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IDS 9.2 on SunOS: oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization

Posted in 2000

Topics: Stored Procedures & SPL, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

lmonahan@silverstream.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi all, I am having trouble getting my Informix 9.2 server initialized on Solaris. Maybe you have some advice? I am definitely a novice at this so apologies now for silly mistakes. Here is the output from "oninit -ivy": bash-2.01$ oninit -ivyChecking group membership to determine server run modesucceeded Reading configuration file '/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/onconfig.sunny' ...succeeded Creating /INFORMIXTMP/.infxdirs ... succeeded Creating infos file "/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.infos.ol_sunny" ... " /disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.conf.ol_sunny" ... succeeded Writing to infos file ... succeeded Checking config parameters...succeeded Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded Creating resident pool 8982 kbytes...succeeded Creating buffer pool 120002 kbytes...succeeded Initializing rhead structure...succeeded Initializing ASF ...succeeded Initializing Dictionary Cache and SPL Routine Cache...succeeded Bringing up ADM VP...succeeded Creating VP classes...succeeded Onlining 0 additional cpu vps...succeeded Onlining 2 IO vps...succeeded Forking main_loop thread...succeeded Initialzing DR structures...succeeded Forking 1 'ipcshm' listener threads...succeeded Forking 10 'tlitcp' listener threads...succeeded Starting tracing...succeeded Initializing 32 flushers...succeeded oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization I'm using the suggested /etc/system parameters from the release/en_us/0333/IDS_9.2 file: set enable_sm_wa = 1 set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=268435456 set semsys:seminfo_semmap=64 set semsys:seminfo_semmni=4096 set semsys:seminfo_semmns=4096 set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=4096 set semsys:seminfo_semume=64 set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100 set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=100 set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100 set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=100 My error occurs in the same place as another user on Linux but I think that problem was an unsupported NETTYPE. I think mine is ok? Any clues to what the server is trying to do at this point in the initialization? Many thanks, Lucy (lmonahan@silverstream.com) Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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Paul Watson — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

You don't need the set enable_sm_wa = 1, just remove the line. Try starting the engine with the minimum of alterations to the supplied onconfig, this will work. What's in your online.log??? lmonahan@silverstream.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am having trouble getting my Informix 9.2 server initialized on > Solaris. Maybe you have some advice? I am definitely a novice at this so > apologies now for silly mistakes. > > Here is the output from "oninit -ivy": > > bash-2.01$ oninit -ivy> Checking group membership to determine server run modesucceeded > Reading configuration file > '/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/onconfig.sunny' > ...succeeded > Creating /INFORMIXTMP/.infxdirs ... succeeded > Creating infos file > "/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.infos.ol_sunny" ... " > /disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.conf.ol_sunny" ... succeeded > Writing to infos file ... succeeded > Checking config parameters...succeeded > Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded > Creating resident pool 8982 kbytes...succeeded > Creating buffer pool 120002 kbytes...succeeded > Initializing rhead structure...succeeded > Initializing ASF ...succeeded > Initializing Dictionary Cache and SPL Routine Cache...succeeded > Bringing up ADM VP...succeeded > Creating VP classes...succeeded > Onlining 0 additional cpu vps...succeeded > Onlining 2 IO vps...succeeded > Forking main_loop thread...succeeded > Initialzing DR structures...succeeded > Forking 1 'ipcshm' listener threads...succeeded > Forking 10 'tlitcp' listener threads...succeeded > Starting tracing...succeeded > Initializing 32 flushers...succeeded > oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > > I'm using the suggested /etc/system parameters from the > release/en_us/0333/IDS_9.2 file: > > set enable_sm_wa = 1 > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=268435456 > set semsys:seminfo_semmap=64 > set semsys:seminfo_semmni=4096 > set semsys:seminfo_semmns=4096 > set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=4096 > set semsys:seminfo_semume=64 > set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100 > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=100 > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100 > set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=100 > > My error occurs in the same place as another user on Linux but I think > that problem was an unsupported NETTYPE. I think mine is ok? > > Any clues to what the server is trying to do at this point in the > initialization? > > Many thanks, > Lucy (lmonahan@silverstream.com) > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # You are only young once Tel: +44 1436 674729 # but you can be immature Fax: +44 1436 678693 # for ever www.wfsoftware.com #

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David Williams — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <8ar7aq$tp1$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, lmonahan@silverstream.com writes >Hi all, > >I am having trouble getting my Informix 9.2 server initialized on >Solaris. Maybe you have some advice? I am definitely a novice at this so >apologies now for silly mistakes. > >Here is the output from "oninit -ivy": > >bash-2.01$ oninit -ivy>Checking group membership to determine server run modesucceeded >Reading configuration file >'/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/onconfig.sunny' >...succeeded >Creating /INFORMIXTMP/.infxdirs ... succeeded >Creating infos file >"/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.infos.ol_sunny" ... " >/disk3/home/informix/informix9.2/etc/.conf.ol_sunny" ... succeeded >Writing to infos file ... succeeded >Checking config parameters...succeeded >Allocating and attaching to shared memory...succeeded >Creating resident pool 8982 kbytes...succeeded >Creating buffer pool 120002 kbytes...succeeded >Initializing rhead structure...succeeded >Initializing ASF ...succeeded >Initializing Dictionary Cache and SPL Routine Cache...succeeded >Bringing up ADM VP...succeeded >Creating VP classes...succeeded >Onlining 0 additional cpu vps...succeeded >Onlining 2 IO vps...succeeded >Forking main_loop thread...succeeded >Initialzing DR structures...succeeded >Forking 1 'ipcshm' listener threads...succeeded >Forking 10 'tlitcp' listener threads...succeeded >Starting tracing...succeeded >Initializing 32 flushers...succeeded >oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > Edit $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG check what the MSGPATH is set to and what this file contains. > >I'm using the suggested /etc/system parameters from the >release/en_us/0333/IDS_9.2 file: > >set enable_sm_wa = 1 >set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=268435456 >set semsys:seminfo_semmap=64 >set semsys:seminfo_semmni=4096 >set semsys:seminfo_semmns=4096 >set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=4096 >set semsys:seminfo_semume=64 >set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100 >set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=100 set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1 otherwise powerd fails to set since it tries to allocate a 28 byte shared memory segment and fails! >set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100 >set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=100 > > >My error occurs in the same place as another user on Linux but I think >that problem was an unsupported NETTYPE. I think mine is ok? > >Any clues to what the server is trying to do at this point in the >initialization? > >Many thanks, >Lucy (lmonahan@silverstream.com) > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy. -- David Williams

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