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Current Role
Thanks Art, We'll have to parse the output from onstat -g ses 0. dk…
script to check status of dbspaces & chunks
Can anyone please share DBmon (with onstat -d) script ?…
sysrstcb
Thanks Art. So the only way to look the session and the table is use onstat -g opn to get TID then, search for SID at sysrstcb?…
What triggers a blocking checkpoint?
Jacob: On the new data, it looks like the long checkpoints are being caused by high transaction rates (hence the messages about the physical log and the "normal" page flush counts) that are causing the checkpoint to have to wait for many existing critical sections of client code …
Can we get the same output as onstat -g spa from SQL queries against sysmaster
Hello Andreas, SMI tables sysmaster:syssqltrace[_*] show me „the past" and are very useful for history analyses and similar. When I am trying to find reasons why systém is „slow" currently, onstat -g ses [Aa]ctive, onstat -g ses [Rr]unning, onstat -g spf and in 14.10 onstat -g to…
Large memory segment vs smaller ones
Oops, I found this in my Drafts. Thought I had sent it out already. Dennis: There are two ways to improve bufwaits. Remember that bufwaits represent contention for either individual buffers or, far more commonly, for the lru queues themselves. Given that the most important thing …
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 ------------------------------…
SMI equivalent of onstat -g spf
True, but also applying to onstat -g spf, afaik. ------------------------------ Andreas Legner ------------------------------…
unable to select, delete the data and unable to drop the table, response says Long transaction detected
Post your onstat -g seg, onstat -l, and onstat -d reports and we will try to help. Arr ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management Corp. www.askdbmgt.com ------------------------------…
onstat -g ses returns "Changing data structure forced command termination"
HI, I was asking about: " there is a couple of other onstat output problems with changing structure ( onstat -g top session cpu|bwr|bfw, onstat -g top sessmem gro which I observed) or incorrect output (onstat -x). We asked to fix as well." Do we have APARs for these? ------------…
flags (onstat -g ses)
Primary thread for the session https://www.oninit.com/onstat/pda.php?id=onstat%20-g%20ses Cheers Paul Paul Watson Oninit LLC +1-913-387-7529 www.oninit.com Oninit® is a registered trademark of Oninit LLC…
monitoring session memory
Onstat –g afr can be useful as well…
onstat statement
Dears, Kindly let me know if I run onstat - g stm command to check current sql statement which give the Session ID but sometimes if I try to kill the session by onmode -z <id> , it doesn't kill the session. So do I need to connect the session id with onstat -k session id ? kindly…
Block during checkpoint
HI Here I attach the onstat -g ckp output plus onstat -d // ------------------------------ ABeMie ------------------------------…
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…
How to tell if logs are caught up in HDR
Thanks I will check the message log. What in particular am I looking for in the information given in onstat -g dri ?…
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…
SEQSCANS Counter in sysptprof
To find your query turn on sqltrace in low mode. You can then search for the part number of the table in the query plans displayed by 'onstat -g his'. Bear in mind that 'onstat -g ppf' reports part numbers in hex and 'onstat -g his' uses decimal. Ben.…
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…
Backup Help
When I ran onstat -, it says Blocked: LAST_LOG_RESERVED4BACKUP When I ran onstat -l grep C-, it gives me U---C-L…
overzealous checkpoints
onstat -g ckp (or look at sysadmin:mon=5Fcheckpoint if the problem is=20 further in the past.) -> what's triggering these checkpoints (Trigger in onstat, type in monitor = table) ?…
Move tables to another dbspace
Thank's We had performance issues in the same hour two times a day almost everyday, when is the most users sessions. The cpu goes to top, and we identify with onstat -u | egrep B--P a lot of sessions waiting for a resource, all in the same address, like this 402f086d8 B--PX-- 2…
IDS not writing to online.log
Also, onstat - always has the same output…
LRUS_MIN MAX DOES NOT WORK
When dirty buffer is over 4000 (resulut of onstat -R), I check onstat -F and I found that my 8 cleaners are in state "I".…
False non-exclusive access when select a table
Hi Andreas, onstat -g opn previously saved (namely before restart) doesn't show any records for the partnums of table's indices. The partnums (for the table and indices) are in the outputs of onstat -C all and onstat -g ppf. Thanks. Roger…
sysmaster tables for onstat -u and onstat -g ath
Greetings. In my quest to produce Perl scripts that consolidate the output of onstat commands, it has been mostly straightforward to break up a line into into its component pieces of data. For example, onstat -u, every line has exactly one string in every column. Not so for som…
onstat -a order
Hi All, On Informix v.12.1, what is the order of the results for 'onstat -a'? Our file is 234MB large, so I'm breaking it down into the individual pieces. I've gotten to the 'onstat -g all' section, but am stuck on the section with the heading: Thread Thread id Cancelled I/Os C…
Transaction Locking and Indexes
David: OK, here's what's happening: Without the index every delete has to scan the entire table looking for matching rows to delete. Each row as it is examined has to be locked, dirty read or no dirty read, for a fraction of a second. As multiple scans zip through the table it …
12.10.FC6 Mac port released
IBM Informix 12.10.FC6 release for Mac OS is officially available! John F. Miller III STSM, Lead Architect miller3@us.ibm.com 503-747-1366 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)…
onstat -d
I am sure it must exist Does someone have a script to give a pretty layout of onstat -d ............. The dbspace, and following that the chunks belonging to that dbspace ? My company decided not to stick to naming conventions, and now I am trying to match dbspaces with chunks …
Re: RE: Which session is using the most cpu resour
since 11.50 there is also an onstat available for that purpose - onstat -g cpu…
onstat -d
Hi, I see a line in onstat -d output that say metadata Size Free Bpages Metadata 17324 4005 17324 I see the free space was drastically reduced when I run cdr commands. My question is, what will happened with that space if it gets empty ? Thanks in advance. --001a11c11a8c11f…
CDR question on big transaction
In the source side, 'onstat -g nif' show the state is 'RUN,BLOCK'; In the target side, 'onstat -g nif' show the state is 'RUN';…
RSS not working
-bash-4.2$ onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9 -- On-Line --…
Setup HDR
the onstat -c|grep STACKSIZE is : priamry : STACKSIZE 64 secondary : STACKSIZE 64…
Onstat -d
Hi, Every day I run onstat -d command, and notice that every 3 or 4 weeks rootdbs has from 2 to 8 free pages less. Why this happend? Enviado desde mi iPhone…
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.…
onstat -g osi
onstat -g osi neat command does not appear to be documented anywhere Is it ?…
problem with IDS 11.70FC4 and RedHat 5.6
Hi, What is the output of onstat -g seg ? Its good to tune VP_MEMORY_CACHE_KB 10240 also. rgds schillache…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
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,…
onstat errors
Hi Art We are old dostats fans. Last version we compiled is: dostats: Features Version 6.00, Source Revision: 1.172 ! Copyright 1996-2009 by Art S. Kagel. License for private usage (including use by commercial enterprise for its own needs) is granted. Commercial and exploita…
onstat & SMI
Good day. Is it possible to get information from SMI similar as "onstat -g sql <sid>" shows? Especially we need current sql and last parsed sql... Thank you in advance. P.S. IDS 11.50FC9 for AIX.…
LRU Queues - more or less
onstat -F shows 0 LRU Writes…
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 …
Informix Status Explanations
All of your guesses are correct. A bufwait occurs under two ceircumstances. One is when a page in the cache is locked by a session that needs to modify its contents either to modify the existing page, to read a new page into a cache page from disk, or to create a new page to be a…
ph_task scheduled tasks
onstat -g dbc output is "Database Scheduler is Disabled.". How can this be enabled? -Prasad…
Informix process reads a lot of pages
I try onstat -g ses and onstat -g ses <session id> but results was: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD8 -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 8 days…
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.…
Get instance names from PIDS?
