oninit startup failure
A user couldn't start IBM IDS 10 on Windows XP Pro SP2: the Informix service aborts shortly after starting, and running 'oninit -sv' shows startup getting as far as allocating shared memory and the buffer pool, then 'Initializing rhead structure...FAILED' with 'oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation', while the instance log shows 'vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore'. The full ONCONFIG was posted. Replies only asked diagnostic questions (new vs. existing instance, memory/disk, exact version, local vs. Remote Desktop, whether informix is an Administrator) and clarified that 'rhead' is the RSAM head control block in shared memory, not read-ahead. No resolution is recorded in the thread.
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Hello all,
I am getting mad with a problem on which I already spent 3 days, and it
would be nice to give me a clue to solve it:
I am trying to start IDS v10 on Windows XP Pro SP2, but the "Informix
server - ol_xxx" service begins to start, then aborts after a short time.
I reproduced the problem on a command prompt, with oninit -sv, and I can
see that the server fails when initializing the rhead structure:
Checking group membership to determine server run mode...succeeded
Reading configuration file
'C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/ONCONFIG.ol_dl49'...succeeded
Creating INFXTMP/.infxdirs...succeeded
Creating infos file
"C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.infos.ol_dl49"...succeeded
Linking conf file "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.conf.ol_dl49"...succeeded
Writing to infos file...succeeded
Checking config parameters...succeeded
Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
Creating resident pool 868 kbytes...succeeded
Allocating 20384 kbytes for buffer pool of 4K page size...succeeded
Initializing rhead structure...FAILED
oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
In the server instance log file (INFORMIXDIR\\ol_xxx.log), I get:
vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore
Any idea to help me to understand what the problem is ?
Thanks in advance,
MFLD
My ONCONFIG is the following:
#**************************************************************************
#
# Licensed Material - Property Of IBM
#
# "Restricted Materials of IBM"
#
# IBM Informix Dynamic Server
# (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2004 All rights reserved.
#
# Title: onconfig.std
# Description: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
#
#**************************************************************************
# Root Dbspace Configuration
ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
ROOTPATH C:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_dl49\\rootdbs_dat.000 # Path for devicecontaining root dbspace
ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes)
ROOTSIZE 51200 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)
# Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)
# Physical Log Configuration
PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
PHYSFILE 2000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)
# Logical Log Configuration
LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files
LOGSIZE 2000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)LOG_BACKUP_MODE MANUAL # Logical log backup mode (MANUAL, CONT)
# Security
# DBCREATE_PERMISSION:
# By default any user can create a database. Uncomment DBCREATE_PERMISSON to
# limit database creation to a specific user. Add a new DBCREATE_PERMISSION
# line for each permitted user.
#DBCREATE_PERMISSION informix
# IFX_EXTEND_ROLE:
# 0 => Disable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
# external routines. This is the default behaviour.
# 1 => Enable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
# external routines.
IFX_EXTEND_ROLE 0 # To control the usage of EXTEND role.
# Diagnostics
MSGPATH C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\ol_dl49.log # System message log file path
CONSOLE C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\conol_dl49.log # System console message
path
# To automatically backup logical logs, edit alarmprogram.bat and set
# BACKUPLOGS=Y
ALARMPROGRAM C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\etc\\alarmprogram.bat # Alarm
program path
ALRM_ALL_EVENTS 0 # Triggers ALARMPROGRAM for any event occur
TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics
# System Diagnostic Script.
# SYSALARMPROGRAM - Full path of the system diagnostic script (e.g.
# c:\\informix\\etc\\evidence.bat.) Set this parameter
# if you want a different Diagnostic Script than
# {INFORMIXDIR}\\etc\\evidence.bat, which is default.
# System Archive Tape Device
TAPEDEV \\\\.\\TAPE0 # Tape device path
TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)
# Log Archive Tape Device
LTAPEDEV NUL # Log tape device path
LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes)
# Optical
STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical
staging area
# System Configuration
SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance
DBSERVERNAME ol_dl49 # Name of default Dynamic Server
DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype parameters
DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env.
RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 formulti-processor
NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps
SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vpsto one
NOAGE 0 # Process aging
AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors
# Shared Memory Parameters
LOCKS 2000 # Maximum number of locks
NUMAIOVPS # Number of IO vps
PHYSBUFF 32 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)
CLEANERS 1 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
SHMBASE 0xC000000L # Shared memory base address
SHMVIRTSIZE 8192 # initial virtual shared memory segment size
SHMADD 8192 # Size of new shared memory segments
(Kbytes)
SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes). 0=>unlimited
CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
TXTIMEOUT 300 # Transaction timeout (in sec)
STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)
# Dynamic Logging
# DYNAMIC_LOGS:
# 2 : server automatically add a new logical log when necessary. (ON)
# 1 : notify DBA to add new logical logs when necessary. (ON)
# 0 : cannot add logical log on the fly. (OFF)
#
# When dynamic logging is on, we can have higher values for LTXHWM/LTXEHWM,
# because the server can add new logical logs during long transaction
rollback.
# However, to limit the number of new logical logs being added,
LTXHWM/LTXEHWM
# can be set to smaller values.
#
# If dynamic logging is off, LTXHWM/LTXEHWM need to be set to smaller values
# to avoid long transaction rollback hanging the server due to lack of
logical
# log space, i.e. 50/60 or lower.
#
# In case of system configured with CDR, the difference between LTXHWM and
# LTXEHWM should be atleast 30% so that we could minimize log overrun issue.
DYNAMIC_LOGS 2
LTXHWM 70
LTXEHWM 80
# System Page Size
# BUFFSIZE - Dynamic Server no longer supports this configuration parameter.
# To determine the page size used by Dynamic Server on your
platform
# see the last line of output from the command, 'onstat -b'.
# Recovery Variables
# OFF_RECVRY_THREADS:
# Number of parallel worker threads during fast recovery or an offline
res
Is this the first time you've tried initializing after installation or
is this an existing instance which has just stopped working?
How much physical memory on this machine? Disk space ok?
What is the exact IDS 10 version? Are you running this directly or via
Remote Desktop or some other remote control software?
Assuming you're running oninit as user informix, is informix an
Administrator on this machine?
Guy
MFLD wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am getting mad with a problem on which I already spent 3 days, and it
> would be nice to give me a clue to solve it:
>
> I am trying to start IDS v10 on Windows XP Pro SP2, but the "Informix
> server - ol_xxx" service begins to start, then aborts after a short time.
>
> I reproduced the problem on a command prompt, with oninit -sv, and I can
> see that the server fails when initializing the rhead structure:
>
> Checking group membership to determine server run mode...succeeded
> Reading configuration file
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/ONCONFIG.ol_dl49'...succeeded
> Creating INFXTMP/.infxdirs...succeeded
> Creating infos file
> "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.infos.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Linking conf file "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.conf.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Writing to infos file...succeeded
> Checking config parameters...succeeded
> Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
> Creating resident pool 868 kbytes...succeeded
> Allocating 20384 kbytes for buffer pool of 4K page size...succeeded
> Initializing rhead structure...FAILED
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
>
> In the server instance log file (INFORMIXDIR\\ol_xxx.log), I get:
> vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore
>
> Any idea to help me to understand what the problem is ?
> Thanks in advance,
> MFLD
>
> My ONCONFIG is the following:
>
> #**************************************************************************
> #
> # Licensed Material - Property Of IBM
> #
> # "Restricted Materials of IBM"
> #
> # IBM Informix Dynamic Server
> # (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2004 All rights reserved.
> #
> # Title: onconfig.std
> # Description: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
> #
> #**************************************************************************
>
> # Root Dbspace Configuration
>
> ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
> ROOTPATH C:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_dl49\\rootdbs_dat.000 # Path for device> containing root dbspace
> ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes)
> ROOTSIZE 51200 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)>
> # Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
>
> MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
> MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
> MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)>
> # Physical Log Configuration
>
> PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
> PHYSFILE 2000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)>
> # Logical Log Configuration
>
> LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files
> LOGSIZE 2000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> LOG_BACKUP_MODE MANUAL # Logical log backup mode (MANUAL, CONT)
>
> # Security
> # DBCREATE_PERMISSION:
> # By default any user can create a database. Uncomment
> DBCREATE_PERMISSON to
> # limit database creation to a specific user. Add a new DBCREATE_PERMISSION
> # line for each permitted user.
