Re: tbmode -z and kill

Eric Warner <Eric@northop.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > Hi, we've recently inherited an Informix On Line 4.1 system on a SCO > server and I've been elected DBA - on the basis that I knew what QWERTY > meant. > > I've had some formal training where I was told "Don't ever use kill -9 > to kill an Informix process - use tbmode -z instead." "EVER!" > In my experence: tbmode -z does not or rarely work on Online Engines 4.XX. tbmode -z does work well on 5.03 Online Engines. kill, kill -15 do little harm but may not work on a 4.XX Engine kill -9 will bring down an 4.XX Engine if the process you attempt to kill is running. kill -9 may not bring down 4.XX or 5.XX Engines if the process is idle ( but not recommended !!! ) All kills may consume Informix temp disk space if they work. Check the turbo log after any kill or tbmode -z ! Conclusion: Get an Online 5.03 + Engine.