Re: Assert Failed

There goes the message...and after that, the system hung, we onmode -ky, and today i could not even shut down like that..when typed onmode -ky, the prompt did not return...we had to shutdown Unix and pray for the reload be OK, which happened. 09:45:57 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 1 seconds. 09:55:58 Assert Failed: Internal Error - Segmentation Violation 09:55:58 Who: Session(1805, casilva@prd, 6566, -914201128) Thread(1922, sqlexec, ca454458, 1) 09:55:58 Results: OnLine must abort 09:55:58 Action: Reinitialize shared memory 09:55:58 See Also: /ifmxdata/side/log/af.78244dd 09:55:59 rsinit.c, line 10176, thread 1922, proc id 1296, Segmentation Violation. 09:55:59 Assert Failed: Segmentation Violation 09:55:59 Who: Session(1805, casilva@prd, 6566, 0) Thread(1922, sqlexec, 0, 1) 09:55:59 Results: Fatal Internal Error requires system shutdown 09:55:59 Action: Restart OnLine 09:55:59 See Also: /ifmxdata/side/log/af.78244dd 09:55:59 Process exited with return code 126: /bin/sh /bin/sh -c /ifmxdata/sid/log/log_full.sh 5 6 "Internal Subsystem failure: 'General'" "Internal Error - egmentat 09:55:59 rsinit.c, line 10176, thread 1922, proc id 1296, SegmentationViolati n. 09:55:59 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 09:55:59 mt.c, line 1205, thread 0, proc id 1324, semop: errno = 36 I guess i will upgrade to 7.3x, based on comments i ve received here... 7.24 UC6 seems to be not very trustable.. i hope bugs at 7.3x be less PANIClike Thanks everybody. Gustavo . "Paul watson" <watsop@russellcorp.co.uk> on 23/08/99 13:31:17 Para: informix-list@iiug.org cc: (bcc: Gustavo Murad/Unimed/BR) Assunto: Re: Assert Failed >>> <gmurad@unimedsp.com.br> 08/23/99 03:10PM >>> > Hi everybody! >I upgraded from online 5.07 to DSA 7.24UC6 recently, HP UX 10.20, K200 3 >CPUs >We are having lots of Assert Failed (3-4 times a day), which brings the >System down... >Informix says we should upgrade to 7.30. Bet they told you to rebuild some of the tables first:-)) >Anyone else has this problem? Does upgrading to 7.30 really works this >around? Depends what is causing the Assert fails, ITS obviously think it's a known bug, if it is then the upgrade will fix it (maybe), if it's not a known bug then they are hoping whatever is causing it has gone in 7.30. You don't provide much information as what is happening when the assert fails Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.com/informix # If you broke it, hide the evidence ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************