>
> #DBCREATE_PERMISSION informix
>
> # IFX_EXTEND_ROLE:
> # 0 => Disable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines. This is the default behaviour.
> # 1 => Enable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines.
>
> IFX_EXTEND_ROLE 0 # To control the usage of EXTEND role.>
> # Diagnostics
>
> MSGPATH C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\ol_dl49.log # System message log
> file path
> CONSOLE C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\conol_dl49.log # System console
> message path
>
> # To automatically backup logical logs, edit alarmprogram.bat and set
> # BACKUPLOGS=Y
> ALARMPROGRAM C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\etc\\alarmprogram.bat # Alarm
> program path
> ALRM_ALL_EVENTS 0 # Triggers ALARMPROGRAM for any event occur
> TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics>
>
> # System Diagnostic Script.
> # SYSALARMPROGRAM - Full path of the system diagnostic script (e.g.
> # c:\\informix\\etc\\evidence.bat.) Set this parameter
> # if you want a different Diagnostic Script than
> # {INFORMIXDIR}\\etc\\evidence.bat, which is default.
>
> # System Archive Tape Device
>
> TAPEDEV \\\\.\\TAPE0 # Tape device path
> TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
> TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)>
> # Log Archive Tape Device
>
> LTAPEDEV NUL # Log tape device path
> LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
> LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes)>
> # Optical
>
> STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical
> staging area
>
> # System Configuration
>
> SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance
> DBSERVERNAME ol_dl49 # Name of default Dynamic Server
> DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
> NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype parameters
> DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env.
> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
>
> MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 for> multi-processor
> NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps
> SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vps> to one
>
> NOAGE 0 # Process aging
> AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
> AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors>
> # Shared Memory Parameters
>
> LOCKS 2000 # Maximum number of locks
> NUMAIOVPS # Number of IO vps
> PHYSBUFF 32 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> CLEANERS 1 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
> SHMBASE 0xC000000L # Shared memory base address
> SHMVIRTSIZE 8192 # initial virtual shared memory segment size
> SHMADD 8192 # Size of new shared memory segments
> (Kbytes)
> SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes).
> 0=>unlimited
> CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
> TXTIMEOUT 300 # Transaction timeout (in sec)
> STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)>
> # Dynamic Logging
> # DYNAMIC_LOGS:
> # 2 : server automatically add a new logical log when necessary. (ON)
> # 1 : notify DBA to add new logical logs when necessary. (ON)
> # 0 : cannot add logical log on the fly. (OFF)
>
rhead? Is that read ahead? Have you tried setting these to some value?
e.g.
# Read Ahead Variables
RA_PAGES 16 # Number of pages to attempt to read ahead
RA_THRESHOLD 8 # Number of pages left before next group
j.
-----Original Message-----
From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of MFLD
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:30 PM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
Subject: oninit startup failure
Hello all,
I am getting mad with a problem on which I already spent 3 days, and it
would be nice to give me a clue to solve it:
I am trying to start IDS v10 on Windows XP Pro SP2, but the "Informix
server - ol_xxx" service begins to start, then aborts after a short time.
I reproduced the problem on a command prompt, with oninit -sv, and I can
see that the server fails when initializing the rhead structure:
Checking group membership to determine server run mode...succeeded
Reading configuration file
'C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/ONCONFIG.ol_dl49'...succeeded
Creating INFXTMP/.infxdirs...succeeded
Creating infos file
"C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.infos.ol_dl49"...succeeded
Linking conf file "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.conf.ol_dl49"...succeeded
Writing to infos file...succeeded
Checking config parameters...succeeded
Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
Creating resident pool 868 kbytes...succeeded
Allocating 20384 kbytes for buffer pool of 4K page size...succeeded
Initializing rhead structure...FAILED
oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
In the server instance log file (INFORMIXDIR\\ol_xxx.log), I get:
vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore
Any idea to help me to understand what the problem is ?
