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Re: bad primary chunk

Posted in 1999

Topics: Backup & Restore, Storage & Space Management, Server Administration, Platform-Specific Issues

↪ replying to Maria Wilson
Yuri Dovgart — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Maria Wilson <m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov> wrote in message news: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? Try to remove this file and then run ontape -r again. HTH. ------------------------------------------------- With best regards, Yuri Dovgart SAP R/3, Informix technical consultant, Informix Certified Professional, Senior System Consultant System Architecture and High Availability Systems, 'Telecominvest' company Email y_dovgart@tci.ukrtel.net ICQ 39284285 > 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 Wilson — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

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 ----------------------------------------------------------------

↪ replying to Maria Wilson
Carlson@WHSmith — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

What about /dev/a/ ? John Carlson Informix DBA WHSmith USA Maria Wilson wrote: > > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------

↪ replying to Maria Wilson
Tony Flaherty — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

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 >---------------------------------------------------------------- > >

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