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IFX 14.10 FC14 License File
it seems FC13 license can work with FC14 package: onstat -V IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 14.10.FC14 ------------------------------ ke chen ------------------------------…
How to restrict access for a user to Informix by IP?
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE AIX 7.1 We have several application servers and LDAP based authentication. How to prevent a user's connections from any but the application servers' IPs? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis -------------------------…
Defragment sbspace
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE Please, how to defragment (repack) a sbspace after plenty LOBs been deleted? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis ------------------------------…
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 ------------------------------…
INT to SERIAL in-place alter
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE My question is, why MODIFY INT to SERIAL does not use in-place alter? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis ------------------------------…
How to know what edition is installed ?
I think that when there is no suffix on the version, that that is Enterprise Edition: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC6XC <-- custom build, but no suffix IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 14.10.FC3 ------------------------------ Mike Walker ------------------------…
Are there hidden gotchas w.r.t. moving sysadmin tables?
Steps to move sysadmin https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/moving-resetting-sysadmin-database-new-dbspace-ibm-informix-dynamic-server-ids ------------------------------ Gaurav Kumar ------------------------------…
Fast Recovery after correct shutdown
When the engine is down –what is the last line in the online.log ? If it is not IBM Informix Dynamic Server Stopped then the engine was not shutdown properly Cheers Paul…
How do I determine which edition I m running?
John Miller used to have a web page on this but I'm pretty sure it disappeared. If you execute a onstat - or an oninit -Version and see: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC10AEE -- On-Line ...... this is Advanced Enterprise Edition IBM Informix Dynamic Server Vers…
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…
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…
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)…
RSS not working
-bash-4.2$ onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9 -- On-Line --…
Memory parameters and Workgroup Edition
Effectively MAX_PDQPRIORITY is already set to 0. On the DS_ parameters, wellllllllllllll, the ONLY effect that these have is that DS_TOTAL_MEMORY limits the setting for DS_NONPDQ_QUERY_MEM since the latter is limited to 25% of the former. DS_NONPDQ_QUERY_MEM is the only part of …
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
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.…
Re: IDS 9.30 on a virtualised HP-UX platform; "Checkpoint Stalled"
Well...I tried going to single CPU VP, and it stalled almost immediately so I thought "Oh what the hell!" and set it to 8 CPU VPs (there are 8 on the virtualised machine), along with150 AIO VPs. It then went a lot further than before but then just stopped. Not at a checkpoint or …
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Why cant I create a database in a dbspace ?
Do you see datadbs I the onstat -d report or in sysmaster:sysdbspaces? How did you add the datadbs dbspace? Art On Dec 10, 2012 10:58 AM, "FRANK J. COMPUTER" <frank_in_pr@hotmail.com> wrote: > 11.70.FC6 Developer Edition on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit: > > Downloaded via IIUG link an…
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,…
Re: Using PDQPRIORITY to throttle certain queries
PDQ will not be used (even if set) if the query optimizer does not consider it useful. Things that will make it possibly useful are (not a full list): - Table(s) is fragmented (PDQ may allow parallel scans) - Query has ORDERS/GROUP BYs - Query plan uses several joins, table scan…
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 I understood that IDS 7.31 entered End Of Support in September 2009 ( 2 and a half years ago) I hope this is not a business critical system…
enterprise replication time to replicate data
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Question for enterpise experts Does anyone know a command that will give me time that it takes to replicate data to a node? for example i update on server a and it replicates to server b . How long did it take? cdr view profile gives …
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.…
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…
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…
optimum usage of resources
> sorry actually I wanted to ask "How do i make use of more Processor > Resources" Increase the workload? Informix will use your CPU resources if it needs to. You could add a million CPUVPs and get CPU utilization up to 100% because more work is being done to coordinate these m…
Re: Informix FAQ
Bart (hope you don't mind "Bart" I just can't start a post with "Butthead"): If you want to track the specific contents of the cache by table (or better any partition) you can do that more efficiently using the onstat -P report rather than parsing all of the buffers using the on…
IDS BUFFER POLL CONFIG *NM*
HELDER JESUS schrieb: > Good afternoon > > My Name is Helder Jesus. > I was wondering if there was a formula to configure BUFFERPOOL and SHMVIRTSIZE > correctly regarding the machine specifications of memory and cpu capabilities > > Thanks in advance seeing that this is my first …
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…
Significance of high Btree percentage?
"normal" is going to depend on your access patterns. A typical OLTP system will show less than 35% BTREE pages in the buffer cache, a Data Warehouse will typically show upwards of 65% BTREE pages, DSS somewhere in between. There were versions, early 7.31 releases, that ran into …
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…
Informix Dynamic Server Scheduler question
Hi! I'm working on a project at my faculty. It's a java desktop application with an informix database. I have a problem using informix dynamic server scheduler. I have a particular table in my database. This table contains records that are inserted by the desktop aplication I'm …
IDS 9.40 End of Support Imminent
I have seen a number of posts on CDI recently related to IDS 9.40 As per the announcement on September 7th 2007, effective on the dates listed below, IBM will withdraw support from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: 9…
Re: MSC virtual-processor class too loaded aft....
