Re: onmode could not block server. (Why?)

Hi, I assume that the server in question really didn't get blocked, right ? (That's why I asked for the status header line of "onstat -m" output (or "onstat -" ouput) to be sure, but that's missing in your e-mail ...). It seems likely that you've run into known problem PTS-B 169120. It has exactly this effect that you are seeing. Though the underlying cause for PTS-B 169120 is that a chunk or dbspace is down and therefore the blocking does not work. Please check your chunks and dbspaces ("onstat -d" output). PTS-B 169120 has been fixed in 9.40.UC6 (and 9.40.FC6), i.e. it will no longer print the confusing message into the online log if actually the blocking didn't work. Regards, Martin -- Martin Fuerderer IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany Information Management owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 16.02.2005 00:01:03: > Hi! > > I tried once again and now it worked, but this was with another server > (presto2) on the same UNIX system > > Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block > Informix@S0221849> onstat - > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up > 07:41:04 -- 70> 656 Kbytes > Blocked:ARCHIVE > > Informix@S0221849> onmode -c unblock > Informix@S0221849> onstat - > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up > 07:42:10 -- 70> 656 Kbytes > > The server (presto1) for which "onmode -c block" didn't succeed is > currently offline. It was brought offline by me earlier today after > the failed "onmode -c block" test. I have deported it's Veritas disk > group and imported it on another UNIX system for other tests. I can > access it's online log though and you can see an excerpt from it > below: > > 04:54:17 On-Line Mode> > Tue Feb 15 15:09:05 2005 > > 15:09:05 Dynamic Server blocked. > 15:09:33 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. > 15:09:33 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0b018, timestamp: > -306321810 > > 15:09:33 Maximum server connections 0 > 15:09:33 Dynamic Server blocked. > 15:11:34 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. > 15:11:34 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0c018, timestamp: > -306321773 > > 15:11:34 Maximum server connections 0 > 15:11:50 Dynamic Server blocked. > 15:14:40 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. > 15:14:40 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0d018, timestamp: > -306321734 > > 15:14:40 Maximum server connections 0 > 15:14:40 Dynamic Server blocked.> > Though the online log says "Dynamic Server blocked." the server put > out "onmode could not block server." in the terminal window. Nothing > indicates that a backup was going on at the time. > > Well, I will look for ongoing backups if a "onmode -c block" fails > again. If "onmode -c block" fails again and a backup is not occuring > at the same time I will report it here. > > Regards Christian Eriksson > > > Martin Fuerderer <MARTINFU@de.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<1108494652.c48e8868f3434d4c4be2131baf1d93db@teranews>... > > Hi, > > > > any messages in the server's message log ? > > Output of "onstat -m" (including the status header line) ? > > > > Regards, > > Martin > > -- > > Martin Fuerderer > > IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany > > Information Management > > > > owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 15.02.2005 15:28:10: > > > Hi! > > > > > > I want to block the server with "onmode -c block" and then sync and > > > detach a plex in Veritas Volume Manager. I have a problem with > > > blocking the server: > > > > > > Informix@S0221849> onstat -V > > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 Software Serial > > > Number AAA#B000 > > > 000 > > > Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block > > > onmode could not block server. > > > Informix@S0221849> cat /etc/release > > > Solaris 9 9/04 s9s_u7wos_09 SPARC > > > Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > > > Use is subject to license terms. > > > Assembled 29 June 2004 > > > Informix@S0221849> uname -a > > > SunOS S0221849 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUS > > > > > > Why do I get "onmode could not block server."? > > > > > > /Christian Eriksson > > > > sending to informix-list sending to informix-list