On Apr 21, 2:45 pm, Jack Parker <jack.park...@verizon.net> wrote: > onstat -g dis > doh <facepalm>…
sysmaster query
Hi, Is there any sysmaster query which is substitute of onstat -g ses <session id> command ?…
Tool to estimate the size of an index
Sorry, I forgot to provide the version of the installation: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC4 Operative System: AIX Version 6.1…
onstat -l
I'm seeing a couple of extra lines in the output of 'onstat -l', which I can't find documented in the 11.50 administrators guide and references. The lines in question look like this: Buffer Waiting Buffer ioproc flags L-1 0 0x1 0 L-2 0 0x1 0 The exact lines varies (L-1 through…
IDS v11.10 hang: no error / logicalLog not full
what does onstat - look like? Is the server waiuting on something to finish?…
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…
onstat -g rea
exist a query over sysmaster with similar output of 'onstat -g rea' or 'onstat -g act'?. Thanks…
soctcppoll and soctcplst
Hi, What is the difference between a thread called soctcppoll and soctcplst ? I'm confused with the output of onstat -g ath…
How to check informix DB bottlenecks
Hi All, How to check the informix tables for bottlenecks? i am having problem our database and the user are explaining that it is a DB problem. I verified the logs and there's no valid error on the log file... I've used onstat -g sql, onstat -g ses, onstat -g lmx, onstat -k for…
onbar restore hanging
Hi, Do onstat -g iof moving or not on individual chunks? rgds schillache…
how to analyze bottleneck in informix db
Hi All, I'm curious about on how to analyze a database which has bottlenecks... On my perpective, i'll do the ff: 1. onstat -u -- to check what user. 2. onstat -g ses -- to check the current session. 3. onstat -g mem -- to check the memory. 4. onstat -k; to check the processes …
onstat -g ses output
Greetings, Can someone define or point me to a document that defines all of the output from the onstat -g ses session_id command? Specifically, I am interested in knbowing what this output section means: Host variables : address type flags value ---------…
Waits cond wait netnorm and IO Wait
Is there a possibility that I collect this data through SQL, thus making an automatic trace waits to acquire these in my environment. Where do I find more information about waits and latchs?…
onstat -g arc select statement
Hi All, is the someone who knows the onstat -g arc select statement equivalent? Thanks,…
Help with debugging Queries
Yes, in the output from onstat -k you see a column called owner. You can grep this value from an onstat -u output. The output from onstat -u will include session ids (I think in column 1 but I can't run the cmd right now) that can be used with onstat -g sql to determine what sql …
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…
Raw devices softlink to dbspaces were lost
You have an onstat -d output? then you have the link paths... unless I am misunderstanding you. MM…
Table accessed
I am pretty sure that version of Informix has the onstat utility. When a session connects to the database look at the output from onstat -g sql, locate the session id of the connected user and then run onstat -g sql <session id>. If the user is accessing a table it will show up t…
onstat shows memory held by finished sessions
Hi, I am using IDS 11.50 on HP-UX 11. The onstat -g ses shows the sessions which are complete. For example the program is finished but still the onstat -g ses shows insert session. The session details show it as "current SQL statement". Is the session still holding the memory? I…
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…
unit testing informix database
On 16 jul, 21:29, Ian Michael Gumby <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Uhm... > > Ok. > > First, you can forget any JUnit/Jmeter testing tool because your database isn't written in java, unless you're testing specifically any code that runs within the database. > > Second. You're st…
Question about ISAM reads vs output of onstat -u
Environment: Informix 7.31 S.O. HP-UX 11i The ISAM reads (output of onstat -g ppf) and disk reads are the same ? I followed the next steps: 1. session a: onstat -z 2. Session b: I run a query in dbaccess 3. Session a: onstat -g ppf | grep 0xb00091 (a particular table reads in…
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 …
Migrating from IDS 9.40.UC6 to 11.50.UC3
onstat -g ath ? onstat -g stk all ? What IS going (on)?…
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…
onstat -g iov
No doubt the real answer is RTFM. But, can anyone give me or point me to a good description of the i/o -wakeup ratio, and why 0.5 is "good"?: onstat -g iov -r 5 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC8W2 -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 81 days 06:27:37 -- 46892464 Kbytes AIO I/…
temporary table display problem in 'onstat -g sql'
Please provide the output of onstat -d from these two instances…
ontape -r suddenly very slow
During the restore, using onstat -D, see if you can determine a specific dbspace/chunk that is having issues. Mike…
Re: Best Use of Free Memory
David, I see the confusion now. The English phrase, "Needs to acquire a buffer," is too vague. There are really two major cases, but the manual is only addressing one (the rarer one). The cases are: 1. The required data is already in the buffer pool. In this case the thread nee…
Re: Best Use of Free Memory
Longer chains do mean more latch contention, however there is a very simple solution -- increase the number of chains. These are very cheap -- the overhead is roughly the amount of memory it takes to hold a couple extra latches and pointers, which is only in the tens of bytes per…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
If there were no onstat...
IDS v10.00.UC8 Solaris 8 6-1, 175 Bats: Left Throws: Right Born: 11/17/1967 in Independence, MO. Pretend there was no onstat -x (or any onstat) to get info about open transactions. You wanted to find out if there were any open transactions in a logical log file older than the cu…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
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.…
3 parameter/onstat questions
I just got off the chat-with-labs with John Miller. He left me with 3 questions I am hoping to get more info about, having failed to get anything useful from the version 10 docs. I'm on ids10.0.fc5. 1) He strongly recommended having the chunk mode set to expanded 'always'. He sa…
"tty" column in onstat -u
(HP-UX 11i, IDS9.30HC5) Just a comment, really, and wondering if this is the same on other systems? Doing a remote dbaccess query from one box to another, I've found that when I do an 'onstat -u' on the target machine, under the 'tty' column it shows the tty of the session on th…
Ip for a network session
onstat -g ses look under "hostname"...…
RE: stuck on checkpoint
Hi, Whats the output of onstat - and onstat -m command? Try to give ontape -a command, if its blocked for checkpoint.It will take logical log backup clear the Blocked CKPT.…
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…
Single vs multi cpu ids
Kate: Many of the PDQ features will look at the number of CPU VPs and only sp= awn a single thread per CPU VP. On a single CPU machine all latching is disabled. This saves calls mak= ing the processor sync. John = "Tomchik, Kate" = <Kate_Tomchik@hom = edepot.com> = To Sen…
Re: tblsnum in onstat -k
Sounds good... select * from syslocks.... is easier.. Superboer way fast=http://www.clipjes.nl/clip/nederlands/n/normaal_- _oerend_hard.html On 6 dec, 01:30, mohitanch...@gmail.com wrote: > Version IDS 10: > > Is following sql correct to retrieve associated table for that lock…
tblsnum in onstat -k
Version IDS 10: Is following sql correct to retrieve associated table for that lock listed in onstat -k: select * from sysptnhdr where hex(partnum) = tblsnum; or select * from systabnames where hex(partnum) =tblsnum;…
latch waits and what to do about them
System has been up and stable in OLTP from &AM to 12 Midinght and batch from midnight till 7 AM. However it seems like the latch waits are high. Latch waits go as high as 3875 System is stable but I always want more speed. (as long as it does not effect stability.) Here is onc…
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: 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…
onstat -p
Dear forumers, Attached is the "onstat -p" command : Do you think my bufwaits is high ?? Or is there anything significant from this information that need attention for performance reasons ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------…
onstat -p
The following is the output of onstat -p, I am curious why numckpts: 2325 < ckpwaits : 2683 ? How is that possible? Thanks, Frank informix@erika $ onstat -p IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5 -- On-Line -- Up 36 days 02:20:10 -- 1976640 Kbytes Profile dskreads pagr…
problems with Informix dynamic server 9.4 @ WIndows 2003
I have problems with connecting the server. I use correct user/password to connect to the server, but the server do not known the server. I'm sure the user exist and is one of the user in Informix_Admin group. I have installed Informix dynamic server 9.4 in a windows xp system in…
onstat -a runaway process
Greetings, family (if y'all haven't disowned my by now ;-) We have a problem (so what else it new) with onstat -a: we have a script that periodically runs onstat -a and oncheck -pe. The onstat occasionally starts to eat CPU and the user calls us DBAs to kill the process. If s…
monitoring load
IDS 10, RedHat Linux Which onstat tells me that there are threads waiting to be processed? - onstat -g wai or - onstat -g rea TIA. Bob…
Onstat Reference
It's taken a while but I've finally got our onstat reference pages (www.oninit.com/onstat) up to data with all the recent (ish) stuff. The V11 changes will be in place when the V11 Beta goes public. I'm happy to be told where they are wrong. If you like it then use it, if you …
Command to tell the age of a lock
This morning was asked "How can I tell how long a lock has been held?" I rifled through onstat -k, onstat -g ses (sesid) and onstat -u, but didn't find anything that told me the "age" of the lock. Is there a command that will do that? DT…
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…
record locked
a combination of onstat -k and onstat -u…
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…
Checkpoint Question - need feedback
Madison Pruet said: > Thanks --- I guess I should have mentioned that the amount of physical > logging that this would be using would be roughly the same as v7. Fuzzy > checkpoints reduced the amount of physical logging. I can't see that changing anyone's mind. Except maybe for…
Performance issue after 732 to 94fc6 upgrade
Sorry, the previous posting of with the onstat output file did not have the sequence of onstat commands. They were in order: informix211 /tmp$ onstat -g cac >> retwa.stats.out informix212 /tmp$ onstat -p > retwa.statsdone.out informix213 /tmp$ onstat -d >> retwa.statsdone.out inf…
help on onstat
hi, please help me how to leave onstat -i mode? thanks…
Initialising Informix
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 …
Re: Latch Waits
Interesting I'm running 7.31.FD7 - on Solaris 8 and constantly getting the global Cach lock as well. Here's truncated results from onstat -g prc and onstat -g dsc run when almost all users had 'S' in the first column with onstat -u onstat -g prc Informix Dynamic Server Version …
Informix Connection From WIN CE.NET Emulator?