Hi, Thank you Jacques for your answers. Their are very useful for me to grow my knowledge of this great DB Engine (I am a Unix/Linux sysadmin that is begining to learn IDS) At the time that I made the onstat -g iov ... there were one or two users connected to the engine. Fortu…
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…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
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.…
PDQPRIORITY
VIKAS HIVARKAR wrote: MAX_PDQPRIORITY is applied as a percentage multiplier against any user setting of PDQPRIORITY and so acts to limit the maximum PDQPRIORITY setting. See the table below: MAX_PDQPRIORITY PDQPRIORITY setting Effective PDQPRIORITY 100 100 100 100 50 50 75 1…
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…
Virtual segment usage - now I'm confused.....
On 1 Nov, 13:32, "Art S. Kagel" <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 1, 8:50 am, i...@perrior.net wrote: > > > > > OK we managed to catch the process that blew up our Virtual portion. > > It's a remote PHP/javascript application that establishes a connection > > via jdbc to the …
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: Slow database creation and loading
On Jun 26, 10:23 pm, johneevo <johne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 21, 9:35 am, "Art S. Kagel" <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Art, > > In case you didn't see my reply to Superboer I was able to speed up > the import > by only creating the tables, running HPL then setting PDQ a…
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…
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: Replication Newbie Question
On Feb 16, 9:15 am, "Laurie Gustin" <LGUS...@utah.gov> wrote: > I learned that one possibility for replication delay may be that I am replicating data from a blobspace, and that process was very slow. That seemed ok, except that now the send q has been growing for over 24 hours…
Re: Pls help to tune my informix engine .. thanks
Henry wrote: > Hi gurus: > > I am using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC7 under a 6 CPUs > HP-UX server. > There are 57 dbspaces with a total of 85 chunks. > The informix engine is running very slow recently. > I was not sure whether it is the result of poor tuning or …
Re: Pls help to tune my informix engine .. thanks
Hi gurus, Here are the answers for the questions: 1) What type of system - DSS or OLTP? - DSS 2) Result of "top" - i think during peak hours, server is still around 30% IDLE. 3) What are your checkpoints? - CKPTINTVL 300 4) What's your virtsize? - is it this? :) => SHM…
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…
RE: ER Problem
Madison Thanks for replying. Raised a support call on this as well (73443.999.866). Sent some log detailsas requested, but onstat -g ath wasn't asked for. Support suggested I ran cdr stop, cdr start on the target which I duly did and all is now running satis. Replicated rows app…
ER Problem
what threads are on the target? (onstat -g ath). "Simmons, Keith" <keith.simmons@office2office.biz> wrote in message news:mailman.190.1148985278.19084.informix-list@iiug.org... All ER on AIX 5.3 IDS 9.40.FC6 replicating (source to target) selected tables to Solaris 5.8 IDS 7.3…
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/…
Fragmentation Elimination Problem
I am on version IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4.…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Ronald Schwingel wrote: > Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) > Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use > before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide > documentation that I can pass on also? It looked to…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
First off you shouldn't be getting shared memory access errors. That sounds more like a bug that technical support should address. I wouldn't be surprised if your getting can't allocate additional shared memory segment messages. Informix 32-bit on AIX is a bitch. The problem …
Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide documentation that I can pass on also? We are looking at providing one of cust…
create a DB on Linux
Hi! I have installed Informix dynamic server on Linux. Now I want to create a data base. What should I do? Thanks…
Re: flagship sunk
Funny I have been able to download IDS 10 for Solaris, Windows and Linux am I just smarter than everyone else? www.informix.com Support and downloads In the middle trials and betas Oh look Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) V10.0 easy!…
Re: IDS 10 - documentation questions
Oops! I mean IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.TC3ET Althought the release notes (idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html) start with:- "Release Notes for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition for Windows Platforms 10.00.TC3E, 1 July 2005 " so it is TC3E or TCE3T? and …
Re: Sql to concatenate multiple rows to a single row / column
Thank you SaltTan - it works beautifully. BTW, we have IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC6.…
RE: Onstat -P output
What, precisely, is it that you are unhappy with? Are you OLTP, DSS? How many CPU's? How many hard drives? What is your overall CPU activity? What does you I/O look like? Etc, etc, etc ... -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-lis…
Re: IDS 10 Express Edition
Note 10.00.xC3 = Enterprise Version 10.00.xC3E = Express Edition http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.relnotes.doc/uc3E/idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html Then click on "IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition" in the right pane:…
setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux error
I setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux execcute oninit -ivy is failed the online.log is write /// 16:31:32 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size 8192KB) 16:31:32 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 Software Serial Number AA…
Re: Informix Performance Issues
Anirudh Chitnis via DBMonster.com said: > > I am using 9.30 on HP-UX 11i. The select queries take quite a long tpo > return. The queries are taking index paths and statistics are also > updated. But are they taking the *correct* index paths? I've had this exact problem, possibly…
Re: Informix Performance Issues
Anirudh Chitnis via DBMonster.com said: > > I am using 9.30 on HP-UX 11i. The select queries take quite a long tpo > return. The queries are taking index paths and statistics are also > updated. But are they taking the *correct* index paths? I've had this exact problem, possibly…
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…
IDS V7.30 and Windows 2000
Can Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC6 be run on a Windows 2000 host system? TIA Erwin…
Re: Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:05:41 -0400, madiego wrote: >>I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : >> >>This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix >>Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do…
Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y Checking group membership to determine ser…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
I am experiencing similar problems with users migrating from Standard Engine to IDS 9.30. It appears that some applications are more susceptible than others. What application(s) are you running? We also have experience of adding more BUFFERS, LOCKS, etc and not improving the sit…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Muthana Increase BUFFERS in onconfig file. UPDATE STATISTICS for each table (as a minimum) rerun the query and see what improvements you get. If you still have problems post the results of:- onstat -p onstat -m onstat -R and sqexplain.out of any particularly slow query or updat…
Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Dear Sir, The question how can make DB Tuning for Informix Dynamic Server version 9:30 to get the query faster. I used IDS 9:30 and it's not quick enough like our old Standard Engine. which Parameter can i change to make that or what shall i do? Regards Muthana AL-Temimi…
Can IDS accessing Informix SE Tables.
Hello, Now we are using Informix SE. We are planning to go Infomix Dynamic Server 9.x. Before migrating our current applications to IDS 9.x., first we have to develop a new application in IDS 9.x, in that we need to use some of the tables from informx SE. Could you please answer…
RE: Extremly long checkpoints: How to find the reason and solve the
You'll sometimes see user threads in log-buffer-wait (onstat -u flags column has a B) and onstat -l shows, uhmmm, i don't recall exactly what it says - something about waiting in the header, but it boils down to not being able to switch to the next log buffer (of the three (tripl…
Re: high buffer wait ratio
miyaki wrote: >My database engine is maainly serving OLTP type of >transaction and some minor DSS type of batch >processing. > >The total physical memory is 2GB and 4CPU. > >Here's some of the info requested by you guys. > > 1) 0 "zero" FG writes LRU vs. Chunk writes? > 6) Chec…
high buffer wait ratio
Several problems, see below: ----- Original Message ----- From: Miyaki <lcib@yahoo.com> At: 4/19 3:55 > Hi all, > > My users are complaining the database slowness. I > noticed that the buffer wait ratio at my database is > quite high, around 58% and LRU contention is at 3.29%. …
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…
Virtual Processors and CPU-Load
Your onstat -p output suggest that application tuning is required... 1. read v/s write/rewrite. Reads are 1.2 billion while writes & rewrites total under 0.5 million. Unless this is a DSS system, that's way out of whack. 2. seqscans. Again, in the perspective of the writes & re…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
configure computer for using informix
what shell I do to make my computer work with informix. I have installed winXP on my computer, informix 4 i informix dynamic server? THANKS…
Re: Informix thread management
Further to this, I've noticed that if I leave DS_TOTAL_MEMORY blank and IDS calculates it as a tiny 768k, then no queries ever show up in onstat -g mgm (even though some of them are parallelising) and everything runs fine. As soon as I raise DS_TOTAL_MEMORY with onmode -D then lo…
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?…
how to use onstat -P
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:32:56 -0500, dusong wrote: There are three areas of interest on an onstat -P report. 1) The first line: Looking at the partnum zero (0) line, the page count in the 'other' column is an indication of the number of buffer cache pages that are currently unus…
Tunning
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:21:53 -0400, J.M.Rodriguez wrote: > My server is running on a HPUX ver. 11, use KIO and have over 100 concurrent > users. Normally it works well, but there are punctual moments in that which > the system goes very loaded. I see the processes oninit that co…
RE: Dynamic Server versus Universal Server ??
