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Alexander Ivanov saw 'Warning: stat() failed for chunk file' for all chunks at startup on Informix 14 FC8 on Windows. David Williams suggested checking file existence and permissions; Kirit Rana suspected corruption. Andreas Legner said it is a known Windows defect with chunks over 2GB (APAR IT34407), fixed from 14.10.xC9, and the warning can be ignored.
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Alexander Ivanov — source: IBM Community (ConnectedCommunity.org) Informix forum
Hello.
I have Informix 14 FC8 on Windows Server.
All works great, but when server is starting i see message in log file to all my chunks:
Warning: stat() failed for chunk file...
How I can fix it?
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Alexander Ivanov
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↪ replying to Alexander Ivanov
David Williams — source: IBM Community (ConnectedCommunity.org) Informix forum
HI,
Check the chunk files exist.
Check the permissions on the chunk files and all folders related to the chunk files.
Regards,
David.
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David Williams
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↪ replying to Alexander Ivanov
Andreas Legner — source: IBM Community (ConnectedCommunity.org) Informix forum
Known defect in Windows, with chunks >2GB (APAR IT34407) -> fixed from 14.10.xC9 onwards.
Message (warning) can well be ignored.
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Andreas Legner
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↪ replying to Alexander Ivanov
Kirit Rana — source: IBM Community (ConnectedCommunity.org) Informix forum
Hi Alexander
That doesn't look good. If you are adamant that the Instance has been operational previously then I suspect all your chunks files are present with correct ownership and permissions. David still has a valid point in that a sanity will eliminate this from the equation.
I sense disk level corruption. Does
onstat -dshow all chunks as being
online
? Is it possible for you to post the full error message as it appears in the Message Log are there any clues in the Console Log? Does the error generate any Assert Failure files?
I suspect not all of your chunks are subject to this
Warning
. A corrupted
rootdbs
chunk should have rendered the Instance as non-viable.
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Kirit Rana
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↪ replying to Kirit Rana
Kirit Rana — source: IBM Community (ConnectedCommunity.org) Informix forum
Scratch that. If Andreas says it's a defect, then that's what it is.
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Kirit Rana
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