How do I connect to informix dynamic server from WIN CE.NET Emulator? Is there a WIN CE informix driver?…
who locks a record?
onstat -k followed by an onstat -u…
Re: Table Editor for Multiplatforms
Enhancements in Version 4.3 ..... also supports the Informix Dynamic Server 9.x. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/db2tools/db2te/…
monitoring IDS latches and locks
Hi, I have the tools to monitor the number of IDS latch and lock waits, but what I am looking for is a reference on determining what is an excessive or unusually high number of these waits in a given period of time. Any references would be appreciated. IDS Workgroup 7.31 and 1…
HP-UX KAIOON
Shouldn't there be any kio vp's in then onstat output?…
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: Track a session to a Buffer
onstat -b/-B/-X would be your friends.…
Track a session to a Buffer
Hi All, I just had a case where onstat -u returned a 'B' as the first flag in the second column for over 100 sessions. The wait column for all the sessions had the same hex number. Is it possible to track down the session that is causing all the others to wait? I tried onstat…
AW: Multiple instances
>use onstat -g env Very cool, I did not know this. 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!…
How to get ip address of client ?
Hi guys, is there any way to obtain ip address (not a symbolic name) directly from server ? onstat -g ntt returns symbolic name, onstat -g dmp <hex addr> netsch_t - the same. Any ideas ?…
Informix database filling up rapidly
Run onstat -u and onstat -g ses for each session. There must be an application creating temp tables or doing queries that take a long time and are not using indexes.…
Re: Informix questions
What he said.... I believe onstat -d shows an S against smart blob spaces.…
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 …
IDS 10.0FCnWm, replication and reversion
My customer is running IDS 10.0FC3 on a production system. It's crashed twice in the past week due to what turned out to a known bug (Bug: 173090 SERVER CRASH WITH "ASSERT FAILED: YIELD_PROCESSOR: CONDITIONAL LATCH COUNT NON-ZERO IN THREAD 7" AT 2ND NODE IN A 2-NODE REPLICATION …
Re: MGM Mutex Locks hangs the system
What OS and version? What Informix version? What mutex locks? onstat -g mgm gives? onstat -g lmx gives? onstat -s gives?…
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.…
engine blocked for Long TX
Well what is the output from onstat -m? and onstat -l? Does the output from onstat -l change? If you have lots of small logical logs you should be able to see the flags change on them as they get applied. What does onstat -x give?…
Re: Oninit from cron leaves engine in permanent fast recovery
When it hang what does the online log say? What does onstat - say?…
Error Dopping Temp DB Space
How does it show up on 'onstat -d update'?…
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…
Latch waits
I'm seeing quite a highish level of latch waits (lchwaits) - whats the best way to reduce this? Increase the shared memory?…
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: Advanced Internals - Madison
Well --- That's going to be hard to do. The spin lock is not the same as a mutex. The purpose of the spin lock is to protect against inter-process access to the same memory. The mutex is to protect against inter-thread access to the same memory. Every mutex has a spin latch a…
Transaction Rollback
onstat -x…
Re: FW: Latch Waits
I was talking about DS_HASHSIZE and DS_POOLSIZE which configure the distribution cache, not about DD_HASHSIZE and DD_HASHMAX which configure the dictionary cache and which use a mutex with a different name. Michael Colin Dawson wrote: > I have DD_HASHSIZE=997 and DD_HASHMAX=27,…
RE: FW: Latch Waits
I have DD_HASHSIZE=997 and DD_HASHMAX=27, these numbers were arrived at by running a script I downloaded from the s/w repository for calculating DD_HASHSIZE and DD_HASHMAX values. I have just rerun it and for a HASHSIZE value of 997 HASHMAX should be a minimum of 40. I'll check t…
RE: FW: Latch Waits
I have DD_HASHSIZE=997 and DD_HASHMAX=27, these numbers were arrived at by running a script I downloaded from the s/w repository for calculating DD_HASHSIZE and DD_HASHMAX values. I have just rerun it and for a HASHSIZE value of 997 HASHMAX should be a minimum of 40. I'll check t…
FW: Latch Waits
I'm running 7.31.FD4 on Solaris 9. Server had 32Gb memory 16 CPU Regards Colin >From: "Colin Dawson" <cjd_1955@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: colin@colindawson.com >To: informix-list@iiug.org >Subject: Latch Waits >Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:34:29 +0000 > >Hi, > >Yesterday I started …
FW: Latch Waits
I'm running 7.31.FD4 on Solaris 9. Server had 32Gb memory 16 CPU Regards Colin >From: "Colin Dawson" <cjd_1955@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: colin@colindawson.com >To: informix-list@iiug.org >Subject: Latch Waits >Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:34:29 +0000 > >Hi, > >Yesterday I started …
Re: Latch Waits
Colin, I assume you are running some 7.3x version? The mutex name you see is truncated and really is "global cache mutex". This is either the mutex protecting the distribution cache (holding update statistics medium and high information) or the one for the stored procedure cache…
Latch Waits
Hi, Yesterday I started getting a lot of latch waits - onstat -u had "S" in the 1st position in the flags column. onstat -g lmx showed a lot of processes waiting on a mutex called "global cach" I cannot find much information about this mutex. The question I'm asking is why woul…
Latch Waits
Hi, Yesterday I started getting a lot of latch waits - onstat -u had "S" in the 1st position in the flags column. onstat -g lmx showed a lot of processes waiting on a mutex called "global cach" I cannot find much information about this mutex. The question I'm asking is why woul…
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: More CPUVPs than processors
"Mark" <mark@vuntec.com> wrote in message news:<1107909506.05b010d31b61d05ef5b592c7476757b2@teranews>... > Thanks all for your responses. I might see what happens if I renice the > oninit processes to make them run more often/longer. I can't help but > think that one of the reaso…
onstat -p
We are running IDS 9.3 on Tru64. Most of the onstat -p statistics quit being accumulated 3 days ago and I = have no idea how to restart accumulation without restarting the = instance. What/how causes the stats to not accumulate? How do you begin accumulation again? Copy of onst…
onstat --p
Hi: Considerations can recommend me that parametros and/or deberia to make for being able to improve the performance of my motor, because deacuerdo when coming out of onstat - p Êched=91.21 and to be 98 Thank's ========================================================== Profil…
onstat --p
Hi: Considerations can recommend me that parametros and/or deberia to make for being able to improve the performance of my motor, because deacuerdo when coming out of onstat - p %cached=91.21 and to be 98 Thank's ========================================================== Prof…
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'?…
Re: HDR question
I normally take it granted whatever comes from Madison especially for ER/HDR. Also, not sure if this may help any thing to you. 1. onstat -g ddr 2. onstat -g rqm FULL Hari…
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: query performance tools
"Richard Kofler" <richard.kofler@chello.at> wrote in message news:40C211D6.35DCC9D7@chello.at... > Give onstat -g stm a try! Huh?…
Dose anybody have the dbtop script in the Troubleshooting informix course?
Dears, I study the Troubleshooting ibm informix dynamic server course. At the module 4 exercise need the dbtop script. Dose anybody has this dbtop script and post for me? Thanks. Philip Yeh.…
Work group edition - Unlimited edition??
Taken from IBM web site:- =========================================================================== The following Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Unlimited editions have been added to the IBM Data Management Gold Transaction Processing Bundle for SMB Unlimited: IBM Informix…
Onstat -D / onstat -u mismatch
IDS 9.21.UC6, Solaris 2.8 building an ETX index, into logged smartdbs, onstat -u shows the nreads column ticking up. The nwrites is remaining at zero. Onstat -D shows heavy reads on one smartdbs where the data is, and heavy writes on smartdbs where the index is heading. onstat…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
configure computer for using informix
what shell I do to make my computer work with informix. I have installed winXP on my computer, informix 4 i informix dynamic server? THANKS…
Where can I get the client API?
