Informix v7.12 and DEC ALPHA 2100
Posted in 1997
I've just done an upgrade on a DEC ALPHA 2100 with 2 CPUS and a GIG
of memory from Informix 5.05 to 7.12 and performance is terrible!!!!
I would appreciate ANY advice anyone can provide.
Below I have included a copy of the onconfig file and selected
system output from several time periods.
#**************************************************************************
#
# INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.
#
# Title: onconfig.nwcoop
# Description: INFORMIX-OnLine Configuration Parameters
#**************************************************************************
# Root Dbspace Configuration
ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace nameROOTPATH /dev/online/nw_dbs_01 # Path for device containing
root dbspace
ROOTOFFSET 10 # Offset of root dbspace into device
(Kbytes)
ROOTSIZE 512502 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)
# Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirroredroot
MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device
(Kbytes)
# Physical Log Configuration
PHYSDBS rootdbs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
PHYSFILE 180000 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)
# Logical Log Configuration
LOGFILES 15 # Number of logical log files
LOGSIZE 25000 # Logical log size (Kbytes)
# Diagnostics
MSGPATH /usr/informix7/online.log.nwcoop # System message log
file path
CONSOLE /dev/console # System console message path
ALARMPROGRAM # Alarm program path
# System Archive Tape Device
TAPEDEV /online_arc/nwcoop/7level0 # Tape device path
TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
TAPESIZE 99999990 # Maximum amount of data to put on
tape (Kbytes)
# Log Archive Tape Device
LTAPEDEV /online_arc/nwcoop/7trans.log # Log tape device path
LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
LTAPESIZE 99999990 # Max amount of data to put on log
tape (Kbytes)
# Optical
STAGEBLOB # INFORMIX-OnLine/Optical staging
area
# System Configuration
SERVERNUM 10 # Unique id corresponding to a OnLineinstance
DBSERVERNAME nwcoop # Name of default database server
DBSERVERALIASES # List of alternate dbservernames
NETTYPE soctcp,1,200,CPU # Override sqlhosts nettypeparameters
DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock indistributed env.
RESIDENT 1 # 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 1 # If non-zero, limit number of cpuvps to one
NOAGE 1 # Process aging
AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors
# Shared Memory Parameters
LOCKS 100000 # Maximum number of locks
BUFFERS 30720 # Maximum number of shared buffers
NUMAIOVPS 4 # Number of IO vps
PHYSBUFF 160 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)LOGSMAX 75 # Maximum number of logical log files
CLEANERS 5 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
SHMBASE 0x800000 # Shared memory base address
SHMVIRTSIZE 163840 # Initial virtual shared memorysegment size
SHMADD 32768 # Size of new shared memory segments
(Kbytes)
SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes).
0=>unlimited
CKPTINTVL 420 # Check point interval (in sec)
LRUS 6 # Number of LRU queues
LRU_MAX_DIRTY 2 # LRU percent dirty begin cleaninglimit
LRU_MIN_DIRTY 1 # LRU percent dirty end cleaninglimit
LTXHWM 50 # Long transaction high water markpercentage
LTXEHWM 60 # Long transaction high water mark
(exclusive)
TXTIMEOUT 0x12c # Transaction timeout (in sec)
STACKSIZE 64 # Stack size (Kbytes)
# System Page Size
# BUFFSIZE - OnLine no longer supports this configuration parameter.
# To determine the page size used by OnLine 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 restore.
# ON_RECVRY_THREADS:
# Number of parallel worker threads during an online restore.
OFF_RECVRY_THREADS 10 # Default number of offline workerthreads
ON_RECVRY_THREADS 1 # Default number of online workerthreads
# Data Replication Variables
# DRAUTO: 0 manual, 1 retain type, 2 reverse type
DRAUTO 0 # DR automatic switchover
DRINTERVAL 30 # DR max time between DR buffer
flushes (in sec)
DRTIMEOUT 30 # DR network timeout (in sec)
DRLOSTFOUND /usr/informix/etc/dr.lostfound # DR lost+found filepath
# Read Ahead Variables
RA_PAGES # Number of pages to attempt to readahead
RA_THRESHOLD # Number of pages left before nextgroup
# DBSPACETEMP:
# OnLine equivalent of DBTEMP for SE. This is the list of dbspaces
# that the OnLine SQL Engine will use to create temp tables etc.
# If specified it must be a colon separated list of dbspaces that
exist
# when the OnLine system is brought online. If not specified, or if
# all dbspaces specified are invalid, various ad hoc queries will
create
# temporary files in /tmp instead.
DBSPACETEMP dbtemp1,dbtemp2 # Default tempdbspaces
# DUMP*:
# The following parameters control the type of diagnostics
information which
# is preserved when an unanticipated error condition (assertion
failure) occurs
# during OnLine operations.
# For DUMPSHMEM, DUMPGCORE and DUMPCORE 1 means Yes, 0 means No.
DUMPDIR /tmp # Preserve diagnostics in thisdirectory
DUMPSHMEM 1 # Dump a copy of shared memory
DUMPGCORE 0 # Dump a core image using 'gcore'
DUMPCORE 0 # Dump a core image (Warning:thisaborts OnLine)
DUMPCNT 1 # Number of shared memory or gcoredumps for
# a single user's session
# ADT*
# The following parameters control the type and level of secure
auditing
# present in the OnLine system. By default, ADTMODE is 0 and auditing
# is disabled
FILLFACTOR 90 # Fill factor for building indexes
# method for OnLine to use when determining current time
USEOSTIME 0