Installing on NT

Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have checked out my ip and it is fine. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

Tim Chettle (tim@chettle.demon.co.uk) wrote: : Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. : I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT : server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the : second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and : then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After : install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however : the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster : database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run : dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have : checked out my ip and it is fine. : Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. I seem to remember that there are some characters that 7.XX does not like to have in the instance (and probably space) names. What are you calling the second dbspace? Also, keep the name short (< 8 chars) Joe -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) author of: "INFORMIX DBA Survival Guide" The DBA Survival Guide, Second Edition will cover NT, 7.X through 7.3, graphical utilities, more survival hints. Publish date: 12/16/98 FINALLY! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tim Chettle wrote: > Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. > I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT > server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the > second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and > then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After > install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however > the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster > database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run > dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have > checked out my ip and it is fine. > > Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. How are you creating the second DBSPACE? -- Hans Siebrand, jhs@tusc.com.au Laboratory Systems Group, TUSC Computer Systems Pty. Ltd. Phone +61 03 9840 4431 Fax +61 03 9840 2277

Hi i have found in previous install's that underscore's and spaces are definite no no's and as you said anything over 8 char's. I am calling the space Mspace in this install. Joe Lumbley wrote: > Tim Chettle (tim@chettle.demon.co.uk) wrote: > : Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. > : I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT > : server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the > : second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and > : then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After > : install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however > : the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster > : database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run > : dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have > : checked out my ip and it is fine. > > : Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. > > I seem to remember that there are some characters that 7.XX does not like > to have in the instance (and probably space) names. What are you calling the > second dbspace? Also, keep the name short (< 8 chars) > > Joe > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) author of: "INFORMIX DBA Survival Guide" > > The DBA Survival Guide, Second Edition will cover NT, 7.X through 7.3, > graphical utilities, more survival hints. Publish date: 12/16/98 FINALLY! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The second dbspace i automatically created by the Informix install program. The install program build's the rootdbs then creates the sysmaster database and then creates this second dbspace as far as i can see. Hans Siebrand wrote: > Tim Chettle wrote: > > > Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. > > I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT > > server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the > > second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and > > then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After > > install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however > > the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster > > database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run > > dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have > > checked out my ip and it is fine. > > > > Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. > > How are you creating the second DBSPACE? > > -- > Hans Siebrand, jhs@tusc.com.au > Laboratory Systems Group, TUSC Computer Systems Pty. Ltd. > Phone +61 03 9840 4431 > Fax +61 03 9840 2277

I haven't had a problem with underscores. However, dashes are a major problem on NT systems. Tim Chettle <tim@chettle.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Hi i have found in previous install's that underscore's and spaces are definite >no no's and as you said anything over 8 char's. I am calling the space Mspace in >this install. >Joe Lumbley wrote: >> Tim Chettle (tim@chettle.demon.co.uk) wrote: >> : Hi I hope somebody can shed some light upon this problem. >> : I am attempting to install online 7 on a HP netserver LC3 running NT >> : server version 4SP3 the install runs fine until it attempts to build the >> : second dbspace, it appears to create the rootdbs without problem and >> : then fails to create the second dbspace created by the install. After >> : install if i run an onstat - it tells me it is online and fine however >> : the online.log doesn't show the entry stating that the sysmaster >> : database was created correctly which I would expect. if I try and run >> : dbaccess I get a -908 error which is an ip connection error I have >> : checked out my ip and it is fine. >> >> : Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. >> >> I seem to remember that there are some characters that 7.XX does not like >> to have in the instance (and probably space) names. What are you calling the >> second dbspace? Also, keep the name short (< 8 chars) >> >> Joe >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Joe Lumbley(jlumbley@netcom.com) author of: "INFORMIX DBA Survival Guide" >> >> The DBA Survival Guide, Second Edition will cover NT, 7.X through 7.3, >> graphical utilities, more survival hints. Publish date: 12/16/98 FINALLY! >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Leb Sr DBA Information Technology Division Harland 2939 Miller Road Decatur, GA 30035 Phone: (770) 593-5050 x6137 Fax: (770) 593-5420 email: bleb@harland.net