Hi, does anyone knows where to get the client API for Informix Dynamic Server 7.x? Perhaps we want to access the server via api directly. Kind regards, Joachim Engel.…
What do session statuses mean?
What does a status of "cond wait(await_MC1)" in onstat -g ses mean? Thanks Andy…
Informix optimizer
Hi, Does anyone know if the Informix Dynamic Server (7.31 or 9.4) database optimizer uses star schema optimizer techniques? Thank you, Tony…
onstat -F
What does the "data" column in onstat -F output signify? Where is this documented? Thanks Andy…
TRUNCATE TABLE command in 9.3?
I am aware that Informix Dynamic Server previously has not included the TRUNCATE TABLE command. Does anyone know if 9.3 or 9.4 include this command?…
Linux fgl_getenv
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC3 on Linux. Do I have to do something before I can use the fgl_getenv call in a stored procedure? When I try I get 674: Routine (fgl_getenv) can not be resolved.…
how to use onstat -P
How to use onstat -P(not -p) to tell informix server's performance question:? -- Posted via http://dbforums.com…
Onstat -d output for 32bit 9.40 version (9.40.UC*)
Can someone provide me the output of the onstat -d command for a 32 bit version of 9.4? Thanks in advance.…
[HELP] What my Informix is doing?
On 11 Sep 2003 02:54:04 -0700, steven@steven4u.net (steven) wrote: >My system is SCO OSR5 + Informix Online 7.x with 128M ram. The >database is created w/o loging. > >Is any method here let me know what the Informix is doing? > Try with some "onstats": onstat -p onstat -u ons…
Re: Disks for informix
Mark, According to onstat -d, none of the other chunks have an offset (well they do but it's 0).…
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…
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…
Re: onconfig.ows - MULTIPROCESSOR
Setting it to 0 can improve overall system performance as then when a VP encounters a latched resource it will suspend the current thread and wait for it to be cleared. With MULTIPROCESSOR on the VP will spin for a while before suspending on the assumption that the latch may belo…
onstat flags
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onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
RE: onstat
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 dr_pablo@my-deja.com wrote: >> I have seen vendor-supplied scripts, which use the following >> exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. > >Here's the URL to the FAQ page containing the info: > >http://www.iiug.org/resources/faq/ifaq0…
RE: onstat
I got this email awhile back: >PEOple, > >For those of you who do not know, it is very tough to determine the *real* >status of IDS. "onstat -" will return, stating that the server is "online" >but many times it is in the process of a "fast recovery", etc. In >addition, "onsta…
RE: onstat
The exit codes were posted into a FAQ at the IIUG web site at one time. Wayne E Martin Informix Database Administrator Kmart Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Bogdan Neagu [mailto:bogdan.neagu@alcatel.com] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:17 AM To: informix-list@iiu…
RE: onstat
Hi Bernstein. Please visit following site. >exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. http://www.informix.com/informix/iuc/ppt/ts_ids.ppt And search "onstat". Regards. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara Technical Group & Red Brick Group, Informix Sales Promotion …
Re: onstat
At 11:17 01/01/29 -0500, Bogdan Neagu wrote: Hi Bogdan. When the meaning of the question is different, I'm sorry. onstat returns the following. The server status is expressed as a number 0 Initialisation 1 Quiescent 2 Recovery 3 Backup 4 Shutdown 5 Online 6 Abort Regards. >…
RE: onstat
I have seen vendor-supplied scripts, which use the following exit codes from "onstat". I do not know where they are documented. integer inf_dwn1=255 # Informix mode is down integer inf_dwn2=-1 # Informix mode is down (60_USAP2) integer inf_init=0 # Informix mode is Initia…
onstat
Hi all. I was told by our DBA that onstat has different exit codes depending on the engine's mode (or mood). So, if I test $result (in C shell) or $? (Bourne / Korn shell), I should get a numeric value. My tests show 1=Quiescent, 5=On-Line. Does anyone know what these values …
onstat -b
Hello all, Below is the output of onstat -b : informix@test:/usr/informix> onstat -b Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC8 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 21:06:56 -- 506592 Kbytes Buffers address userthread flgs pagenum memaddr nslots pgflgs xflgs owner waitlist 31427e88 0 …
Re: KAIO ands "onstat -g iov" output
In article <932h3l$os4$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> writes >I can't imagine a couple of extra AIOVP's having anything like a >significant impact on performance. > >Will >1 AIO VP's a) Use more memory - seperate process b) Use more thread schedu…
Re: 7.31 performance problem
Yes I have. KT > Have you run update statistics? onstat -p shows a lot of sequential scans.…
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…
latch waits ???
Any reason what would cause latch waits ?? What parameters to look at so that latchwaits can be reduced. Informix 7.31FC6…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
bug in onstat -t ?
onstat -t gives following output (look at column npages): Tblspaces n address flgs ucnt tblnum physaddr npages nused npdata nrows nextns resident 17 c0000000995f8908 0 1 100001 10000e -9223372036854775558 250 0 0 5 0 120 c0000000995f8d78 …
Onstat -P
Hello all, I am hoping you can clear up something for me. I am curious about the onstat -P command. The Admin Guide/Manual for 7.3x has one pithy statement about "display for all partitions the partition number and break up of pages in the buffer pool belonging to the partitio…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
onstat on IDS2000
Hello all IHAC with IDS2000 ans the output of onstat -d is the following : Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.20.UC3X4 -- On-Line -- Up 6 days 16:59:45 -- 459440 Kbytes Dbspaces 500d1d08 6 8001 6 1 N S informix usersbs0101 Chunks address chk…
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
Re: onconfig advise please
Michal Hajek wrote: > > "Art S. Kagel" wrote: > > More LRUS & CLEANERS your BR is 25% more than 4X normal, you are running on > > Art, I have read the term "BR" from you many times, but I've never > discover what does it mean ? > How do you calculate it ? It seems to be one of mo…
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…
latch contention
I wanted to open discussion on some of the info from onstat -g spi and what might alleviate contention for certain resources. Here is a list of latches which I have an interest in and my thoughts on what they might mean. --shmcb sh_lock From what I have read on cdi, I think th…
FWD: latch contention
I wanted to open discussion on some of the info from onstat -g spi and what might alleviate contention for certain resources. Here is a list of latches which I have an interest in and my thoughts on what they might mean. --shmcb sh_lock From what I have read, I think this migh…
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…
Row locked on reads even under dirty read
Hi again, family. This is not so much a call for help as it is a request for discussion. Here's the way the problem was presented to me: The programmer, Charlie, complains to me that his app is getting a slew of error 244/154 (or, if not waiting on locks, 244/144). (Exactly how…
onstat -u
I have a telnet user who consistently is walking out the door without logging off. Here's how I assume I should go about killing the user, with the problem listed below. 1. Do a who -u | grep username (identify tty port) 2. Do a onstat -u | grep username (to identify session i…
Informix cost???
Someone can said how much does Informix cost? I need to know: -Informix costs -cost for client Thanks very much. I need the last version of dynamic server for Unix. Ciao, Berna…
What Informix Version?
You get the informix data by typing 'onstat' on your command line. The header provides all the info you need.…
Re: Onstat
Are you executing onstat with -r 1 option? It happens sometimes. Try with -r 5 option. Vinod Bhansali --- Srinivas Sreekumar <SRINIVAS_SK@inf.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently installed Informix dynamic server > 7.31.UC6 on HP UX 11.0 > > I am getting an error while running …
RE: Onstat
I had a low value for the shared memory kernal parameter for my unix server. When I increased it it started working.. Thansk, Srini -----Original Message----- From: Marat [mailto:maratkotik@mail.ru] Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 7:41 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Onst…
Onstat
Hi all, I recently installed Informix dynamic server 7.31.UC6 on HP UX 11.0 I am getting an error while running onstat. "Changing data structure forced command termination. " can someone interpret this message for me and tell me the action to be taken. Thanks, Srini…
Replication
Hello everybody. I would like to know if it is possible to replicate an Informix database between a UNIX-based 7.32UC2 Informix Dynamic Server and an linux-based IDS2000 without problems. Thanks in advance. jhernandez@geuropa.com…
onstat -p
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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: rootdbs size?
Hey, so I am a copy cat. I never claimed anything I said was original Will >===== Original Message From "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> ===== >From: William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> >> >>onstat -c >>onstat -m >>onstat -d >>onstat -D >>onstat -p >>onstat -P | tail -5 …
RE: rootdbs size?