Thanks in advance,
MFLD
My ONCONFIG is the following:
#**************************************************************************
#
# Licensed Material - Property Of IBM
#
# "Restricted Materials of IBM"
#
# IBM Informix Dynamic Server
# (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2004 All rights reserved.
#
# Title: onconfig.std
# Description: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
#
#**************************************************************************
# Root Dbspace Configuration
ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
ROOTPATH C:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_dl49\\rootdbs_dat.000 # Path for devicecontaining root dbspace
ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes)
ROOTSIZE 51200 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)
# Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)
# Physical Log Configuration
PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
PHYSFILE 2000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)
# Logical Log Configuration
LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files
LOGSIZE 2000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)LOG_BACKUP_MODE MANUAL # Logical log backup mode (MANUAL, CONT)
# Security
# DBCREATE_PERMISSION:
# By default any user can create a database. Uncomment DBCREATE_PERMISSON to
# limit database creation to a specific user. Add a new DBCREATE_PERMISSION
# line for each permitted user.
#DBCREATE_PERMISSION informix
# IFX_EXTEND_ROLE:
# 0 => Disable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
# external routines. This is the default behaviour.
# 1 => Enable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
# external routines.
IFX_EXTEND_ROLE 0 # To control the usage of EXTEND role.
# Diagnostics
MSGPATH C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\ol_dl49.log # System message log file path
CONSOLE C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\conol_dl49.log # System console message
path
# To automatically backup logical logs, edit alarmprogram.bat and set
# BACKUPLOGS=Y
ALARMPROGRAM C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\etc\\alarmprogram.bat # Alarm
program path
ALRM_ALL_EVENTS 0 # Triggers ALARMPROGRAM for any event occur
TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics
# System Diagnostic Script.
# SYSALARMPROGRAM - Full path of the system diagnostic script (e.g.
# c:\\informix\\etc\\evidence.bat.) Set this parameter
# if you want a different Diagnostic Script than
# {INFORMIXDIR}\\etc\\evidence.bat, which is default.
# System Archive Tape Device
TAPEDEV \\\\.\\TAPE0 # Tape device path
TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)
# Log Archive Tape Device
LTAPEDEV NUL # Log tape device path
LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes)
# Optical
STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical
staging area
# System Configuration
SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance
DBSERVERNAME ol_dl49 # Name of default Dynamic Server
DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype parameters
DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env.
RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 formulti-processor
NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps
SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vpsto one
NOAGE 0 # Process aging
AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors
# Shared Memory Parameters
LOCKS 2000 # Maximum number of locks
NUMAIOVPS # Number of IO vps
PHYSBUFF 32 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)
CLEANERS 1 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
SHMBASE 0xC000000L # Shared memory base address
SHMVIRTSIZE 8192 # initial virtual shared memory segment size
SHMADD 8192 # Size of new shared memory segments
(Kbytes)
SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes). 0=>unlimited
CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
TXTIMEOUT 300 # Transaction timeout (in sec)
STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)
# Dynamic Logging
# DYNAMIC_LOGS:
# 2 : server automatically add a new logical log when necessary. (ON)
# 1 : notify DBA to add new logical logs when necessary. (ON)
# 0 : cannot add logical log on the fly. (OFF)
#
# When dynamic logging is on, we can have higher values for LTXHWM/LTXEHWM,
# because the server can add new logical logs during long transaction
rollback.
# However, to limit the number of new logical logs being added,
LTXHWM/LTXEHWM
# can be set to smaller values.
#
# If dynamic logging is off, LTXHWM/LTXEHWM need to be set to smaller values
# to avoid long transaction rollback hanging the server due to lack of
logical
# log space, i.e. 50/60 or lower.
#
# In case of system configured with CDR, the difference between LTXHWM and
# LTXEHWM should be atleast 30% so th
Jack Parker wrote:
> rhead? Is that read ahead? Have you tried setting these to some value?
rhead is the main control block in shared memory. It stands for RSAM Head.
