RE: Shared memory initialization error
> Hi guys,
>
> I was having some problems with my Informix OWS 7.2
> So I shut it down like any dumb DBA would do, and now I can't
> bring it back
> up!!!
I've done that a few times before :-)
> I can bring it back up in quesient mode, but whenever I give
> the oninit
> command it gives the following error:
> "oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization"
Sounds like the server didn't finish closing down itself and some memory is
still wondering around.
You'll have to send the OS details and the gurus will be more than helpful
about cleaning up the
lost memory.
>
> Here's the tail of my online.log.
> 16:11:01 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG =
> '/disk12/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
> 16:11:05 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
> 16:11:06 Assert Failed: Page Check Error in initchunk
> 16:11:06 Who: Session(1, informix@jupiter, 0, 170713112)
> Thread(7, main_loop(), a2ac018, 1)
> 16:11:06 Results: Possible inconsistencies in '(null)'
> 16:11:06 See Also: /tmp/af.7f669, shmem.7f669.0
> 16:11:12 INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped.
> 16:11:12 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed> all/correct segments
Confirmation of my quess.
>
> Also, just before I shut it down, I checked my onstat -d and I got the
> status as "Online (CKPT REQ)"
> Now, what could that be? I'm guessing it's something to do
> with Checkpoints
> but that's as far as I can get.
Well it could be basically anything but the server was probably busy or
stuck trying to do a CKPT
when you killed it.
>
>
> George Mathew
> Senior Software Engineer
> I.T.Solutions
>
Lastly this is a new mail reader and my first posting to the group using it.
Please advise if it is sending HTML's or any other annoying *functionality*
Jo
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