Re: Why is my server not starting up ??

Jack A wrote: > These are the last few lines of the oninit -v command. There is on reference > to database partion in any of the manuals. Any one has any ideas ? > > Initialize Async Log Flusher...succeeded > Forking btree cleaner...succeeded > Initializing DBSPACETEMP list > Checking database partition index...FAILED > Hi, I had a similar problem during a desaster recovery test of an Informix database server onto a new machine. After cold restoring, the database instance couldn't open the temporary dbspaces and I got the same error you encountered.(Checking database partition index...FAILED) Doing an external restore (onbar -r -e) cleared the situation. The engine cleared the phys- and logical logs and comes up without problems. OK. it worked, but don't ask me what's behind the scene... I don't understand the details :-( Johann > "Jack A" <jacka8@excite.com> wrote in message > news:4b6a00a6d6934f6d1a7f8e6aedc3b06c@news.teranews.com... > >>I had taken a dump of an instance and restored it on another box. When I > > try > >>and restart the box I get ... >> >>oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization >> >>Shared memory is clear. I have checked that with ipcs... >>IPC status from <running system> as of Thu Sep 18 14:21:19 EDT 2003 >>T ID KEY MODE OWNER GROUP >>Message Queues: >>Shared Memory: >>Semaphores: >> >>This is what my message log has... >> >>14:05:59 Booting Language <c> from module <> >>14:05:59 Loading Module <CNULL> >>14:05:59 Booting Language <builtin> from module <> >>14:05:59 Loading Module <BUILTINNULL> >>14:06:04 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 2208KB to> > 3072KB > >>14:06:04 Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.21.UC5 Software> > Serial > >>Number >>14:06:04 Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Initialized -- Shared Memory>>Initialized. >>14:06:04 Warning: Invalid (non-existent/blobspace/disabled) dbspace> > listed > >>in DBSPACETEMP: 'tempdbs' >>14:06:04 Physical Recovery Started at Page(1:18627). >>14:06:04 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Examined 0 Pages Restored. >>14:06:04 Logical Recovery Started. >>14:06:04 10 recovery worker threads will be started. >>14:06:07 Logical Recovery Complete. 0 Committed, 1 Rolled Back,> > 0 > >>Open, 0 Bad Locks >>14:06:08 Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Stopped. >>14:06:08 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct> > segments > >>The only issue that could be happenning here is that I do not have the >>transaction log files corresponding to this dump. But will that stop the >>instance from starting up ??? >> >> > > > -- ****************************************************** Tele Atlas Deutschland GmbH Dept: TA/FIT-DEU Am Neuen Horizont 1 D-31177 Harsum Tel: +49 5127 408-465 Fax: +49 5127 408-559 E-mail: Johann.Eggers@teleatlas.com ****************************************************** sending to informix-list