From: William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> > >onstat -c >onstat -m >onstat -d >onstat -D >onstat -p >onstat -P | tail -5 >onstat -R >onstat -F >onstat -g seg I feel like I'm stuck in a time loop! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email a…
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…
onstat -g Question
Yuri Dovgart wrote: > Use onstat -g arc. This must help. Note that backups to /dev/null will also be "recorded". Rudy…
OFFICE Connect V.1
Informix Office Connect, Version 1.0, is compatible with the following Informix servers: Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 or later Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.14 Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2 or later e Informix-SE 7.23 n�o func…
Posting from the Informix-list
onstat -g ntd Nona…
Finding CPU hogs
Is there any way to determine which user session might be causing oninit to hog the CPU? Can any of the onstat -g commands help?…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
onstat -u
I am running Informix 8.2 on HP-UX 11.0. When I issue onstat -u command it shows the following: address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites Under flags option: There are seven flags, the Seventh place flag is I know B,C,D,F; but it also shows M sometime. …
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: Strange advises
It sounds like what your basic questions are is "Do these suggestions make sense?" and "What can I do to improve performance?" > The first is "You have KAIO running. We are aware that this feature is > causing > performance problem with Informix implementation. Recommend to n…
hash buckets
Hi all, please what does it exactly means the "hash buckets" in the bottom of some output of the utility onstat (onstat -k for exemple ) 74 active, 100000 total, ??? 52768 hash buckets ??? thanks for any help…
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…
Last parsed SQL statement
When onstat -g sql <sessionid> is executed is gives the Last parsed SQL statement. Is there anyway of querying the sysmaster database to get this statement?…
Long spins or onstst -g spi. Need any information.
First let me state that you do NOT have a spin problem. The reports you post show an engine that is healthy in this respect at least. I will try to explain as many of the various locks and latches as I know about below: Eugene Nechayev wrote: > > Hi Informixers > > Can somebod…
onstat -g mem
Please where can i get some explanation about onstat -g mem…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
onstat & SMI
Hi, does anybody knows what query (queries) I must run to produce same output as onstat -u command? I'm not sure for flags, which fields in SMI represents those flags. Thnx in advance.…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
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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…
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…
Onstat command
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Re: Determining version dynamically
Hi, If you have Informix Dynamic Server then use the following sql-statement ' select DBINFO('version', 'full') from systables where tabid = 1' result from the sql is : Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC5 Take a look in Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for more about DBINFO…
KAIO: out of OS resources error
Hi~ My informix dynamic server write "KAIO: out of OS resources error .." in online.log. This error log is written during ontape task. How can I solve this problem? platfom : SunOs 5.5.1 Informix Dynamic Server 7.24 uc6 Thanks.…
Re: Checkpoints up to 137 seconds
Hi, reading the messages from this list, sometimes I have doubts about the relation between LRU, CLEANERS, AIOVPs, BUFFERS and NUMCPU. I think that LRU and CLEANERS must be identical values. But there exists any predefined relation between the others values ? In my environment,…
Checkpoints up to 137 seconds
In article <37AB1378.8D75857D@bloomberg.net>, kagel@bloomberg.net wrote: > Bridget Reitsma wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I'm using informix 730UC5 on a Sequent box, I thought I had everything > > set just right, that was till Wednesday this week, when my checkpoints > > started roc…
onstat -z
Is there any way to tell the last time someone ran "onstat -z"? This seems like it should actually be logged in the online.log file rather than having to rely upon my fellow DBA's to communicate the fact that they reset things. Especially when I have to monitor hundreds of syste…
Re: 5.0 OnLine - Process Aborted Abnormally - On New System
I take it there isn't any stupid developers / DBAs killing a process waiting on a latch or killing an SQL turbo ?…
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…
onstat
Hello after executing an onstat following message appears in the first lines: "Changing data structure forced command termination" What does this mean? Why does the Profile (as in a normal onstat) not appear and the onstat view only shows me the sessid? Regards André…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
Q: Counters reset for onstat
The counters for the output of the onstat commands get reset every so often. What controls these #'s being reset? How often do they reset? The arguments that I am looking at are: onstat -g iof onstat -g ioq onstat -g iov Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share w…
RE: PATROL FOR INFORMIX
One of our customer use it. Running IDS 7.30. It is quite heavy on resources. Hope you have plenty to spare!! It also constantly performs oncheck commands or their equivalent which may cause latch waits for the users. The versions the customer has does have bugs that reports …
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.…
onstat options....
Hi Users, Which is the best site(s) / Book(s) to explain in detail all the columns of different options in onstat. There are a few changes in onstat results from 7.2x to 7.3.... so need something which explains all these. Thanks in advance, Pramod ___________________________…
Out of buffer?
Hi, I got the following error message from an Informix IDS 7.30: <<Informix Dynamic Server>>> WARNING! Buffer pool size may cause Dynamic Server to get into a locked state. Recommended minimum buffer pool size is 4 times maximum concurrent user thre…
Re: onstat
In article <7hpivn$l4u$1@news.gte.com>, michael.talbot@telops.gte.com says... > Hello, > > Question from a unix/informix neophyte: > > > > When I issue the onstat command I get the following reply. Does anyone know how to resolve this? > > /tmp-> onstat > shared memory not initi…
Re: onstat
Either the environment variable INFORMIXSERVER is not set (or isn't set to the correct value) or the Informix database engine is down. What is the value of DBSERVERNAME in the ONCONFIG file? John Carlson Informix DBA WHSmith USA Hello, > > Question from a unix/informix neophyt…
Effect of disk striping on disk layout
Are you using kaio? (You can check this by running onstat -g ioq - if there are kio vps listed then you are). Neil…
Monitoring documentation
Hello all, I am trying to document things that need to be monitored on our database (7.30.UC3 on HP-UX 10.20) and I am wondering if anyone has any more suggestions for things to look at. Here is what I have so far. Locking number of currently held locks - (onstat -u) …
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…
partition profile
Hai.. All.. When I type onstat -g ppf, I found Partition profiles disabled Does anybody know about this ?…
The ready queue Full but Unix not busy
Can anyone explain the lngspins column ? > MT global info: > sessions threads vps lngspins > 6 37 14 446935 > Spin is situation, when vp wants to acquire latch on the resource, but has to wait, because resource is locked. Long spin - when VP spins more …
Re: The last executed SQL statement
Once again to add to the Clowns' reply. run onstat -u and look for the userid in question, this will show y ou which sessionid to use in the onstat -g..... Terry Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > >How to obtain the last executed SQL statement? > > If you're using IDS, onstat -g …
Re: The last executed SQL statement
>How to obtain the last executed SQL statement? If you're using IDS, onstat -g sql <sessionid> or onstat -g ses <sessionid> HTH. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com…
ONSTAT
HI folks, looking for help using onstat -g que I would like to know if Enterprise Replication is working I don't know the meaning of this output.. Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks Javier Puente…
onstat columns
Does anyone have a listing, even partial, of on onstat command column meanings? Informix's references are completely unhelpful, or nearly so, in describing, for example, what the "q-limits" column of "onstat -g ntd" means or how it's calculated, except for saying that the comman…
Re: onstat -u / onstat -g ses Problem
Informix Netherlands advised to start the database with the environment variable SINGLESEG_OFF=1. Try it! Regards Hans Bosma Database Administrator NCCW(Netherlands Ing Thoralf Bihlo wrote: > > I´ve got an HPUX 10.20 / Serie 800 Server with Informix Dynamic Server > 7.30 UC6. >…
REQ: Problem with onstat -u / onstat -g ses
I´ve got an HPUX 10.20 / Serie 800 Server with Informix Dynamic Server 7.30 UC6. My SHMVIRTSIZE is 32k and onstat -g seg shows that I have just one Segment. When I try an onstat -u or onstat -g ses I get the Error: >Changing data structure forced program termination< during the …
onstat -l
When my machine is blocked in a CKPT, onstat -l shows ... Buffer Waiting Buffer ioproc flags L-1 57c6ab54 0x1 0 L-3 57c69884 0x1 0 ... which is not documented anywhere. I can guess what it means, but does anyone know what exactly it means (and what flags ar…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
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?