Originally, Version 7.x was called 'Informix Dynamic Server', Version 9.0x was called 'Universal server' Starting with 9.1, Universal server became 'Dynamic server with Universal data option'. With 9.2, new names 'Internet Foundation 2000 ' and 'Dynamic server 2000' ware given…
Informix Dynamic Server 2000 startup problem
Hi, While starting up informix in multi user mode , we wait for the database to come up by checking the onstat - o/p . But if the system is loaded, even after onstat shows status as online , the connection is rejected by the database . The wait loop that we do is as follow…
memory allocation
IDS 9.21 UC 5 Solaris 2.6 All DSS shop, 1 Database and Informix is the only application on the box 8 CPU 8 gig memory Does anyone know how to get Informix to see/use more than 4 gig of available memory? When I try to configure SHMTOTAL with more than 4 gig, Informix will not …
Re: Listener threads and CPU VP imbalance
Posted on behalf of Art S. Kagel, who had the good grace to answer a directly mailed question. ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Art, > > I saw in the FAQ that way back (11th Dec 1997) you wrote something about > insufficient number of listener threads causing skewed CPU VP acti…
CLEANERS
hanna_shaw@my-deja.com wrote in message <90m9aj$t1h$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >I typed 'onstat -u' and found that 'nwrites' of 77 cleaner thread were >not zero, the other 51 of the 128 were 0. Does it mean I'd better to >set 'CLEANERS' to 77? That's basically the situation. As an asi…
What requires an IDS Linux?
Hello What requires an Informix Dynamic Server Linux a desktop and/or a network version of Linux? Thanks in advance Jacqueline Romero Miranda…
RE: Char and Varchar
You make some excellent points, this sort of wrap up should be included in the FAQ. Although a light scan has a slightly different definition than the one you offer. While it is true that one strategy to get faster reads is to load an index with only the columns you wish to rea…
RE: You've heard it all before: newer, faster server runs slower than older, slower server after data migration
-----Original Message----- From: Obnoxio The Clown [SMTP:obnoxio@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 6:29 PM To: aford@simpletel.com; informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: You've heard it all before: newer, faster server runs slower than older, slower server after data mig…
Re: You've heard it all before: newer, faster server runs slower than older, slower server after data migration
From: Andrew Ford <aford@simpletel.com> > >I've seen this problem many times in the news groups, and each time I've >said to myself, "That poor soul, someone spent a load of money for a new >server expecting a performance increase, only to find that the new server >runs dog slow.…
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…
RE: Relating OS processes to online users
If the queries are poorly written, then they generally stick around for a while and you can see them with onstat -g sql/ses. If these are DSS style queries then I'll direct you to an article in technotes Volume 10 Issue 1 - "Tuning Informix DSS Queries" - which walks through how…
Re: Performance issues vis a vis checkpoints and uhhh what am I doing wrong...
From: "adiosadios" <adiosadios@crosswinds.net> > > After a nice leisurely summer, the fall has brought on performance >issues that I would like your advice on. Specifically checkpoints that >used So, you've had a fall in performance, then? >to take 0-1 seconds are now tak…
Performance issues vis a vis checkpoints and uhhh what am I doing wrong...
Dear Informix Experts and non-experts and pseudo-experts, After a nice leisurely summer, the fall has brought on performance issues that I would like your advice on. Specifically checkpoints that used to take 0-1 seconds are now taking 2-6 seconds and at least twice per day…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
performance with very active threads
I have some intermittent performance problems with our instance that lead users to complain their programs are running slow. The users mainly run OLTP type programs (we are an insurance company processing claims etc) and most of the time, checkpoint duration < 0 but at certain t…
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…
Long Checkpoints, balancing network traffic accross multiple Aliases
Andrew Ford wrote: > > I have a few questions that I hope someone can answer. > > Background Info: > > IDS 7.31FC2 > HP/UX 11.0 64 bit > 6 CPUs, 5 given to Informix w/ affinity > KAIO On > OLTP/DSS Mix, configured for OLTP > > Recently I changed 3 onconfig parameters > 19:42:18 …
Create user in Informix Dynamic Server
Hello all I`m new in INS. Could you help me? I have Database server with one user Informix. How to create another user to Database?…
Informix ODS on Win 2000?
Does Informix Dynamic Server V7.31.TC5 for Intel Pentium Windows NT 4 also run on Windows 2000? Thanks for any help. Guy Dillen ITP…
Informix cost???
Someone can said how much does Informix cost? I need to know: -Informix costs -cost for client Thanks very much. I need the last version of dynamic server for Unix. Ciao, Berna…
Re: What is bufwaits (onstat -p)
Daniel Wood wrote: > > Bufwaits have little or nothing to do with LRU contention nor with > reading in a page from disk. As Vinod said it does occur when one > has to wait on a buffer because another is accessing it. I have to differ Daniel. There ARE situations, all too commo…
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: Need for Speed...
Here are my recommendations. However, you need to post the table schemas and SET EXPLAIN output for any queries that seem slow in case we can help there also. Meanwhile there are some tuning parameters you can adjust: "jmorales@nettaxi.com" wrote: > > Hi Gurus, > > First of…
dynamic server with Informix distant database
We have this problem : - write of a html page (this pages will contain many many fields). - Receiving of the page data on a http server based on a M1 machine. - Using of 4gl/informix programs based on the M2 machine with the pages data - 4GL programs will set up a � result � tabl…
HELP! Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
I'm trying to install a new IDS on Linux (RedHat 6.1) on a cooked file. Everything looks right, but upon oninit, I receive the following: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u1/naf_chunk'. errno = 2 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization Log reflects: 09:11:07 Informi…
UDR Support in Informix Dynamic Server.
