IDS for linux Installation: fatal error in ASF
Installing IDS 7.30.UC10 on Red Hat Linux 6.0, oninit -iy failed with "Fatal Error in initializing ASF with ASF_INIT_DATA flags; asfcode = 25507". Suggestions included tuning kernel shared-memory/semaphore settings (shmparam.h, sem.h, then rebuilding the kernel) and checking that the sqlhosts service name exists in /etc/services. The key point was that IDS 7.30 on Linux doesn't support tlitcp, so the connection had to use onsoctcp. After switching, a "Fatal error in shared memory initialization" remained, which the poster traced to wrong owner/group on the rootdbs file; fixing permissions made it work.
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Hi all,
I am trying to install IDS 7.30.UC10 for Linux on a Redhat 6.0 (kernel
2.2.5-15)
The file Onconfig.ol_server is updated and the Oninit -iy command print this
message:
oninit: Fatal Error in initializing ASF with `ASF_INIT_DATA` flags; asfcode
= `25507`
I read on IDS_7.3 that there are some parameters for the share memory and
the kernel to set. I don't know how to set these parameters.
May you help me ?
Thank you for your answers
Jean-Brice Albertus
Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to install IDS 7.30.UC10 for Linux on a Redhat 6.0 (kernel
> 2.2.5-15)
>
> The file Onconfig.ol_server is updated and the Oninit -iy command print this
> message:
>
> oninit: Fatal Error in initializing ASF with `ASF_INIT_DATA` flags; asfcode
> = `25507`
>
> I read on IDS_7.3 that there are some parameters for the share memory and
> the kernel to set. I don't know how to set these parameters.
Shared Memory parameters:
# cd /usr/src/linux/include/asm
# vi shmparam.h
Semaphores:
# cd /usr/src/linux/include/linux
# vi sem.h
After changes are made the kernel must be rebuild.
Look at /usr/src/linux/README
Regards
Markus
>
> May you help me ?
>
> Thank you for your answers
>
> Jean-Brice Albertus
----- Message d'origine -----
De : Markus Holzbauer <markus.holzbauer@mch.siemens.de>
Groupes de discussion : comp.databases.informix
' : Jean-Brice Albertus <jbalbertus@imsii.fr>
Envoy' : jeudi 24 f'vrier 2000 09:57
Objet : Re: IDS for linux Installation: fatal error in ASF
> > I am trying to install IDS 7.30.UC10 for Linux on a Redhat 6.0 (kernel
> > 2.2.5-15)
> >
> > The file Onconfig.ol_server is updated and the Oninit -iy command print
this
> > message:
> >
> > oninit: Fatal Error in initializing ASF with `ASF_INIT_DATA` flags;
asfcode
> > = `25507`
> >
> > I read on IDS_7.3 that there are some parameters for the share memory
and
> > the kernel to set. I don't know how to set these parameters.
>
> Shared Memory parameters:
> # cd /usr/src/linux/include/asm
> # vi shmparam.h>
> Semaphores:
> # cd /usr/src/linux/include/linux
> # vi sem.h>
Thank you for your answer...I did that...no change :-(
Always the same prior message...
Any idea ?
Regards, Jean-Brice Albertus
"Jean-Brice Albertus" <jbalbertus@imsii.fr> writes: [SNIP] > Thank you for your answer...I did that...no change :-( > Always the same prior message... > > Any idea ? Tried starting IDS before any other memory-consuming apps? Thomas
Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
>
> ----- Message d'origine -----
> De : Markus Holzbauer <markus.holzbauer@mch.siemens.de>
> Groupes de discussion : comp.databases.informix
> À : Jean-Brice Albertus <jbalbertus@imsii.fr>
> Envoyé : jeudi 24 février 2000 09:57
> Objet : Re: IDS for linux Installation: fatal error in ASF
>
> > > I am trying to install IDS 7.30.UC10 for Linux on a Redhat 6.0 (kernel
> > > 2.2.5-15)
> > >
> > > The file Onconfig.ol_server is updated and the Oninit -iy command print
> this
> > > message:
> > >
> > > oninit: Fatal Error in initializing ASF with `ASF_INIT_DATA` flags;
> asfcode
> > > = `25507`
> > >
> > > I read on IDS_7.3 that there are some parameters for the share memory
> and
> > > the kernel to set. I don't know how to set these parameters.
> >
> > Shared Memory parameters:
> > # cd /usr/src/linux/include/asm
> > # vi shmparam.h> >
> > Semaphores:
> > # cd /usr/src/linux/include/linux
> > # vi sem.h> >
>
> Thank you for your answer...I did that...no change :-(
> Always the same prior message...
>
> Any idea ?
Look at your $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts and your /etc/services file.
I think there is no entry of the service-name (4th. field in sqlosts)
in the /etc/services file.
Example onconfig:
.
.
DBSERVERNAME ids730
.
.
Example sqlhosts:
ids730 onsoctcp your_hostname ids730_soc
Example /etc/services:
.
.
ids730_soc 47111/tcp # for ids 730
.
.
