FW: Restore Informix software & Database to another server

Yes, the kernel settings must be correct - and also, did you create the symbolic links in /usr/lib for Informix ? -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Paul Watson Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 10:42 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: Restore Informix software & Database to another server Have you checked that the /etc/system on the second server is correct KW Foo wrote: > > We are trying to backup the server which includes the Informix 7.31 > application and the data and restore to another server. > > We are running the Informix in SUN Solaris 2.6, backup the server using > "ufsdump" to the tape drive and restore using the "ufsrestore" to another > server (with the same directory structure and hardware). > > We use "ufsdump" to backup the informix software and also all the Informix > chunk directories after we shutdown the Informix using "onmode -ky". > > We also did an "ontape" level 0 backup to a tape. > > After we restore the application and the Informix chunk directory, when we > try to start the Informix engine using "oninit", the server go into "FAST > RECOVERY" mode, after few minutes, it display message "oninit: Fatal error > in shared memory initialization". > > The following are the message recorded in the online.log: > > 13:41:32 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. > 13:41:32 Physical Recovery Started. > 13:45:16 Physical Recovery Complete: 84946 Pages Restored. > 13:45:16 Logical Recovery Started. > 13:45:16 shmget: [ENOMEM][12]: key 52564806: out of shared memory, check > system > max shared memory segment size > 13:45:16 out of virtual shared memory > > 13:45:16 Cannot Rollforward from Checkpoint. > 13:45:17 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped. > 13:45:18 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments > > After that, we check the "onstat -", and receive message "shared memory not > initialized for INFORMIXSERVER 'informix'". > > Is this the way to do it and how can I get the Informix engine up to restore > from the "ontape" backup ? > > Regards, > KW Foo -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com # ________________________________ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 714 Spam messages and set aside 80 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com sending to informix-list