>
> e.g.
> # Read Ahead Variables
> RA_PAGES 16 # Number of pages to attempt to read ahead
> RA_THRESHOLD 8 # Number of pages left before next group>
> j.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
> [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of MFLD
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:30 PM
> To: informix-list@iiug.org
> Subject: oninit startup failure
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am getting mad with a problem on which I already spent 3 days, and it
> would be nice to give me a clue to solve it:
>
> I am trying to start IDS v10 on Windows XP Pro SP2, but the "Informix
> server - ol_xxx" service begins to start, then aborts after a short time.
>
> I reproduced the problem on a command prompt, with oninit -sv, and I can
> see that the server fails when initializing the rhead structure:
>
> Checking group membership to determine server run mode...succeeded
> Reading configuration file
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/ONCONFIG.ol_dl49'...succeeded
> Creating INFXTMP/.infxdirs...succeeded
> Creating infos file
> "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.infos.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Linking conf file "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.conf.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Writing to infos file...succeeded
> Checking config parameters...succeeded
> Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
> Creating resident pool 868 kbytes...succeeded
> Allocating 20384 kbytes for buffer pool of 4K page size...succeeded
> Initializing rhead structure...FAILED
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
>
> In the server instance log file (INFORMIXDIR\\ol_xxx.log), I get:
> vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore
>
> Any idea to help me to understand what the problem is ?
> Thanks in advance,
> MFLD
>
> My ONCONFIG is the following:
>
> #**************************************************************************
> #
> # Licensed Material - Property Of IBM
> #
> # "Restricted Materials of IBM"
> #
> # IBM Informix Dynamic Server
> # (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2004 All rights reserved.
> #
> # Title: onconfig.std
> # Description: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
> #
> #**************************************************************************
>
> # Root Dbspace Configuration
>
> ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
> ROOTPATH C:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_dl49\\rootdbs_dat.000 # Path for device> containing root dbspace
> ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes)
> ROOTSIZE 51200 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)>
> # Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
>
> MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
> MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
> MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)>
> # Physical Log Configuration
>
> PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
> PHYSFILE 2000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)>
> # Logical Log Configuration
>
> LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files
> LOGSIZE 2000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> LOG_BACKUP_MODE MANUAL # Logical log backup mode (MANUAL, CONT)
>
> # Security
> # DBCREATE_PERMISSION:
> # By default any user can create a database. Uncomment DBCREATE_PERMISSON to
> # limit database creation to a specific user. Add a new DBCREATE_PERMISSION
> # line for each permitted user.
>
> #DBCREATE_PERMISSION informix
>
> # IFX_EXTEND_ROLE:
> # 0 => Disable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines. This is the default behaviour.
> # 1 => Enable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines.
>
> IFX_EXTEND_ROLE 0 # To control the usage of EXTEND role.>
> # Diagnostics
>
> MSGPATH C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\ol_dl49.log # System message log file path
> CONSOLE C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\conol_dl49.log # System console message
> path
>
> # To automatically backup logical logs, edit alarmprogram.bat and set
> # BACKUPLOGS=Y
> ALARMPROGRAM C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\etc\\alarmprogram.bat # Alarm
> program path
> ALRM_ALL_EVENTS 0 # Triggers ALARMPROGRAM for any event occur
> TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics>
>
> # System Diagnostic Script.
> # SYSALARMPROGRAM - Full path of the system diagnostic script (e.g.
> # c:\\informix\\etc\\evidence.bat.) Set this parameter
> # if you want a different Diagnostic Script than
> # {INFORMIXDIR}\\etc\\evidence.bat, which is default.
