conversion script for Enterprise Replication - catch 22 problem

Hi. We converted a database running on HP-UX 11.11 from 9.21 to 9.4 without a problem, but when we ran the script to convert ER, we hit a snag. The error message said "Enterprise Replication should be in a stopped state for conversion/reversion to proceed." The problem is it already was in a stopped state. I tried a "cdr stop" for good measure, but received a message "Enterprise Replication not active" I tried "cdr start", but this is where the catch 22 started: "Enterprise Replication already active" I keep stopping, then starting, then stopping then starting, but so far nothing has changed after an hour and a half of stopping and starting, I'll just keep trying though. If anyone has any ideas or has run into this problem, any help would be greatly appreciated. (O.K. I was kidding about the hour and a half thing) Thanks, Daniel Details: /opt/informix/etc/conv $ ./concdr.sh 9.21 9.4 Starting 'syscdr' conversion ... 'syscdr' conversion failed. For details look in /opt/informix/etc/concdr.out more ../concdr.out Converting 'syscdr' database ... Enterprise Replication should be in a stopped state for conversion/reversion to proceed. 'syscdr' conversion failed. For details look in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/concdr.out. /opt/informix/etc/conv $ cdr stop command failed -- Enterprise Replication not active (62) /opt/informix/etc/conv $ cdr start command failed -- Enterprise Replication already active (63) /opt/informix/etc/conv $

What is the value of cdrstate in syscdr? "caver" <dmcbryde@courts.state.va.us> wrote in message news:1124197976.704954.18290@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Hi. We converted a database running on HP-UX 11.11 from 9.21 to 9.4 > without a problem, but when we ran the script to convert ER, we hit a > snag. > > The error message said "Enterprise Replication should be in a stopped > state for conversion/reversion to proceed." > > The problem is it already was in a stopped state. > > I tried a "cdr stop" for good measure, but received a message > "Enterprise Replication not active" > > I tried "cdr start", but this is where the catch 22 started: > "Enterprise Replication already active" > > I keep stopping, then starting, then stopping then starting, but so far > nothing has changed after an hour and a half > of stopping and starting, I'll just keep trying though. > > If anyone has any ideas or has run into this problem, any help would be > greatly appreciated. > (O.K. I was kidding about the hour and a half thing) > > Thanks, > Daniel > > Details: > > /opt/informix/etc/conv $ ./concdr.sh 9.21 9.4 > Starting 'syscdr' conversion ... > 'syscdr' conversion failed. For details look in > /opt/informix/etc/concdr.out > more ../concdr.out > Converting 'syscdr' database ... > Enterprise Replication should be in a stopped state for > conversion/reversion to proceed. > 'syscdr' conversion failed. For details look in > $INFORMIXDIR/etc/concdr.out. > /opt/informix/etc/conv $ cdr stop > command failed -- Enterprise Replication not active (62) > /opt/informix/etc/conv $ cdr start > command failed -- Enterprise Replication already active (63) > /opt/informix/etc/conv $ >

Here is the info from dbaccess: state ver_major ver_minor 4 0 0 Thanks, Daniel