recieve queues (i.e. No of transactions / Mb). Thanks, Step…
RE: replication
The older HDR, or High-availability Data Replication, replicates everything in one instance over to another instance (log-based replication); very robust, very simple to set up and administer, but rather restrictive; single primary to single secondary only (secondary is in read-o…
replication
Can anyone give me explanation of the difference between data replication enterprise replication.…
Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Re: Replication on 7.24.UC5
Bill, You will need to specify what type of replication you have in mind. 7.24.UC5 supports Enterprise Replication as well as HDR. Just an FYI - 7.31 is now available and ER sites should be quite pleased with the improvements that we have made with that level. Bill Spencer wr…
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…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
Informix Dynamic Server Archive/Restore
Hello All: We have a large scale Informix DB resident on an HP 9000, K460, with AutoRaid Disk Subsystem (218gb). And we are running IDS 7.30. Currently, we are using the Informix ontape archive/restore utility to archive the DB and to perform continuous logical logging. We u…
Any one know this?
Hi folks: Is there a script that can check informix on-line dynamic server is up and running or not? If not it will e-mail a note to D.B.A. groups Thanks in advance Garry…
ENTERPRISE REPLICATION
Hi Informixs, I need some help in enterprise replication. I had worked with it since HDR, but now I have got some problems. I have a Primary_target replication scheme using a central server and four remote destinations with a 64kbps satelital connection. Sometimes replication j…
Logical Log
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01BE5CC0.3EFB85E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear User, I have been trying to get a large file loaded on a database with = transaction loggin…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
Informix on Linux
Does anybody know how much a copy of Informix Dynamic Server would run me for use on Linux?? Thanks in advance -steve…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.31?
Is any information available regarding the release of IDS 7.31 for Unix? We have Sun E3000 and E4000 machines and are experiencing problems with both 7.30.UC3 and 7.30.UC5 and are curious about 7.31. Thanks. Carleen Avant Naval Safety Center Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil …
STRING FUNCTIONS
Are there functions for manipulating varchar type, like upper() or lower() in Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2? Thanks in advance.…
Netscape Enterprise Connection for Informix Dynamic Server
Hi: Does anyone know the procedure for setting up a Netscape Enterprise Server to connect to an Informix Dynamic server on a remote machine? Michael…
oninit: shared library problem
I'm having problems when initialising the DB using oninit. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR…
Initi DB
I'm having problems when initialising the DB. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR/esql help wo…
Enterprise Replication
I'm trying to set up ER to replicate data between IDS 7.3 and IWS 7.3 on Windows 4.0 servers. When I start repman I get the error 406. Finderr says this is a memory allocation error, but I don;t believe this to be the case. Does someone have an idea what I've missed. I've sca…
Index on Informix Online 7.22 ?
I have installed a new Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.22UC3 on our server (HP-UX 10.20). I find it is much much slower than the Informix 7.12 Online DS server if I do not create index for a same program. Why and what is the difference between the two version of Dynamic serv…
Re: esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
Tim Jones wrote: > > I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 > servers. Let's call them Server A and B. > > Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. > > After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" > and got this : > I…
esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 servers. Let's call them Server A and B. Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" and got this : INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 …
Re: IDS Workgroup Edition
In article <729vhj$qv4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, jshaley@my-dejanews.com wrote: >Thanks, Peter. > >I found this document early on in my search, but some of the marketing >verbage makes more sense now that I know something about the product. > >It looks like HADR is the replication f…
Roll Forward Logical Log
Hi, Just wondering if I create my temp table 'with no log' option in my stored procedure. Do I have a problem rolling forward my logical log as the temp table will not be logged ?? Thanks JH…
Logical Logs
Hello, just two simple questions: What is a logical log ? Are the logical logs stored on tape automatically with the "ontape -s" command? Best regards Andre…
Informix Dynamic Server Personal Edition
What development apps are known to work with IDS-PE for 95? Infrmx wants to sell me licenses for Dynamic 4gl, esql-c, ddvb for 150usd. Do these work and are there others? 150 sounds ok but the catch is is that the Open-Line Support is outrageous for this (3K usd for unlim. suppor…
Will informix 7.24.uc5 compatiable with solaris 7?
