Sorting Errors
Posted in 2000
I recently re loaded the databases on one of my servers (SCO, IDS 7.30 UC2).
Users are now getting the following error:
Unable to write sort rows
Informix error -567
The temp dbsapces and rootdbs have not been touched in any form, nor has the
$ONCONFIG file.
$ONCONFIG:
#**************************************************************************
#
# INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC.
#
# Title: onconfig.std
# Description: Informix Dynamic Server Configuration Parameters
#
#**************************************************************************
# Root Dbspace Configuration
ROOTNAME rootdbs # Root dbspace name
ROOTPATH /dev/rdbirootl # Path for device containing root dbspace
ROOTOFFSET 0 # Offset of root dbspace into device
(Kbytes)
ROOTSIZE 2000000 # Size of root dbspace (Kbytes)
# Disk Mirroring Configuration Parameters
MIRROR 0 # Mirroring flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MIRRORPATH # Path for device containing mirrored root
MIRROROFFSET 0 # Offset into mirrored device (Kbytes)
# Physical Log Configuration
#PHYSDBS physical_logs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
PHYSDBS physical_logs # Location (dbspace) of physical log
PHYSFILE 102400 # Physical log file size (Kbytes)
# Logical Log Configuration
LOGFILES 14 # Number of logical log files
LOGSIZE 51200 # Logical log size (Kbytes)
# Diagnostics
MSGPATH /u/informix/online.log # System message log file path
CONSOLE /dev/console # System console message pathALARMPROGRAM /u/informix/etc/alarm.sh # Alarm program path
SYSALARMPROGRAM /u/informix/etc/evidence.sh # System Alarm program path
TBLSPACE_STATS 1
# System Archive Tape Device
#TAPEDEV /dev/null # Tape device path
TAPEDEV /dev/rStp1 # Tape device path
TAPEBLK 16 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
TAPESIZE 6291456 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape
(Kbytes)
# Log Archive Tape Device
#LTAPEDEV /dev/null # Log tape device path
LTAPEDEV /dev/rStp1 # Log tape device path
#LTAPEDEV /u/informix/logs.16.1.00 # Log tape device path
LTAPEBLK 16 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)
LTAPESIZE 6291456 # Max amount of data to put on log tape
(Kbytes)
# Optical
STAGEBLOB # Informix Dynamic Server/Optical staging
area
# System Configuration
SERVERNUM 11 # Unique id corresponding to a DynamicServer in
stance
DBSERVERNAME cpasx001_shm # Name of default database serverDBSERVERALIASES cpasx001,wslis,reports,trim # List of alternate
dbservernames
NETTYPE ipcshm,1,100,NET # Configure poll thread(s) for nettype
NETTYPE tlitcp,1,50,CPU # Configure poll thread(s) for nettype#NETTYPE ipcshm,1,100,CPU # Configure poll thread(s) for nettype
DEADLOCK_TIMEOUT 60 # Max time to wait of lock in distributed
env.
RESIDENT 1 # Forced residency flag (Yes = 1, No = 0)
MULTIPROCESSOR 1 # 0 for single-processor, 1 formulti-processor
NUMCPUVPS 3 # Number of user (cpu) vps
SINGLE_CPU_VP 0 # If non-zero, limit number of cpu vps toone
NOAGE 1 # Process aging
AFF_SPROC 1 # Affinity start processor
AFF_NPROCS 3 # Affinity number of processors
# Shared Memory Parameters
LOCKS 2000000 # Maximum number of locks
BUFFERS 30000 # Maximum number of shared buffers
NUMAIOVPS 4 # Number of IO vps
PHYSBUFF 64 # Physical log buffer size (Kbytes)
LOGBUFF 32 # Logical log buffer size (Kbytes)LOGSMAX 50 # Maximum number of logical log files
CLEANERS 16 # Number of buffer cleaner processes#CLEANERS 8 # Number of buffer cleaner processes
SHMBASE 0x82000000 # Shared memory base address
SHMVIRTSIZE 83200 # initial virtual shared memory segment size#SHMVIRTSIZE 51200 # initial virtual shared memory segment
size
SHMADD 16000 # Size of new shared memory segments
(Kbytes)
SHMTOTAL 0 # Total shared memory (Kbytes). 0=>unlimitedKPTINTVL 300 # Check point interval (in sec)
#LRUS 12 # Number of LRU queues
LRUS 16 # Number of LRU queues#LRU_MAX_DIRTY 4 # LRU percent dirty begin cleaning limit
#LRU_MIN_DIRTY 2 # LRU percent dirty end cleaning limit
LRU_MAX_DIRTY 2 # LRU percent dirty begin cleaning limit
LRU_MIN_DIRTY 1 # LRU percent dirty end cleaning limit
LTXHWM 40 # Long transaction high water markpercentage
LTXEHWM 50 # Long transaction high water mark
(exclusive)
TXTIMEOUT 0x12c # Transaction timeout (in sec)
STACKSIZE 32 # Stack size (Kbytes)
# System Page Size
# BUFFSIZE - Dynamic Server no longer supports this configuration parameter.
# To determine the page size used by Dynamic Server 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 4 # Default number of online worker threads
# 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 /u/informix/etc/dr.lostfound # DR lost+found file path
# CDR Variables
CDR_LOGBUFFERS 2048 # size of log reading buffer pool (Kbytes)
CDR_EVALTHREADS 1,2 # evaluator threads (per-cpu-vp,additional)
CDR_DSLOCKWAIT 5 # DS lockwait timeout (seconds)
CDR_QUEUEMEM 4096 # Maximum amount of memory for any CDR queue
(Kb
ytes)
# Backup/Restore variables
BAR_ACT_LOG /u/informix/tmp/bar_act.log
BAR_MAX_BACKUP 0
BAR_RETRY 1
BAR_NB_XPORT_COUNT 10
BAR_XFER_BUF_SIZE 31
# Informix Storage Manager variables
ISM_DATA_POOL ISMData # If the data pool name is changed, be sure
to
# update $INFORMIXDIR/bin/onbar. Change to
# ism_catalog -create_bootstrap -pool <new
name>
ISM_LOG_POOL ISMLogs
# Read Ahead Variables
RA_PAGES 15