Can someone tell me what exact version of Informix Dynamic Server that first supported C User Defined Routines. I've tried searching for this on their website with no joy. (their advanced search doesnt work at all !) Rgds, Peter. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before y…
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…
Re: Huge performance problems Sun/Informix
In article <88cafc$rmc$1@news.xmission.com>, Thomas Vogt <t.vogt@drgueldener.de> writes > >Thanks for your reply ! > >The size of physical dbspace is 50000 KB. > Dave comes in fast from the wasteland that is his latest weekend upgrade... First I need:- Hardware =====…
Re: Huge performance problems Sun/Informix
Thomas: I have a very similiar environment (almost identical!). The only difference is I use QualixHA+ for failover. A few that I would recommend: ** Turn on Residency RESIDENT 1 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No =0) ** Do you have a large number of v…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
Compatability between Informix products
Hi, I need some version compatability information for the following products. Hardware Platform: Hewlett Packard OS Platform: HP-UX version 10.20 Informix s/w: Informix Universal Server 9.20 Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix Gateway to DRDA vers…
Re: Bug 104328 ? Bug 121447 ?
David Williams wrote: >In article <81j41o$ch7$1@news.xmission.com>, michael martin ><michael_martin@komatsu.co.jp> writes >> >><SNIP> >> >>My question is: Has anyone encountered Bugs 104328 and/or 121447 >>and if so what is the fix ? >> > Not encountered but I belive they are …
Bug 104328 ? Bug 121447 ?
In article <81j41o$ch7$1@news.xmission.com>, michael martin <michael_martin@komatsu.co.jp> writes > >Hi list, > >Here I go again. > >My question is: Has anyone encountered Bugs 104328 and/or 121447 >and if so what is the fix ? > Not encountered but I belive they are fixed in 7.…
informix dynamic server on linux help
Hi all, I am an informix newbie, and i have problems running it on redhat linux 6.0. The installation went just fine, but now when i start dbaccess and try to create a new database i get this error message: 25584: Network driver can not access server program /opt/informix/lib/sq…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
Write cache hits slipping !
Alnis Bajars wrote: > > Our environment is a new HP 9000 (R390) server running HP-UX 11.0. We are > on Dynamic Server, Workgroups Edition, version 7.30.UC9. Our legacy > application is running on it - it is written in Informix 4GL, and we're on > version 7.20 of the 4GL/RDS. [S…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
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installing Informix dynamic server
hi all, can anybody give me an URL where to find a good description of how to setup and install an Informix Dynamic Server with using RedHat Linux ??? I've searched a whole day but founf nothing useful.. :( thx ind advance joerg…
Help! Cant start database service
Hello All I had my informix dynamic server (7.3) running fine till a few days back. Now the dynamic server service and the informix messenger service won't start automatically and if I try to start the server, it does start but I'm unable to connect to it. If I try to start the…
write cache / NETTYPE
I agree, crank up your buffers. Even Inserts will take advantage of the page being already in cache! Plus Index modifications will greatly improve. Gee, I need to shoot for 85% on write cache? Does that mean I need to reduce buffering since I regularly see 93%-95% on writes and …
Re: Utility to track all SQL
From: "Eric Weaver" <epost@InteliHealth.com> > >Does anyone know of a utility that can simply log every command the engine >processes to a file or STDOUT? Basically I'm looking for something like >the >output of onstat -g sql xxx in a real time mode. > >I've checked the IIUG sit…
Informix Online Dynamic Server DBA Book
Hello Could anyone recommend a good Informix Online Dynamic Server book. I did a search in Amazon.com but I could not decide on which one to choose. Thanks in advance. Ajay…
RE: [Question]OnBar
The following website contain tools from Maury Tiller for troubleshooting and tuning onbar performance. By following his step-by-step procedure you can determine where the bottleneck lies. It also contains programs which he mentioned during a technical session at the Informix So…
[Question]OnBar performance problem
I have question about OnBar performance. One of my site uses OnBar with Informix Product : Informix 7.23UC1 System : IBM SPNODE OS : AIX 4.1.3 Backup Device : StorageTek TAPE Array Storage Manager : SCH Storage Manager The StorageTek TAPE Array can backup multiple host via netw…
[Question]OnBar
I have question about OnBar performance. One of my site uses OnBar with Informix Product : Informix 7.23UC1 System : IBM SPNODE OS : AIX 4.1.3 Backup Device : StorageTek TAPE Array Storage Manager : SCH Storage Manager The StorageTek TAPE Array can backup multiple host via netw…
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…
Tuning RA for DSS on IDS7.30
Run onstat -p and look at the read-cache and write-cache percentages over a typical load period. Also look at the RA usage values reported and calculate the RA Usage Ratio: RA-pgsused / (ixda-RA + idx_RA + da-RA) * 100 This ratio should be VERY close to 100 (like I get 99.498 …
BUFFERS
When you change a parameter in the ONCONFIG file and recycle your instance, the server will tell you what parameters were changed and their old and new values. If you have a value listed in your ONCONFIG file greater than the maximum, it will list the maximum instead of the valu…
Re: Determining version dynamically
Hi, If you have Informix Dynamic Server then use the following sql-statement ' select DBINFO('version', 'full') from systables where tabid = 1' result from the sql is : Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC5 Take a look in Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for more about DBINFO…
KAIO: out of OS resources error
Hi~ My informix dynamic server write "KAIO: out of OS resources error .." in online.log. This error log is written during ontape task. How can I solve this problem? platfom : SunOs 5.5.1 Informix Dynamic Server 7.24 uc6 Thanks.…
64bit IDS for Solaris 7/SPARC ?