>
> # System Archive Tape Device
>
> TAPEDEV \\\\.\\TAPE0 # Tape device path
> TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
> TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)>
> # Log Archive Tape Device
>
> LTAPEDEV NUL # Log tape device path
> LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
> LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes)>
> # Optical
>
> STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical
> staging area
>
> # System Configuration
>
> SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance
> DBSERVERNAME ol_dl49 # Name of default Dynamic Server
> DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
> NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype parameters
> DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env.
> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
>
> MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 for> multi-processor
> NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps
> SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vps> to one
>
> NOAGE 0 # Process aging
> AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
> AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors>
> # Shared Memory Parameters
>
> LOCKS 2000 # Maximum number of locks
> NUMAIOVPS # Number of IO vps
> PHYSBUFF 32 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> CLEANERS 1 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
> SHMBASE 0xC000000L # Shared memory base address
> SHMVIRTSIZE 8192 # initial virtual shared memory segment size
> SHMADD 8192 # Size of new shared memory segments
> (Kbytes)
> SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes). 0=>unlimited
> CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
> TXTIMEOUT 300 # Transaction timeout (in sec)
> STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)>
> # Dynamic Logging
> # DYNAMIC_LOGS:
> # 2 : server automatically add a new logical log when necessary. (ON)
> # 1 : notify DBA to add new logical logs when necessary. (ON)
> # 0 : cannot add logical log on the fly. (OFF)
> #
> # When dynamic logging is on, we can have higher values for LTXHWM/LTXEHWM,
> # because the server can add new logical logs during long transaction
> rollback.
> # H
Thanks for the clarification
j.
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[mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Madison Pruet
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:34 PM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
Cc: MFLD; informix-list@iiug.org
Subject: Re: oninit startup failure
Jack Parker wrote:
> rhead? Is that read ahead? Have you tried setting these to some value?
rhead is the main control block in shared memory. It stands for RSAM Head.
>
> e.g.
> # Read Ahead Variables
> RA_PAGES 16 # Number of pages to attempt to read ahead
> RA_THRESHOLD 8 # Number of pages left before next group>
> j.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org
> [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of MFLD
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 6:30 PM
> To: informix-list@iiug.org
> Subject: oninit startup failure
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am getting mad with a problem on which I already spent 3 days, and it
> would be nice to give me a clue to solve it:
>
> I am trying to start IDS v10 on Windows XP Pro SP2, but the "Informix
> server - ol_xxx" service begins to start, then aborts after a short time.
>
> I reproduced the problem on a command prompt, with oninit -sv, and I can
> see that the server fails when initializing the rhead structure:
>
> Checking group membership to determine server run mode...succeeded
> Reading configuration file
> 'C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/ONCONFIG.ol_dl49'...succeeded
> Creating INFXTMP/.infxdirs...succeeded
> Creating infos file
> "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.infos.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Linking conf file "C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix/etc/.conf.ol_dl49"...succeeded
> Writing to infos file...succeeded
> Checking config parameters...succeeded
> Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
> Creating resident pool 868 kbytes...succeeded
> Allocating 20384 kbytes for buffer pool of 4K page size...succeeded
> Initializing rhead structure...FAILED
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
>
> In the server instance log file (INFORMIXDIR\\ol_xxx.log), I get:
> vp_create: cannot initialize semaphore
>
> Any idea to help me to understand what the problem is ?
> Thanks in advance,
> MFLD
>
> My ONCONFIG is the following:
>
>
#**************************************************************************
> #
> # Licensed Material - Property Of IBM
> #
> # "Restricted Materials of IBM"
> #
> # IBM Informix Dynamic Server
> # (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996, 2004 All rights reserved.
> #
> # Title: onconfig.std
> # Description: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
> #
>
#**************************************************************************
>
> # Root Dbspace Configuration
>
> ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
> ROOTPATH C:\\IFMXDATA\\ol_dl49\\rootdbs_dat.000 # Path for device> containing root dbspace
> ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device (Kbytes)
> ROOTSIZE 51200 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)>
> # Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
>
> MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
> MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
> MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)>
> # Physical Log Configuration
>
> PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
> PHYSFILE 2000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)>
> # Logical Log Configuration
>
> LOGFILES 6 # Number of logical log files
> LOGSIZE 2000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)> LOG_BACKUP_MODE MANUAL # Logical log backup mode (MANUAL, CONT)
>
> # Security
> # DBCREATE_PERMISSION:
> # By default any user can create a database. Uncomment DBCREATE_PERMISSON
to
> # limit database creation to a specific user. Add a new
DBCREATE_PERMISSION
> # line for each permitted user.