Regards
Markus
>
> Regards, Jean-Brice Albertus
"Markus Holzbauer" <markus.holzbauer@mch.siemens.de> a 'crit dans le message
news: 38B52200.74977C85@mch.siemens.de...
Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
>Look at your $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts and your /etc/services file.
>I think there is no entry of the service-name (4th. field in sqlosts)
>in the /etc/services file.
$INFORMIXDIR/etc/onconfig.ol_daneel
DBSERVERNAME ol_daneel # Name of default database server
DBSERVERALIASES ol_daneel_shm # List of alternate dbservernames
$INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts
ol_daneel onsoctcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbo
ol_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent
/etc/services :
sqlturbo 1526/tcp
srv_agent 1530/tcp
The execution of oninit -iy give different results with different sqlhosts
with:
ol_daneel onsoctcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbo
ol_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent
---> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory
with
ol_daneel oltlitcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbool_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent (This
sqlhosts is used on my SCO Openserver IDS and works fine)
---> oninit: Fatal error in initializing ASF with 'ASF_INIT_DATA' flags;
asfcode = '25507'
I wonder if it doesn't come from the SEM ans SHM parameters...I modified
them in the sem.h and shmparam.h but how can you know they are ok ?
Thanks.
Jean-Brice Albertus
Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
>
> "Markus Holzbauer" <markus.holzbauer@mch.siemens.de> a écrit dans le message
> news: 38B52200.74977C85@mch.siemens.de...
> Jean-Brice Albertus wrote:
>
> >Look at your $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts and your /etc/services file.
> >I think there is no entry of the service-name (4th. field in sqlosts)
> >in the /etc/services file.
>
> $INFORMIXDIR/etc/onconfig.ol_daneel
> DBSERVERNAME ol_daneel # Name of default database server
> DBSERVERALIASES ol_daneel_shm # List of alternate dbservernames>
> $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts
> ol_daneel onsoctcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbo
> ol_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent>
> /etc/services :
> sqlturbo 1526/tcp
> srv_agent 1530/tcp
>
> The execution of oninit -iy give different results with different sqlhosts
>
> with:
> ol_daneel onsoctcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbo
> ol_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent>
> ---> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory
>
> with
> ol_daneel oltlitcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturbo> ol_daneel_shm onipcshm daneel.imsii.fr srv_agent (This
> sqlhosts is used on my SCO Openserver IDS and works fine)
> ---> oninit: Fatal error in initializing ASF with 'ASF_INIT_DATA' flags;
> asfcode = '25507'
>
> I wonder if it doesn't come from the SEM ans SHM parameters...I modified
> them in the sem.h and shmparam.h but how can you know they are ok ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jean-Brice Albertus
Jean-Brice,
IDS 7.30 on Linux does not support "tlitcp".
Try to initialize the server (oninit -ivy) with "soctcp" (without ipcshm).
For more information which nettype parameters are supported read:
$INFORMIXDIR/release/en_us/0333/ids_7.3
Regards
Markus
----- Message d'origine -----
De : "Markus Holzbauer" <markus.holzbauer@mch.siemens.de>
Groupes de discussion : comp.databases.informix
' : "Jean-Brice Albertus" <jbalbertus@imsii.fr>
Envoy' : jeudi 24 f'vrier 2000 14:04
Objet : Re: IDS for linux Installation: fatal error in ASF
>Jean-Brice,
>IDS 7.30 on Linux does not support "tlitcp".
>Try to initialize the server (oninit -ivy) with "soctcp" (without ipcshm).
>For more information which nettype parameters are supported read:
>$INFORMIXDIR/release/en_us/0333/ids_7.3
INFORMIXSERVER=ol_daneelol_daneel onsoctcp daneel.imsii.fr sqlturboDBSERVERNAME ol_daneel
NETTYPE onsoctcp
I type: oninit -ivy
Checking group membership to determine server run modesucceeded
Reading configuration file
'/opt/informix/etc/onconfig.ol_daneel'...succeeded
Creating /INFORMIXTMP/.infxdirs ... succeeded
Creating infos file "/opt/informix/etc/.infos.ol_daneel" ...
"/opt/informix/etc/
.conf.ol_daneel" ... succeeded
Writing to infos file ... succeeded
Checking config parameters...succeeded
Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded
Creating resident pool 1574 kbytes...succeeded
Creating buffer pool 1202 kbytes...succeeded
Initializing rhead structure...succeeded
Initializing ASF ...succeeded
Initializing Dictionary Cache and Stored Procedure Cache...succeeded
Bringing up ADM VP...succeeded
Creating VP classes...succeeded
Onlining 0 additional cpu vps...succeeded
Onlining 2 IO vps...succeeded
Forking main_loop thread...succeeded
Initialzing DR structures...succeeded
Forking 1 'soctcp' listener threads...succeeded
Starting tracing...succeeded
Initializing 1 flushers...succeeded
oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization
Have you an idea ?
Thanx, jba
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization
>
> Have you an idea ?
>
> Thanx, jba
OKAY.. I did a mistake...I don't know since when...I had forgotten the owner
and group for my rootdbs flat file...It works fine now :)
Thank you all for your help