Is there a 64bit Informix Dynamic Server 7.3x for Solaris 7/SPARC available? tia, joerg…
Posting from the Informix-list
what is the last version of Informix Dynamic Server for HP-UX 10.20, where can i find more Information about this.…
Latest versions for various Informix products ???
Which are the latest versions for Informix Dynamic Server Informix Dynamic Server, Workgroup Edition Informix 4GL Informix SQL on Solaris 7/SPARC ? Where can I find such informations on Informix's website ? tia, joerg…
cdr command line utility in informix 7.24
Hi, Is there a cdr command line utility in informix dynamic server 7.24? I tried to locate it, but the executable is nowhere to find. Thanks, Lu…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
Re: Informix performance Issues
For a DSS system it's better to decrease BUFFERS and increase SHMVIRTSIZE and MAXIMIZE DS_TOTAL_MEMORY for PDQ. This will induce the engine to use more light scans and avoid the LRU algorithm in the resident memory. What about the table's framentation scheme? Have you used clus…
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.…
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…
FW: HP-UX 10.20 , Informix 7.30 - advice needed
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Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
Informix Dynamic Server Archive/Restore
Hello All: We have a large scale Informix DB resident on an HP 9000, K460, with AutoRaid Disk Subsystem (218gb). And we are running IDS 7.30. Currently, we are using the Informix ontape archive/restore utility to archive the DB and to perform continuous logical logging. We u…
Any one know this?
Hi folks: Is there a script that can check informix on-line dynamic server is up and running or not? If not it will e-mail a note to D.B.A. groups Thanks in advance Garry…
Re: How can we avoid reclustering some indexes ??
> Sorry for misunderstanding, I don't give 60% as general recommendation. > Recommendation is to start from 20% and tune up keeping eye on free memory > cushion, onstat -g seg, swapping, etc. 60% is where I stopped for > particular system I just tuned (7.24, 512M RAM, Fourth Gen…
Re: How can we avoid reclustering some indexes ??
Chuck Renaud wrote: > > > By the way, I believe, Informix recommended 20-25% of RAM for BUFFERS is > > conservative and ignores client-server reality in which most of us live > > now (no users' applications on the database box). I came to 60% (but be > > aware of swapping!) > > I…
Re: Buffer Waits
> hmm, could you go into a bit detail on the light-scan? I have a DSS system > but I am not sure how to make it use light scan. I read something on the > book about it, but it wasn't very clear on exactly how to utilize it or > how to check it. thanks yan Here's some more inform…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
Informix on Linux
Does anybody know how much a copy of Informix Dynamic Server would run me for use on Linux?? Thanks in advance -steve…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.31?
Is any information available regarding the release of IDS 7.31 for Unix? We have Sun E3000 and E4000 machines and are experiencing problems with both 7.30.UC3 and 7.30.UC5 and are curious about 7.31. Thanks. Carleen Avant Naval Safety Center Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil …
STRING FUNCTIONS
Are there functions for manipulating varchar type, like upper() or lower() in Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2? Thanks in advance.…
Netscape Enterprise Connection for Informix Dynamic Server
Hi: Does anyone know the procedure for setting up a Netscape Enterprise Server to connect to an Informix Dynamic server on a remote machine? Michael…
oninit: shared library problem
I'm having problems when initialising the DB using oninit. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR…
Initi DB
I'm having problems when initialising the DB. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR/esql help wo…
Index on Informix Online 7.22 ?
I have installed a new Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.22UC3 on our server (HP-UX 10.20). I find it is much much slower than the Informix 7.12 Online DS server if I do not create index for a same program. Why and what is the difference between the two version of Dynamic serv…
Re: esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
Tim Jones wrote: > > I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 > servers. Let's call them Server A and B. > > Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. > > After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" > and got this : > I…
esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 servers. Let's call them Server A and B. Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" and got this : INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 …
Informix Dynamic Server Personal Edition
What development apps are known to work with IDS-PE for 95? Infrmx wants to sell me licenses for Dynamic 4gl, esql-c, ddvb for 150usd. Do these work and are there others? 150 sounds ok but the catch is is that the Open-Line Support is outrageous for this (3K usd for unlim. suppor…
Will informix 7.24.uc5 compatiable with solaris 7?
