cant start informix on windows

help please calling all experts using informix on windows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9DE Software Serial Number AAA#B000000 windows V 6.1 Build 7601 service pack1 The problem. I changed onconfig file Brought instance down via services . Attempt to bring up fails.Tried via services menu no luck From command line with starts no luck. No message in online or event logs. Has anyone ideas what can be wrong? What logs can I look in for infomation

Use oninit -v to start - that will give you some better data. You'll = have to leave the command window open, but for right now at least you'll = get messages. Let me know what you get. j. On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:44 PM, KARL OLIVER wrote: > help please=20 > calling all experts using informix on windows=20 > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9DE Software Serial Number=20= > AAA#B000000=20 > windows V 6.1 Build 7601 service pack1=20 >=20 > The problem.=20 > I changed onconfig file=20 > Brought instance down via services .=20 > Attempt to bring up fails.Tried via services menu no luck=20 >> =46rom command line with starts no luck.=20 > No message in online or event logs.=20 > Has anyone ideas what can be wrong?=20 > What logs can I look in for infomation=20 >=20 >=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >=20

I get C:\\\\Users\\\\oliverk-admin>oninit -v Only members of IXDBSA group (Informix-Admin, by default) can start IBM Informix Dynamic Server. there is nothing in online log last entry from when I brought instance down 15:06:23 Maximum server connections 1 15:06:23 Checkpoint Statistics - Avg. Txn Block Time 0.000, # Txns blocked 0, Plog used 0, Llog 15:06:24 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Stopped. I have had that before,and have been infomed you cant start informix that way on windows. I have another instance that stops and starts no problem

Karl, I'm not going to hang out on email for hours to help - turnaround is too = slow. IM me as diagnostic on AIM or Yahoo. I've been doing IDS on Windows for that past 5 years. j. On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:44 PM, KARL OLIVER wrote: > help please=20 > calling all experts using informix on windows=20 > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9DE Software Serial Number=20= > AAA#B000000=20 > windows V 6.1 Build 7601 service pack1=20 >=20 > The problem.=20 > I changed onconfig file=20 > Brought instance down via services .=20 > Attempt to bring up fails.Tried via services menu no luck=20 >> =46rom command line with starts no luck.=20 > No message in online or event logs.=20 > Has anyone ideas what can be wrong?=20 > What logs can I look in for infomation=20 >=20 >=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >=20

So check the status of the user you are running the oninit as (are you = logged in as Informix for example). Check that they belong to the = Informix-Admin group. dbSa? Did you enable role separation? j. On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:03 PM, KARL OLIVER wrote: > I get C:\\\\Users\\\\oliverk-admin>oninit -v=20 > Only members of IXDBSA group (Informix-Admin, by default) can start = IBM=20 > Informix Dynamic Server.=20 >=20 > there is nothing in online log last entry from when I brought instance = down=20 > 15:06:23 Maximum server connections 1=20 > 15:06:23 Checkpoint Statistics - Avg. Txn Block Time 0.000, # Txns = blocked 0,=20 > Plog used 0, Llog=20 >=20 > 15:06:24 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.=20 >=20 > I have had that before,and have been infomed you cant start informix = that way=20 > on windows.=20 >=20 > I have another instance that stops and starts no problem=20 >=20 >=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >=20

yes are members of Informix-Admin group Role seperation not enabled

Hmmm, come to think of it I have not used oninit -v on Windoze since = v10. I suspect that it is oninit that is complaining about the group = and you aren't even up to the core issue yet. (starts runs as the = proper user - I think it even has some verbose options - check the info = center). We saw a similar problem back when - there were two things that caused = this sort of behavior - one was improper cleanup from a shutdown - there = were still signature files in %INFORMIXTMP% that needed to be removed, = and also an issue grabbing shared memory - a different process had = loaded itself right in the middle of where informix wanted to load. We = used process explorer to find and remove that. You can download that = from Microsoft - search for sysinternals. Guy Bowermans excellent manual on IDS for Windows - which I believe is = now part of the doc set, goes through using process explorer to find = memory blocks like that. Without getting onto the machine and poking around, there is not much = more I can offer - call the down systems group. j. On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:22 PM, KARL OLIVER wrote: > yes are members of Informix-Admin group=20 > Role seperation not enabled=20 >=20 >=20 > = **************************************************************************= *****=20 > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.=20= >=20

Hi Karl, Sounds like you had it running initially. When you try to start it from command line (net start InstanceName) does it give any error messages? What changes did you make in the onconfig? Regards, Bryce Stenberg.

ok know what I was doing wrong Even though i am set up as administrator i still had to run cmd as administrator Once doing this i can do init -v which the shows me the error Checking config parameters...Invalid TBLTBLFIRST. The extent size specified is too small. FAILED So i fix config file and alls well, I can see the error message Very bad that this error is not written to the online log. If you start IBM need to fix this, Jack was right about the oninit - just permissions stopping me. I ve a lot to learn about windows - give me UNIX any day !!!!!!!!!