Re: problems installing informix 7.31 on aix
Hi Ernst.
Try the following.
$ TERMCAP=$INFORMIXDIR/etc/termcap
$ TERM=ibm3151
$ export TERMCAP TERM
$ onmonitor
HTH.
--
Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan.
ICQ#:168106592
>From: "Ernst Meyer" <ieak5em@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Ernst Meyer" <ieak5em@hotmail.com>
>To: informix-list@iiug.org
>Subject: Re: problems installing informix 7.31 on aix
>Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 06:45:18 GMT
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>Hi Michael
>I tried the procedure that you suggested, but got stuck with the missing =
>TERM environment variable. When trying to run onmonitor, I end up with =
>the following: "tb4_main.4gl", line number 71 FORMS statement error =
>number -170 type of your terminal is unknown to the system.=20
>
>I do not know what terminal setting it is expecting. I know that on our =
>terminal console ibm3151 is the correct setting, but onmonitor does not =
>like it.=20
>
>The Informix documentation hasn't been much help. Right now I am at a =
>loss.=20
>
>Ernst=20
> "Michael Krzepkowski" <NOmichaelkSPAM@sqlcanada.com> wrote in message =
>news:3ED2BED7.3040306@sqlcanada.com...
> Ernst Meyer wrote:
>
>Hi all
>
>I am experiencing difficulty in getting Informix 7.31 to work on an =
>AIX433
>system. The AIX box used to have Informix 9.3 installed. I removed it, =
>then
>installed v7.31 successfully. Then I installed ISA, then the SDK client.
>
>When trying to configure the demo database via ISA, I receive the =
>following
>error:
>
> Unable to access onconfig file
> /u01/app/informix-7.31/server/etc/onconfig.demo. Click Specify Local
>Informix Servers... to check for >incorrect values.
>
>I copied the missing onconfig.demo file from an operational 9.3
>installation, and changed the settings about the installation =
>directories in
>that file. The I tried to configure the demo database again. This time =
>the
>database appears as 'off-line'. When trying to change the mode to =
>on-line, I
>get the following error:
>
> 11:07:22 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG =3D
> '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
> 11:07:22 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment =
>(size
> 8192KB)
> 11:07:28 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
>11:07:28 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 604KB to =>608KB
>11:07:28 Dynamically allocated new message shared memory segment (size
> 608KB)> 11:07:28 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.FD2 Software Serial
> Number ACP#J267193
> 11:07:28 Cannot Open Primary Chunk
> '/u01/app/informix-7.31/server/demo/server/online_root', errno =3D 2
> oninit: Cannot open chunk
> '/u01/app/informix-7.31/server/demo/server/online_root'. errno =3D 2
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization
>11:07:28 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
>11:07:28 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct =>segments
> =20
>I now manually created the missing directory (server) and the missing =
>file
>(online_root). After trying to change the mode to on-line, I now receive
>this error:
>
> oninit: Cannot open chunk
> '/u01/app/informix-7.31/server/demo/server/online_root'. errno =3D 2
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization
> =20
>What am I doing wrong? Can someone point me in the right direction how =
>to
>install Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 on AIX?
>
>Many thanks.
>
>Ernst Meyer
>
>
> Login as informix
> set ONCONFIG and INFORMIXSERVER variables=20> start onmonitor
> Parameters->Initialize
> Go through all screens, last one will ask if you want to initialize =
>rootdbs. I belive you do.
> Then use Mode to bring it up to Online.=20
>
> I think you understand that any data you had in the database under 9.3 =
>
> will have to be imported into 7.3, yes?
>
> HTH
>
> Michael
>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Michael</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I tried the procedure that you =
>suggested, but got=20
>stuck with the missing TERM environment variable. When trying to run =
>onmonitor,=20
>I end up with the following: "tb4_main.4gl", line number 71 FORMS =
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I do not know what terminal setting it =
>is=20
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>setting,=20
>but onmonitor does not like it. </FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Informix documentation hasn't been =
>much help.=20
>Right now I am at a loss. </FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ernst </FONT></DIV>
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> wrote in message <A=20
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> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3Dmid_0zAa.207$Ve4.9140@news.optus.net.au =
>type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">Hi all
>
>I am experiencing difficulty in getting Informix 7.31 to work on an =
>AIX433
>system. The AIX box used to have Informix 9.3 installed. I removed it, =
>then
>installed v7.31 successfully. Then I installed ISA, then the SDK client.
>
>When trying to configure the demo database via ISA, I receive the =
>following
>error:
>
> </PRE>
> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">Unable to access onconfig =
>file
> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE =
>wrap=3D""><!---->/u01/app/informix-7.31/server/etc/onconfig.demo. Click =
>Specify Local
>Informix Servers... to check for >incorrect values.
>
>I copied the missing onconfig.demo file from an operational 9.3
>installation, and changed the settings about the installation =
>directories in
>that file. The I tried to configure the demo database again. This time =
>the
>database appears as 'off-line'. When t