Hi there, I was wondering if Informix Dynamic Server 7.24.uc.5 will be compatiable with solaris 7 when it comes out? Thanks advance, Pat Militzer pmilitzer@ultracom.com…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Compuware EcoTools and Platinum ProVision
Does anyone happen to know if Compuware's Ecotools and/or Platinum Provision monitor XPS or Enterprise Replication? I am doing some consultant work for a customer of ours. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Adam Wright ITAG…
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Enterprise Replication
Has anyone out there set up Enterprise Replication in such a way that deletions on the source table are ignored on the target table? In our particular scenario we would like to replicate any inserts or updates to a particular table from the source to the target. However, we want…
Logical Logs
Hello List, I have ten logcal log under IDS 7.30 and when I take backup through ontape -a and when I see the status of logical logs using onstat -l the percentage used does not change however I get a backup flage B additional. But Is it not that the %used should become Zero ? …
logical logs
Hi, The L.Logs on my system after a L.log backup normally shows a status of "U_B_ _ _ _" They are backed up as soon as they are full thro' the ALARMPROGRAM. 1) However suddenly some of the logs show a status of "F _ _ _ _ _ _".Though this might mean the same as "U_B____" , Any id…
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…
Enterprise Replication
Hi there! I have been investigating Enterprise Replication and found that there appear to be two methods (not unrelated) that one can use to configure an ER environment: Use the NT admin tool or use the CDR (old name) API calls. Is there another way, such as some SPL I can't fi…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai wrote: > > Hello, > > We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we > convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the > index search. For example, a table: > > table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai <rwie@netvigator.com> offerred: +We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we +convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the +index search. For example, a table: + +table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000…
Index for Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the index search. For example, a table: table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records index : ith_1 on ithitno, ithn…
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: +…
Logical Logs
Hello, When I do a restore using ontape and then rollforward the L.logs . When finished with the Logical logs, the message into the logfile is "Logical Log nnnn Complete" where nnnn is The first log with which the rollforward started and not the last log which was rolled forward.…
Enterprise Replication
Hello fellow informix users I have a really weird problem with replication. I have to replication groups defined on different servers. cdr server one comes up just fine but cdr server two shows itself in quiescent mode. The instance itself is on-line and you can access the datab…
Informix Dynamic Server & Text columns
Hi everybody, Can you help me ? I've created a table with the following structure : column type -------- ---- code smallint obs text How can I insert into this table with Java program ? I'm using Informix Java AP…
Intermittent Problem - error 529 Cannot attach to transaction
We have a HP-UX box (Ver 10.20) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.13 and a NT Server (NT4.0) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.23. We are trying to access some of the database tables resided in the HP-UX box from the NT Server via synonyms. But we faced inte…
How to size the logical log ?
Hello Guys, Does anybody know how to calculate the size of the logical logs ? What does the logical log size based upon ? What are the factors ? I want to backup the logical logs very often to avoid disaster. How does informix backup logical logs ? …
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…
Re: What is the best way to backup logical logs ?
Timothy_Lam@crow.bmc.com wrote: > > Hello, > > What is the best way to backup logical logs to remote machine? > Should I kick it off when the logical log becomes full ? > Does anyone has any examples ? > > > What is the recommend size of logical logs ? Ho…
What is the best way to backup logical logs ?
Hello, What is the best way to backup logical logs to remote machine? Should I kick it off when the logical log becomes full ? Does anyone has any examples ? What is the recommend size of logical logs ? How do you calculate ? Rdgs Timothy…
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.…
Enterprise Replication
Hello, Does anybody have experience with Enterprise Replication for Informix 7.23 Dynamic server? We've followed installation, as far as we know, to a T... running informix's snmpd on an HPUX 10.20 machine. We've got cdragt up and running, but everytime we try to connect with …
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…
Logical Logs
Hi users, The env i am using is Informix OWS 7.20. The database i am using dosen't have logs. So in my esql/c programs if i user BEGIN WORK it gives me an error. Can anybody tell how to create log for existing database or if i export the database how to import it into …
Logical Logs
Hi users, The env i am using is Informix OWS 7.20. The database i am using dosen't have logs. So in my esql/c programs if i user BEGIN WORK it gives me an error. Can anybody tell how to create log for existing database or if i export the database how to import it into …
Logical Logs
Hi users, The env i am using is Informix OWS 7.20. The database i am using dosen't have logs. So in my esql/c programs if i user BEGIN WORK it gives me an error. Can anybody tell how to create log for existing database or if i export the database how to import it into …
logical logs
Hi I am running Online 7.23 on HP 10.20 Why was logical log backed up every 2-3 minutes? Is there any hint not to make that backup too fast? Here is the info... 11:07:08 Logical Log 608 Complete. 11:07:09 Process exited with return code 133: /bin/sh /bin/sh -c /usr/informix/…
Fw: Enterprise Data Replication
---------- }Subject:: Enterprise Data Replication } Date: Friday, October 17, 1997 1:04 PM } } I was wondering how other corporations handled the security implications } when doing enterprise data replication, which requires hosts participating } in the replication to be fully tr…
Enterprise Replication
--------------8239C8961BAD1F313A3F5DA4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=EUC-KR Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I want to know something about Enterprise Replication I am currently using Enterprise Replication Manager(Platform winnt4.0) and Informix OnLine 7.23 for Solaris 2.5.…
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…
RE: Logical Logs on OWS 7.20 UC2
Hi Ramp! Even in a non-transactional environment, the Logical Logs will be used. The administrative tasks performed by the Informix threads will be using the logical log space, even if you don't any database with LOG. When you set the /dev/null, Informix automatically will set …
Logical Logs on OWS 7.20 UC2
What i don=B4t know is what happen when the logical logs get full in a no= t transactional evironment and with then devicel for logical logs set to /dev/null . I will get a dead lock or the logs get empty when On-Line need more space. -- = Un saludo civil http://www.svalero.es/…
Re: replication
Hello Maria, > I am interested in the functional differences in CDR (Continuous Data > Replication) and ER (Enterprise Replication). Informix originally called their "new" data replication product CDR (Continuous Data Replication) during the beta release. During the beta proc…
Onbar restore to a different machine.