Hi there, I was wondering if Informix Dynamic Server 7.24.uc.5 will be compatiable with solaris 7 when it comes out? Thanks advance, Pat Militzer pmilitzer@ultracom.com…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Re: tuning questions
Mark D. Stock wrote: A whole lot of good stuff. I like to see that ;-) I just wanted to emphasize: > > I cannot seem to get my onstat -F LRU write / Chunk Write ratio > > any higher than 1:1 or 1.5:1. During the day my checkpoints average > > only 3-4 seconds: > > > > but at …
Re: tuning questions
Allen Jantzen wrote: > > I recently doubled the size of my database, and have been tuning for a > few days now. IIUG CDI Glimpse has been a tremendous help, especially > the posts of Art Kagel, David Williams, et al. My thanks to them. > > My environment: > HP 9000 J200 , 2 pro…
tuning questions
I recently doubled the size of my database, and have been tuning for a few days now. IIUG CDI Glimpse has been a tremendous help, especially the posts of Art Kagel, David Williams, et al. My thanks to them. My environment: HP 9000 J200 , 2 processors, 256 megs, HP-UX 10.01, da…
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…
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: +…
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…
Re: Informix Tech Support?
>SIZE=3>Subject: Re: Informix Tech Support? >From: Ray Garrison <apsnet@ix.netcom.com> > >This is a discussion thread I have wanted to see for quite some time. > >My company has been using Informix since 1990, for the most part the >OnLine engine on HP9000 servers of various sor…
Re: Onconfig Question
Barry asks: >I sent this a few weeks ago and didn't get any responses. I am >rephrasing the heading and trying again. One reason you might not hear back a lot on this topic is because consultants get about US$2,000 per day to answer this kind of thing. It's not in their best i…
Re: Onconfig Question
In article <6ebhun$stu@camel12.mindspring.com>, Barry Leb <barryleb@atl.mindspring.com> writes >I sent this a few weeks ago and didn't get any responses. I am >rephrasing the heading and trying again. > >We are not currently having any performance problems, but I am >interested …
How can I read the header tape of the archive created by ontape?
I have Informix Dynamic Server 7.23.UC1. I would like know the tape header structure created by ontape.…
Re: Question About oninit
First things first, you must remember that "oninit" is the database engine. It is supposed to take all of the CPU possible to efficiently and expeditiously answer your database requests. If you use onstat -g glo, you can get the pids of the oninits. This ouput will also give y…
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…
Re: memory pools
bala peddi wrote: > Could Any one Please explain me the memory Pools section of > onstat -g ses 12378 > Is this the normal in informix > INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.23.UC2 -- On-Line -- Up 13 days 18:11:16 -- > 416472 Kbytes > session #RSAM …
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: DS_TOTAL_MEMORY & performance questions
sujata_soman_at_omm-la2-infotech-001@internet.omm.com wrote: > > Question. > Does the setting of DS_TOTAL_MEMORY affect ALL queries, or only > queries running as a PDQ ( with the pdqpriority explicitly set for that > session ). Only DSS queries (PDQPRIORITY set). > Also, > …
Re: DS_TOTAL_MEMORY configuration
>We are trying to configure our instance of Informix ODS 7.23 to support >pdq. Using the default DSS parameters (DS_TOTAL_MEMORY and DS_MAX_QUERIES >are blank), we get 208 errors when running queries with aggregate >functions and PDQPRIORITY>1. > >Our first guess was to increase …
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: Assert Failed: Internal Error - Bus Error
PROJECT Yakov Berkovitch 5055 wrote: > > Hello, > > we have a serious problem with our Informix release. I also don't know > if newer release solved the problem. > > Here is our configuration: > - Informix Online 7.12 UC1 on HPUX 9.05. > > The problem: > Since a few days …
Java and Informix Dynamic Server 7.x
Hi friends! I am trying to do server-side java cgi programming to connect to I-ODS 7.x. Do you know how I can do that? I heard it is possible to use the jdbc-odbc bridge( intersolve or openlink's), but the performance is too slow, because of jdbc to odbc and odbc to jdbc convert…
Re: Online is RAM-Hungry
Hi Cosmo, First question(s): What version of OnLine? What platform/OS? Cosmo Lee wrote: > I've been called in to troubleshoot an Online installation. The problem > is that upon startup, Online immediately starts to "dynamically" > allocate additional shared memory segments. T…
Re: Informix v7.12 and DEC ALPHA 2100
Ken McCoy wrote: > > I've just done an upgrade on a DEC ALPHA 2100 with 2 CPUS and a GIG > of memory from Informix 5.05 to 7.12 and performance is terrible!!!! > Ken, What kind of performance, OLTP or DSS? Are you using it more for Queries or more for applications? 1. I notic…
Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions....