>
> #DBCREATE_PERMISSION informix
>
> # IFX_EXTEND_ROLE:
> # 0 => Disable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines. This is the default behaviour.
> # 1 => Enable use of EXTEND role to control who can register
> # external routines.
>
> IFX_EXTEND_ROLE 0 # To control the usage of EXTEND role.>
> # Diagnostics
>
> MSGPATH C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\ol_dl49.log # System message log file
path
> CONSOLE C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\conol_dl49.log # System console message
> path
>
> # To automatically backup logical logs, edit alarmprogram.bat and set
> # BACKUPLOGS=Y
> ALARMPROGRAM C:\\PROGRA~1\\IBM\\Informix\\etc\\alarmprogram.bat # Alarm
> program path
> ALRM_ALL_EVENTS 0 # Triggers ALARMPROGRAM for any eventoccur
> TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics>
>
> # System Diagnostic Script.
> # SYSALARMPROGRAM - Full path of the system diagnostic script (e.g.
> # c:\\informix\\etc\\evidence.bat.) Set this parameter
> # if you want a different Diagnostic Script than
> # {INFORMIXDIR}\\etc\\evidence.bat, which is default.
>
> # System Archive Tape Device
>
> TAPEDEV \\\\.\\TAPE0 # Tape device path
> TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
> TAPESIZE 10240 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes)>
> # Log Archive Tape Device
>
> LTAPEDEV NUL # Log tape device path
> LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
> LTAPESIZE 10240 # Max amount of data to put on log tape (Kbytes)>
> # Optical
>
> STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical
> staging area
>
> # System Configuration
>
> SERVERNUM 0 # Unique id corresponding to a server instance
> DBSERVERNAME ol_dl49 # Name of default Dynamic Server
> DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
> NETTYPE onsoctcp,1,,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype parameters
> DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed env.
> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
>
> MULTIPROCESSOR 0 # 0 for single-processor, 1 for> multi-processor
> NUMCPUVPS 1 # Number of user (cpu) vps
> SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vps> to one
>
> NOAGE 0 # Process aging
> AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
> AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors>
> # Shared Memory Parameters
>
> LOCKS 2000 # Maximum number of locks
> NUMAIOVPS # Number of IO vps
> PHYSBUFF 32 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)
> CLEANERS 1 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
> SHMBASE 0xC000000L # Shared memory base address
> SHMVIRTSIZE 8192 # initial virtual shared memory segment size
> SHMADD 8192 # Size of new shared memory segments
> (Kbytes)
> SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes).
0=>unlimited
> CKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
> TXTIMEOUT 300 # Transaction timeout (in sec)
> STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)>
> # Dynamic Logging
> # DYNAMIC_LOGS:
> #
In response to Guy,
Some asked details about my case:
Is this the first time you've tried initializing after installation or
is this an existing instance which has just stopped working?
---> It is the first time I initialize the server
How much physical memory on this machine?
---> 2 GB of physical memory
Disk space ok?
---> Yes, more than 30 GB free
What is the exact IDS 10 version?
---> 10.00.TC3
Are you running this directly or via Remote Desktop or some other remote
control software?
---> Running oninit directly on the command line
Assuming you're running oninit as user informix, is informix an
Administrator on this machine?
---> Yes, running oninit as Informix user, member of the Administrators
and Informix-Admin groups
Correction: the exact low level error message is:
create_vp : cannot allocate semaphore
Since it looks like a resource allocation problem, I enabled the Windows
audit to monitor the access to the system objects, and I see no failed
event in the security log.
I also spied the oninit process with FileMon and RegMon, but I did not
detect any problem while accessing the files or the registry.
Any additional check to do ?
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