onbar problem

2000-11-08 08:45:28 6844 6843 onbar -b -L 0 2000-11-08 08:45:30 6844 6843 Begin level 0 backup rootdbs. 2000-11-08 08:45:30 6844 6843 Successfully connected to Storage Manager. 2000-11-08 08:45:52 6844 6843 Completed level 0 backup rootdbs. 2000-11-08 08:45:57 6856 6844 Process 6856 6844 successfully forked. 2000-11-08 08:48:16 6856 6844 ERROR: Unable to start the DB/BLOBspace backup: buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 234 for msgtype. 2000-11-08 08:48:16 6856 6844 Process 6856 6844 completed. 2000-11-08 08:48:16 6844 6843 The ON-Bar process 6856 exited with a problem (exit code 131 (0x83), signal 0). The last several days have seen this error. Is there a way around this? After the onbar command, the instance crashes with this msg in the online log: 08:45:30 Level 0 Archive started on rootdbs 08:45:55 Archive on rootdbs Completed. 08:45:56 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. 08:45:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. 08:45:58 dynamically allocated new shared memory segment (size 8388608) 08:45:59 Assert Failed: Comparison failed at 'udrseq NULL 1' 08:45:59 INFORMIX-Universal Server Version 9.12.UC2 08:45:59 Who: Session(35, informix@slate, 6856, 0) Thread(55, ontape, 0, 1) File: rsitem.c Line: 649 08:45:59 Results: Possible inconsistencies in index 'sysmaster:"informix".systables-Key#(unknown)' 08:45:59 Action: Run 'oncheck -cI 1048579' 08:46:00 See Also: /tmp/af.378346 08:46:00 Assert Failed: No Exception Hander 08:46:00 INFORMIX-Universal Server Version 9.12.UC2 08:46:00 Who: Session(35, informix@slate, 6856, 0) Thread(55, ontape, 0, 1) File: mtex.c Line: 228 08:46:00 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 08:46:00 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support. 08:46:03 Blocking whole system for max 0 secs 08:46:03 VP 3 timed out during system block, releasing 08:46:03 Releasing VP 4 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 5 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 6 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 7 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 8 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 9 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 10 from system block 08:46:03 Releasing VP 11 from system block 08:48:15 Releasing VP 1 from system block 08:48:15 See Also: /tmp/af.378346, shmem.378346.1 08:48:16 mtex.c, line 228, thread 55, proc id 5998, No Exception Hander. 08:48:16 The Master Daemon Died 08:48:16 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down here is the tmp file af.37846 8:45:59 udtcompare() error: type -14441, udrid 8192 08:45:59 udr_sequence 0x0, k_xtype 0x0 08:45:59 pt_partnum 0x100003 0key1 key2 08:45:59 08:45:59 INFORMIX-Universal Server Version 9.12.UC2 Software SerialNumber AAC#J229257 08:45:59 Assert Failed: Comparison failed at 'udrseq NULL 1' 08:45:59 Who: Session(35, informix@slate, 6856, 0) Thread(55, ontape, 0, 1) File: rsitem.c Line: 649 08:45:59 Results: Possible inconsistencies in index 'sysmaster:"informix".systables-Key#(unknown)' 08:45:59 Action: Run 'oncheck -cI 1048579' --------------------------------- Begin System Alarm Program Output --------------------------------- Assertion Failure Type: Warning Host Name: slate Database Server Name: ads Time of failure: Wed Nov 8 08:46:00 PST 2000 AF file: /tmp/af.378346 Shared memory file: None System Blocking: OFF ------------------------------- End System Alarm Program Output ------------------------------- 08:46:00 sh /dbserver/etc/evidence.sh 1 0 /tmp/af.378346 35 0x0 550xc753b318 1 0 0 0 0 08:46:00 See Also: /tmp/af.378346 08:46:00 ------------------ End of assertion failure 0 ----------------- when i do the oncheck i never see any error, just validation: one other thing - at this moment our tech support lic has expired, and i'm in the middle of 'negotiations' ( you never give me your number, just your expectations...)