In article <5i3p74$ibr@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, tony edwards <tony.edwards@bellsouth.co.nz> writes >David, > Thanks for your response, My reply is below...... under the hash >bits.... > ---------- >From: David Williams >To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu >Subject: Re: 7.22.UC1…
Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions....
David, Thanks for your response, My reply is below...... under the hash bits.... ---------- From: David Williams To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions.... Date: Friday, 4 April 1997 11:45 In article <jlumbleyE80sEz.DBu@netcom.com>…
Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions....
In article <jlumbleyE80sEz.DBu@netcom.com>, Joe Lumbley <jlumbley@netcom.com> writes >tony edwards (tony.edwards@bellsouth.co.nz) wrote: >: Team, >: We have recently upgraded our HP-UX 9.04 / 5.07 to HP-UX 10.20 / >: 7.22.UC1X2. Here is some information about the system >: c…
Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions....
Bill, Thanks for your response, We will be installing the new asyncdsk software later today and relinking the kernel tonight, Once this is done we will turn on KAIO and reduce the number of NUMAIOVPS to two. It will be very interesting to see the impact of the KAIO on the system…
Re: 7.22.UC1X2 Performance tuning questions....
Hi, First question: What does processor affinity have to do with KAIO? KAIO tells informix to use direct kernal access for i/o operation. I have not yet heard that using KAIO depends on the availablity of processor affinity. I do know that KAIO works with HP/UX 10.2 with Informi…
Re: 7.22 onstat -u flags
On Thu, 13 Mar 97 05:43:05 GMT, rferdy@kuwait.net (Rudy Fernandes) wrote: >>> My question: the onstat -u output has a "Y" in the first slot of the >>> flags column for _all_ my client processes almost all the time. >>> >>> The doc just says that a "Y" means that the process is …
Re: 7.22 onstat -u flags
In article <3326ED29.32C7@worldaccess.nl>, Gert van Eck <gvaneck@worldaccess.nl> wrote: >Allen W. Jantzen wrote: >> My question: the onstat -u output has a "Y" in the first slot of the >> flags column for _all_ my client processes almost all the time. >> >> The doc just says…
Re: database space info (fwd)
Hi, Use onstat -d which will show the space allocated to each chunk and also shows which dbspace the chunk is in. The output is in units of pages (2048 bytes per page on most systems, I think IBM's have 4096 byte pages). -Bill } } Hi ... } } I need to know the easiest/simple wa…
Re: Online Performance Tuning Question ??
In article <01bbe25d$8e85f440$405694cc@irwin.interaccess.com>, Irwin Goldstein <irwin@objectsoft.com> writes >Mark D. Stock <marks@west.co.za> wrote in article ><32A55398.659F@west.co.za>... >> John DeSilva wrote: >> > > We are running 40 people on an HP9000 ( HPUX 9.04 ) and On…
Re: Online Performance Tuning Question ??
Mark D. Stock <marks@west.co.za> wrote in article <32A55398.659F@west.co.za>... > John DeSilva wrote: > > > We are running 40 people on an HP9000 ( HPUX 9.04 ) and Online 7.11UC1 = > > with 256MB. 30 of these are running Order Entry applications (RDS) = > > using approx 2MB p…
Help! Poor performance
I am getting very bad performance on an unloaded system and need some more ideas on what might be wrong. Platform: Silicon Graphics Challenge XL 8 250-Mhz CPUs 2048 megabytes memory Lots of disks Informix Online DSA v7.12.uc3x2 If I use dbaccess to do the following: unix> dbacce…
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
Re: SMP and 7.x performance questions?
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------675362CD5454 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joe Lumbley wrote: > Michael Mstowski (msm@spaceworks.com) wrote: > : I talked to some db programmers and they mentioned that > : I…
Re: INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
copy the standard onconfig file and make as few changes as possible to the different parameters. after you are sure you can bring informix online, should you begin to make changes to the onconfig parameters. Use ONMONITOR to make the changes. It will protect you from many mista…
INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
I'm about to install INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server V.7.1 on a SPARC 1000. Has anyone installed this database on a sparc before? If yes...do you have any suggestions or could you give me any advice on certain aspects of the installation you felt might be important to take notice?…
Re: Keeping clean pages in shared memory
In article <3j7t1r$dbh@infmx.informix.com>, David Kosenko <davek@informix.com> wrote: > >Raj Gopalakrishna writes: >|> I am aware of the fact that flushed pages are not removed from the >|> cache but what I was trying to say that the effectiveness of the >cache is lost >|> for wr…
Re: Keeping clean pages in shared memory
Raj Gopalakrishna writes: |> I am aware of the fact that flushed pages are not removed from the |> cache but what I was trying to say that the effectiveness of the cache is lost |> for writes (flushes) while it still works for page reads (lookups). This is |> because the number o…