Doug McAllister wrote: > > In whatever shell you are using set a variable equal to `onstat -|grep > OnLine|wc -l` > if the variable = 1 then the engine is up and running. You mean: onstat -|grep "On-Line"|wc -l Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC6 -- On-Line -- Up 00:43…
RE: Buffer Waits
> > > > > In article <79qhb8$fi$1@news.xmission.com>, > > > Dale Forrey <forrey@wsu.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Does a properly tuned Informix instance used primarily > > for decision > > > > support have a buffer wait count near 0? I am working on a relatively > > > > s…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
RE: onstat -t
onstat -t shows tblnum in hex. So you can link it with hex(partnum) of systabnames to get your tablename. HTH Sathish -----Original Message----- From: David Tamburin [mailto:david.tamburin@protegrity.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 4:16 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subje…
onstat -t
Hello, Is there anyway to tell what the actual tablenames are when you execute a onstat -t ? I know that tblnum is the tablespace number, but what can this be related too to tell me something useful? Thank you david.tamburin@protegrity.com david Tamburin…
Latch crashing engine
Can anyone provide any insight about "Process Aborted Abnormally (latch);" message crashing the engine.? This is happening on Solaris 2.6 and Informix 5.10 systems that have been recently upgraded from Solaris 2.5 and Informix 5.03 or higher. These older system did latch on occ…
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?…
Re: checkpoint time > 15 sec.
In article <36963598.4B7D@bloomberg.net>, Art S. Kagel <kagel@bloomberg.net> writes >may become a larger issue there also. Because of the algorithm that >selects LRUs it is certainly possible for all four CPU VPs to hash to >the same LRU on their first attempt causing 3 bufwaits…
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…
Re: lchwaits problem!!!!
Having read your posting properly... The lchreqs and lchwaits fields from the tbstat -p command store the number of requests for a latch and the number of times that a thread was required to wait for a shared-memory latch. A large number of latch waits typically results from a h…
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 …
Script to find 'active' IDS 7.2x threads
Here is a script we have used to track 'active' threads in IDS 7.2x . We have it linked to onstat-u and onstat-ur so we can have it repeat or not. S.W. wilcoxon@pioneerplanet.infi.net -------------------------------Cut Here------------------------------------ #!/bin/sh # # Do a…
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!…
onstat -u
I was running an 'onstat -u' command and have been receiving the following message: "changing data structures forced command termination" I was wondering if any of you have seen this message and might know what it means and how to correct it? David Meyer Guerilla Software…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
onstat -h
Does anyone have any info about the meanings of the output of the onstat -h (hash chain info) in IDS 7.3? It's not in the hardcopy or in the 7.3 Admin manual, and I'm trying to document it. Thanks, joe -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------…
onstat -D vs onstat -g iof
Informx gurus: --------------------------- This is a copy of a post that I previously send, however seems that because of the problems with the informix-list not many people had the opportunity to read it. I am sorry if you already read this message. ----------------------------…
onstat -D vs. onstat -g iof
Informx gurus: Could some one explain the output of onstat -D and compare it with the output of onstat -g iof? On my online 7.23 running on AIX 4.2 I get the following for onstat -D: address chk/dbs offset page Rd page Wr pathname .... 400382c8 2 2 1 40261 303…
onstat commands
Does anyone know of a source that describes all of the onstat commands? The 7.x manuals are pretty good, but some of the explanations are a bit brief. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120…
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…
seqscans (onstat -p)
What does mean seqscans in onstat -p ? Thanks Cajt…
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: Update statistics
At 06:20 AM 7/10/98 +0200, Henk J. Sanders wrote: >Hi everybody. > >Some weeks ago someone tried to start up at discussion about "update >statistics" but as far as I know nobody reacted. > >Since it is cucumber -time now I want to try at again. > >The items (perhaps a litte overc…
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…
Re: latch/lock , buffer - questions.
Sadagopan, Sathish wrote: > > Hi All, > 1) When a thread needs a buffer to read in data , does it acquire any > latches/locks.How is the allocation done ? This is all explained in the Administrator's Guide. Basically the thread hashes into the LRU queues selecting a queue at …
latch/lock , buffer - questions.
Hi All, 1) When a thread needs a buffer to read in data , does it acquire any latches/locks.How is the allocation done ? 2) What is the difference between locks and latches. 3) If i want to track , the number of times a PARTICULAR user's operations caused his threads to wai…
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: Problem with "Changing data structure forced command termination"
On Thu, 9 Jul 1998, Art S. Kagel wrote: > PabloF@my-dejanews.com wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > Anyone out there knows why i can read sometimes the message > > "Changing data structure forced command termination." > > when i execute "onstat -g ses" ? > > I think there's a problem w…
Re: Problem with "Changing data structure forced command termination"
PabloF@my-dejanews.com wrote: > > Hi All, > Anyone out there knows why i can read sometimes the message > "Changing data structure forced command termination." > when i execute "onstat -g ses" ? > I think there's a problem with a ODBC connection. OK definitive answer. Remember…
onstat
I tried to run onstat not as user informix and i got onstat:Share memory:permission denied. The env. looks fine , the informix server is up. I am running 7.23. You have to have Informix priv. to run onstat ? Thanks Gabriel Weisz…
Re: onstat
Gabriel Weisz wrote: > > I tried to run onstat not as user informix and i got > onstat:Share memory:permission denied. > The env. looks fine , the informix server is up. > I am running 7.23. You have to have Informix priv. to run onstat ? No. Check the permis…
queue statistics
Hi, The qst option of onstat says "queue statistics not enabled".How to enable Q statistics ? TIA Sathish…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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onstat -t output
Hi, The output of onstat -t shows zero in the column 'nrows' , whereas ' nused ' and 'npdata' have non-zero values . Why is this so ? TIA Sathish…
Re: Database and RAID
informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onmode -c block informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onstat - Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC3 -- On-Line -- Up 3 days 03:19:09 -- 21216 Kbytes Blocked:ARCHIVE informix@zeus:/usr/informix> onmode -c unblock available since 7.3 I think > PS How …
Re: Database and RAID
David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> offerred: + PS How do you freeze Online??? + + onlog ... | more and pause it. + + It holds a latch... + + Next CKPINTVL is reached an the checkpoint can't proceed because of + the latch and nothing can proceed (enter critical sections…
Re: Database and RAID
In article <01bd9a5d$d7ce4ee0$30647392@default>, Doug Johnson <teabag@ma .deleteme.ultranet.com> writes >The correct sequence is sync h/w mirror, CKPT&BLOCK, split mirror, then >UNBLOCK. >The split takes seconds for GB databases, maybe a couple of minutes for TB >databases. Since…
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…
Onstat -R
Can someone explain the onstat -R headings.. Is the percentage free or used. Been digging thru the texts.. examples but little explanation? INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.24.FC4 -- On-Line -- Up 4 days 17:40:47 -- 36320 Kbytes 8 buffer LRU queue pairs # f/m length % of pair…
onstat -g dic
Someone knows what is the result of onstat -g dic ?? Thanks.…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
Hello, Since I'm planning a Data Warehouse, I would to do it with the new version of Dynamic Server. Impressions, stability and on which platform? Regards. Fernando _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Fernando Collalti Phone: +…
Re: Can't free logical logs
In response to Diane Houston, Sanjit wrote on 20 May 1998 :- > Hi Diane, > Try the following steps - > 1. Login as 'informix' and Set proper TBCONFIG. > > 2. tbstat -u > take all 'PID' for all users other than root and informix users. A…
onstat -g ...
Hi guys, Where I can find explainations about the output format (headers and key words) reported after executing onstat -g ... In the Informix Administrator's Guide there is an explaination of all other options of "onstat", but for "-g" option I did not find detailed informati…
onstat -k
Thanks to everyone who answered the onstat -k tblsnum question. I appreciate it. ==================================================================== Harold Luse Phone: (970) 491-4120 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Fax: (970) 491-1275 Colorado S…
onstat -k
How would one link the tblsnum field of an onstat -k with a table name? Locks address wtlist owner lklist type tblsnum rowid key#/bsiz 3008c64c 0 4004a354 0 HDR+S 100002 230 0 3008c680 0 40042814 0 S 100002 22f …
Informix Dynamic Server & Text columns
Hi everybody, Can you help me ? I've created a table with the following structure : column type -------- ---- code smallint obs text How can I insert into this table with Java program ? I'm using Informix Java AP…
onstat -u
Here's a good question. Sample: 4004d214 Y--P--- 4999 dbolte 91 40c936d8 4004d654 Y--P--- 4965 tgreenwa 56 40129f98 0 1 2071 4004ded4 Y--P--- 4484 bhitchen 32 40b4c5c0 0 1 136 4004e314 Y--P--- 5023 hwhite 77 40006f8c 0 …
Intermittent Problem - error 529 Cannot attach to transaction
We have a HP-UX box (Ver 10.20) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.13 and a NT Server (NT4.0) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.23. We are trying to access some of the database tables resided in the HP-UX box from the NT Server via synonyms. But we faced inte…
onstat and tbstat
Hi, We have just upgraded from 5.x to 7.x. Those tbxxxx files are now onxxxx files, but they still exist lots of tbxxxx like tbstat, tbmonitor, and so on, are these files different from the new version onstat and onmonitor or they are the just the same but with different names??…
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: KAIO vps, and bufwaits
David Williams wrote: > In article <6bq06q$8tp$1@news.xmission.com>, Art S. Kagel > <kagel@ns1.bloomberg.com> writes > >On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Tony Tyrwhitt-Drake wrote: > >When a thread needs a buffer to update and the page is not already in > >the buffer pool the thread uses a …
Re: (CKPT REQ) ?????
