Re: bad primary chunk

no - the chunk on the target machine I've made only big enough to cover the rootdbs and maybe a little extra. I am only trying, at this point, to do a ontape -r -D rootdbs.Maria Tony Flaherty wrote: > Is the chunk the same size on the target machine as on the source? > > -- > --------------------------------------- > Tony Flaherty aef@mfs.misys.co.uk > Analyst Programmer > Misys Financial Systems > All statements and opinions are my own, > Misys don't pay me enough to have opinions > on their behalf > > . > Maria Wilson wrote in message <80rqoc$2rg$1@news.xmission.com>... > > > >yep the chunk exists with all the correct perms... > > > >crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 32, 45 Nov 15 12:25 slice1 > >I had the sysadm check the disk and he is coming up with no problems..... > >seems to read and write fine.... > > > >I am now just trying ontape -r -D rootdbs and I keep getting - > >---------------------------------------------- > >Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n > >Bad Primary Chunk '/dev/a/slice1'. > >oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > >---------------- then it just hangs. > >any ideas? > >thanks, Maria > > > >Carlson@WHSmith wrote: > > > >> Here are some questions: > >> > >> 1. Does the chunk exist? > >> 2. What are the read / write permissions? > >> 3. Who owns it? > >> 3. Is the disk itself bad? Can you write to it and read from it?? > >> > >> John Carlson > >> Informix DBA > >> WHSmith USA > >> > >> Maria Wilson wrote: > >> > > >> > I am trying to do a test cold restore of a 9.14 Informix engine on > >> > Solaris 7 to another Solaris 7 test machine. > >> > using ontape -r > >> > I can initalize the test engine fine - then onmode -ky and start the > >> > cold restore. > >> > I get the info about dbspaces and chunks as expected - then y for > >> > continue - > >> > then I get - > >> > -- > >> > Bad Primary Chunk '/dev/a/slice1'. > >> > oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > >> > > >> > can someone help? Not sure what is happening...... > >> > > >> > thanks, Maria > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 757.766.2571(fax) > >> > Computer Sciences Corporation > >> > NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov > >> > Hampton, VA 23666 http://www.larc.nasa.gov > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > >-- > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 757.766.2571(fax) > >Computer Sciences Corporation > >NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov > >Hampton, VA 23666 http://www.larc.nasa.gov > >---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 757.766.2571(fax) Computer Sciences Corporation NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov Hampton, VA 23666 http://www.larc.nasa.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------