I am trying to figure out how to back one AIX system running ODS 7.23 using onbar and ADSM and restore this backup to another AIX system also running ODS 7.23 and then setup up the systems in a replicated fashion using Informix replication(NOT enterprise replication). Help of any…
REPLICATION MANAGER
Hi folks, I am trying Enterprise Replication, I have installed the Replication Manager software in a NT-Workstation. When i start Replication Manager i define the sqlhosts as c:\\informix\\repman\\repman.txt, where repman.txt is sqlhosts (file from unix server). According to ER …
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…
ENTERPRISE REPLICATION
Hi folks, Trying to configure the informix Enterprise Replication, I do have a problem. According to Informix documentation (Informix SNMP Subagent Guide) is required a master daemon of SNMP in the machine of the database server. I have a SUN Sparc 5 with Solaris 2.5 and my SUN …
Re: Parallel Database Solutions
Hi Jeff, Jeff Rochlin wrote: > Is anyone aware of a solution for Informix that will allow two servers > to access the same instance of a database at the same time ? No. This will not be possible anytime in the near future, sorry. > How about a database replication scheme that …
Enterprise Replication
Anyone out there using Informixs Enterprise replication? I am looking at using the tool to update other databases (some non-Informix) on a scheduled basis. I would be interested in your comments, information etc.. ----------------------------------------------------- Maria L. W…
Re: Why long transaction cannot rollback?????
I am not sure whether this applies to your version of Informix; however, I was told in a performance and tuning class that the system will examine the logical logs after passing the high water mark and examine the processes active in the current logical log. If one has five logic…
Re: Logical Logs full, can not be freed!!! Need Help, Urgent!!!
Thanks for your suggestion. However, we had already set the logical log backup device to /dev/null. In this case, what causes logical log full? Sincerely yours, Xiaohui Shen…
logical logging
Hi I have a question to ask. I am on HP 9.0 O/X with online 5.12 When I changed to /dev/null on the primary drive from /dev/ifmx/1m and then turned off the B logging, then I ran the sql script after long transaction aborted. Once the script was done, I turned the logging back …
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
Re: Oracle replication wasRe: Sybase 11 TPCC on DEC (your comments please)
>Actually, Oracle allows 2 phased commit and asynchronos replication. It >depends upon what you want to do. Having a choice is a good thing. Sometimes >one wants to require enterprise wide consistency (2 phase commit) and other >times asynchronos replication will be most appro…
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: Long transaction
I was being silly - I was thinking it was the percentage of the last log file not a %age of the whole logical log space. -- Tony McCartan Tony Mc (UK)…
Physical Log and Logical Log
Hi Folks, I found some case at my friend's site. His Physical Log and Logical Log setting is : Physical Log size = 2000 Kbytes Logical Log size = 10000 Kbytes No. of Logical Log = 10 When he run daily 4GL-application with 70-80 users simultano…
Logical Logs
>Sender: news@srgenprp.sr.hp.com (News Administrator) > > We are running ONLINE 5.02 UC1 on a HP9000 series 867 under HPUX 9.04. > Our tbconfig said LOGFILES 6 >>>>stuff deleted > LOGSIZE 500 > My question is: Is there an optimum balance between LOGFIL…
logical logs
I am running informix-online 4.00.UH2 on a Pyramid MIS-12/05 (OSx 5.1a). Part of the output from 'tbstat -l' is listed below: address number flags uniqid begin size used %used e0068944 1 U---C-L 5 100d64 250 66 26.40 e0068960 …