W. H. SMITH wrote: > > Barry Lemrow wrote: > > > > I have been experiencing problems where the database locks up. The onstat > > command banner contains this: > > > > INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.21.UD3 -- On-Line (CKPT REQ) -- Up 6 days > > 05:13:28 -- 175552 Kbytes > > Blocked:…
Re: how to remove stale locks ?
Christian Haul wrote: > > Hi. > > Over here student develop programs in java using the jdbc:odbc bridge > to connect to informix oline 7.23. When their programs crash, the locks > are not released properly. Hence I need a way to remove them. So far I > couldn't find a proper way …
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…
Re: Extended checkpoint times
Michael Segel wrote: > > anonymous wrote: > > > Hi, > > [SNIP] > > From the informix manual it states checkpoints wait for critical code > > sections to complete before it can complete > > so in theory if an application hung for whatever reason inside a > > critical code section …
What's the difference between ODS 7.22 and 7.23?
What's the difference between Informix Online Dynamic Server version 7.22 and version 7.23? Thanks in advance. Bill Westphal Rodney District Council mis@rodney.govt.nz…
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: onstat -d,onstat -D
I believe 1001 indicates that the dbspace is a blobspace. I know that 2001 indicates that the space is a temporary dbspace. "Tony_Reynolds(Accounting & Purchasing System") wrote in message <67972r$caj@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>... >Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspa…
Re: onstat -d,onstat -D
I believe it in indicates that table in dbspace has been dropped. -Lin "Tony_Reynolds(Accounting & Purchasing System") <tr-2959@mail.necgroup.co.uk> wrote: > Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspaces address with a > flag of 1 and a dbspaces address with a flag of 100…
onstat -d,onstat -D
Can anyone tell me the difference between a dbspaces address with a flag of 1 and a dbspaces address with a flag of 1001...... Tony Reynolds, NEC Group, Birmingham , UK 8-)) tr-2959@necgroup.co.uk tonyreynolds2@compuserve.com…
Re: Get Server Version, Programmatcially
Dave, You also can use 'onstat - ' to get version. It is a command and not a function. Depending on what language you are using to get the information. Howshinn…
Onstat Utility
Hi, I'm using onstat -g ath and see threads that are slleping forever. What could this be? Are users not exiting properly from Informix? How do I kill these processes. Thanks Bob…
onstat and threads
Hi, I'm run onstat -g ath and I see threads that are sleeping forever. Do I kill these processes and what could it possibly be from. Users not exiting properly? Bob…
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…
When does bufwaits get incremented ?
Hey, I've been trying to track down some information about when bufwaits is incremented. I found the following in the ODS Admin guide... "When a user thread needs to acquire a buffer, Online randomly selects one of the FLRU queues and uses the oldest or least-recently used entr…
onstat -p seqscans
Hi, Does anyone know if the seqscans in an onstat -p increments for sequential scans on temporary tables ? Cheers, Tony.…
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: Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
Well, the tbmode -z option IS safe in all states of the engine. It will issue various kill commands (but NOT the -9 option) to tell the engine to terminate. If those fail, the only safe option is to yo-yo the engine. Once again, though, one could examine output from tbstat -u …
Re: Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
informix@noboagye.noboa_corp.com.ec (Javier Puente) writes: > Timothy M. Hood wrote: > } > } Francis Small wrote: > } > > } > I'm using Informix Online 5 (HP-UX 9) and am under the impression that > } > doing a `kill -9' on an sqlturbo process is a major bozo no-no, and > } > can…
Re: Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
Timothy M. Hood wrote: } } Francis Small wrote: } > } > I'm using Informix Online 5 (HP-UX 9) and am under the impression that } > doing a `kill -9' on an sqlturbo process is a major bozo no-no, and } > can shut the database server down if the process holds a latch or is } > "ins…
Re: Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
Well, I read it in the fact: tbmode -z sends a SIGUSR1 to the process, and if it doesn't want to die, you can try a SIGPIPE. If it's still alive, you should wait respectfully for its death. Val�ry "Timothy M. Hood" <thood29@idt.net> wrote in article <5kmi5j$qlb@cssun.mathcs.emor…
Re: Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
Francis Small wrote: > > I'm using Informix Online 5 (HP-UX 9) and am under the impression that > doing a `kill -9' on an sqlturbo process is a major bozo no-no, and > can shut the database server down if the process holds a latch or is > "inside a write call". My question is: i…
Safe to kill sqlturbo process?
I'm using Informix Online 5 (HP-UX 9) and am under the impression that doing a `kill -9' on an sqlturbo process is a major bozo no-no, and can shut the database server down if the process holds a latch or is "inside a write call". My question is: is it safe to do a simple kill? …
Re: excessive latch waits
In article <5k3eeg$s0h@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Mark Steele <msteele@firstam.com> writes >Got a little problem. I am running Informix 5.01.UD3 Online on an IBM >RS/6000. Lately we have seen some performance problems. Then looking >at tbstat -u, I am seeing an excessive amount …
excessive latch waits
Got a little problem. I am running Informix 5.01.UD3 Online on an IBM RS/6000. Lately we have seen some performance problems. Then looking at tbstat -u, I am seeing an excessive amount of latches waits. Most waits seem to be for 30000134. When referencing with tbstat -s, it …
Excessive latch waits
Got a little problem. I am running Informix 5.01.UD3 Online on an IBM RS/6000. Lately we have seen some performance problems. Then looking at tbstat -u, I am seeing an excessive amount of latches waits. Most waits seem to be for 30000134. When referencing with tbstat -s, it …
Onstat question
When we use the Onstat -u , sometimes we get this display: onstat -u INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.12.UC1 -- On-Line -- Up 11 days 20:31:52 -- 142096 Kbytes Userthreads address flags sessid user tty wait tout locks nreads nwrites 332c020 ---P--D 0 inf…
Re: 7.22 onstat -u flags
On Thu, 13 Mar 1997 01:43:49 +0000, David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > A condition is a mutex (latch). Look in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sysmaster.sql > as search for "create table sysconlst". This is "{ Conditions }" and > contains one field "con_nwaits integer, …
onstat options
Hi, What are the best indicators of response time, trans/sec, and general load for monitoring an informix database... using the onstat program? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mark~…
Re: HELP: MEANING OF onstat -g sch output
In article <5ds4qr$hg4@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Rick Ward <wardr@gusco.com> writes >Edward Bidinotto wrote: >> >> Can anyone explain what the output on onstat -g sch means especially the >> column >> "busy waits"? Does a high number in that column mean that the vp is >> staying b…
Re: onstat
Steve Romankiw wrote: } } In onstat, what does "total" refer to. } } . } . } 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 } 0 } 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent } } Thanks. } } Steve Romankiw } Executive Risk Inc. For Online 7.1, the total fi…
Re: onstat
Carol Davies wrote: } } Steve Romankiw wrote: } > } > In onstat, what does "total" refer to. } > } > . } > . } > 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 } > 0 } > 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent } > } > Thanks. } > } > Steve Romankiw } >…
Re: onstat
Steve Romankiw wrote: > > In onstat, what does "total" refer to. > > . > . > 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 > 0 > 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent > > Thanks. > > Steve Romankiw > Executive Risk Inc. From the Informix Administrat…
onstat
In onstat, what does "total" refer to. . . 1192132c Y--P--- 537 winterm - 12434068 0 1 240 0 13 active, 128 total, 44 maximum concurrent Thanks. Steve Romankiw Executive Risk Inc.…
Re: Help - Online 5 on AIX 4.1.4
On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Joe Lumbley wrote: > Markus Wette (mkwt@halstenbach.de) wrote: > : Dear all, > > : Informix: online 5.07.UC2 > > : online.log: > : process aborted abnormally: pid=... user=... uid=... flags=21 > : process aborted abnormally (latch): pid=... user=... fl…
Re: Help - Online 5 on AIX 4.1.4
Markus Wette (mkwt@halstenbach.de) wrote: : Dear all, : Informix: online 5.07.UC2 : online.log: : process aborted abnormally: pid=... user=... uid=... flags=21 : process aborted abnormally (latch): pid=... user=... flags=21 Looks like the process is either dying or, more…
Help - Online 5 on AIX 4.1.4
Dear all, One of our customer has the problem, that the online server goes down with "abort mode". Does anybody know anything about that problem or can give use any hints to it. Please answer via email: mkwt@halstenbach.de ------------------------------------------------------…
onstat documentation
Does anybody have any good documentation for onstat? In case it varies to much from one version to the other I have online 7.11UC1. thanks…
Re: latch problem
Stefanie Vario wrote: > > I have a client who is on a Sun Sparc 2000 running SunOS 5.X (I believe) and > Informix 5.03.UC1. The engine keeps coming down on a latch error. They get > the message "Process aborted abnormally (latch). Online must Abort." in > their message log. > …
Re: latch problem
In article <545792$4ao@zenacomp.zenacomp.com>, Stefanie Vario <svario@zenacomp.zenacomp.com> writes >Hello everyone, > >I have a client who is on a Sun Sparc 2000 running SunOS 5.X (I believe) and >Informix 5.03.UC1. The engine keeps coming down on a latch error. They get >the m…
latch problem
Hello everyone, I have a client who is on a Sun Sparc 2000 running SunOS 5.X (I believe) and Informix 5.03.UC1. The engine keeps coming down on a latch error. They get the message "Process aborted abnormally (latch). Online must Abort." in their message log. They get to their…
Control/C stops a query
All, While our application is querying the database, we allow our users to press control/c to abort the query. Most of the time it does stop the query. But sometimes it does not. What / when does it NOT stop the query? If there is latch? A "sensitive" part of the sqlturbo? Durin…
Re: Control/C stops a query
Steve Goldberg wrote: > > All, > While our application is querying the database, we allow our users to press > control/c to abort the query. Most of the time it does stop the query. > But sometimes it does not. > > What / when does it NOT stop the query? If there is latch? A "sen…
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
Recreating a Latch
Hi, Does anyone have any ideas as to how to create a latch condition ( as seen with tbstat -s ) for test purposes? Thanks Pete…
Re: User CPU going 100% +! ;-)
Ceri Hopkins (C.A.Hopkins@cs.bham.ac.uk) wrote: : Process starts.. possibly reads some data.. then goes to top of stack : using >100% CPU (top) <snip> Ceri, Looks like your have a runaway process. This happen when a fron-end process like dbaccess or 4GL dies without killing …
ONSTAT question
Hi there. onstat -u (version 7.1) sometimes shows a user thread with position 1 of the flag field set to Y. The Informix manual says it means "Waiting for condition". I cannot find anything else. What is a condition, and why is my thread waiting for it? Thanks for any help Ba…
Re: Interrupted 4GL reports bringing Informix off-line
Question: If these are 'reports', and not update programs, are you setting your isolation to dirty reads first?? Depending on the type of report you are running, you may not care if you have dirty pages that you are reading. Therefore, it is far less likely that your sqlturbo p…
Interrupted 4GL reports bringing Informix off-line
Hi, On our test systems we have noticed that when running 4GL reports via 4GL/GX or the command line, the OnLine (4.10) engine crashes intermittently when interrupted (eg by Ctrl-C): The problem seems to be that the sqlturbo process is holding a latch on a critical section when…
Re: Hanging processes after database startup
Lou, I missed your original post so please bear with me. Have you used "onstat -u" to see what everyone is waiting on? The flags column should tell you the type of wait. If it's a latch or lock wait, the wait column might help trace down the specific problem. (That's a…
Re: Hanging processes after database startup
In article <46gh9g$oc5@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Jack Parker <jparker@hpbs3645.boi.hp.com> wrote: >> >Have you guys checked to see if the engine needs a checkpoint? > >We have seen lockups when doing an archive where the engine was waiting for >a tape to be mounted. For a while i…
Wierd problem
We have a home-grown, UNIX-based configuration management (CM) system built using shell scripts, SCCS and make. We use this system not only to configure and build software loads, but also to build test databases. This allows each engineer to easily build a test database for the…
Re: Is it possible to tbtape on
I has to do with tbtape holding a latch in a critical section, as it should, which prevents others from accquiring the necessary latches, thus the "screeching halt". -- Mark Sigler Client Services Engineer Fort Lauderdale, Florida Informix Software, Inc.…
Re: Waiting for nonexistant latches
>Every so often (read ``once or twice a day'') our whole database system >locks up, and an investigation of ``tbstat -us'' (users and latches) >invariably shows one or another user waiting for a latch when no latches >are displayed in the latches section of the tbstat output. The…
Waiting for nonexistant latches
We're experiencing a rather frustrating problem on site here, We're running Informix OnLine 4.10, under Interactive 3.0.1 (Unix System V/386 Release 3.2) in a 486 box. Every so often (read ``once or twice a day'') our whole database system locks up, and an investigation of ``tbs…
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?…
Corrupt Logical Log
A couple of days ago I experienced the unfortunate problem of the a logical log that contained the current checkpoint had become corrupt. The engine had aborted while holding a latch and shut itself down. When restarting the initialization process failed as it couldn't find the …
Corrupt Logical Log
A couple of days ago I experienced the unfortunate problem of the a logical log that contained the current checkpoint had become corrupt. The engine had aborted while holding a latch and shut itself down. When restarting the initialization process failed as it couldn't find the …
Safe Kill
We have a need for a shell which we can distribute to some of our supervisors to kill processes for users who have not logged out of a database. Don't ask why, the reason is ugly. A friend of a friend picked the following shell off the network sometime ago and recommended it's …
Safe Kill
We have a need for a shell which we can distribute to some of our supervisors to kill processes for users who have not logged out of a database. Don't ask why, the reason is ugly. A friend of a friend picked the following shell off the network sometime ago and recommended it's …
OnLine 4.10 ABORTs - Reason?
Recently one of our OnLine instances aborted, leaving the following information in the turbo.log file: =============================== I/O bad request chunk 0, pagenum 0, pagecnt 1 partition header error: 49cdfc: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00830000 ........ ........ [hex dump fo…
Latch Waits
Hi, It appears to be that my LatchWaits are excessive as displayed by the output of "tbstat -p". The database situation is this: We are doing lots of selects during data-entry and by this I mean that we are looking up as many as 30 tables per user for verification and for inser…
OnLine 6.0 & Critical Section
Dear Informix users Does anyone knows how OnLine 6.0 Dynamic Server handles a client application when the client is killed abnormally? Does it still handles the case called critical section, where OnLine abort itself? In OnLine 5.X, and before, if the a server process is kill …
Re: kill -9
it shouldnt die if you issue a tbmode -Z <transid> followed by a tbmode -z <uid>. we`ve be using this approach for about 2 years with great success. } } } } > Has anyone had success disabling kill -9 so that Online doesn't come } > tumbling down when it is issued against an sql…
Re: kill -9
davidn@geis.geis.com wrote: : The kill -9 works on processes that are not in a critical section or not : holding a latch. You can find out by doing a "tbstat -us" and see if the But in general, it's much better to avoid doing a "kill -9" at all. Choose a nicer signal, eg kill…
Re: kill -9
> Has anyone had success disabling kill -9 so that Online doesn't come > tumbling down when it is issued against an sqlturbo? > (For those that haven't experienced it yet, a kill -9 on an sqlturbo > process results in Online entering abort mode, which is most > unfortunate for a…
Re: Latchwaits
jerry (warlok!kysilk.sherwood.com!jerry@uunet.UU.NET) wrote: : Can anyone explain why the latch wait count on a system would suddenly : climb? We have a production system that has gone from 6,000 to : 300,000 when comparing the same period on two different days. I have : resear…
Latchwaits
Can anyone explain why the latch wait count on a system would suddenly climb? We have a production system that has gone from 6,000 to 300,000 when comparing the same period on two different days. I have researched the docs and found the one or two page explaination on latches b…
Informix on Sun 690 MP
We are interested in anyone's experiences running Informix On-line 4.10.UE3 on Sun 690 multiprocessors. We are currently running SunOS 4.1.2 with Database Excelerator on Sun 690's with 4 CPU's and Informix On-line 4.10.UE3. We are experiencing database lockups which are the res…
OnLine problems: need help with latches/locks
I am trying to find what stops the application from running: OnLine4 Application stops, UNIX continues running happily, CPU-usage 25%, MEM-usage 50%, cache hit rate R:93.88% W:92.23% from tbstat when in troubles : ____________________________________________________________ Us…