Re: Bug 104328 ? Bug 121447 ?
Posted in 1999
David Williams wrote:
>In article <81j41o$ch7$1@news.xmission.com>, michael martin
><michael_martin@komatsu.co.jp> writes
>>
>><SNIP>
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>>My question is: Has anyone encountered Bugs 104328 and/or 121447
>>and if so what is the fix ?
>>
> Not encountered but I belive they are fixed in 7.31.UC4-1.
> I would move to it.
OK
>>Is there some place (URL) I should be looking at to keep up
>>with bugs instead of dumping my problems on the list ?
>>
> www.informix.com Techinfo Centre. When you ask for access
> provide a product serial number if you are not sure of the
> contract number..
Thanks for that I have now signed up.
>>
>>$ onstat -c>>
>># System Configuration
>>
>>SERVERNUM 2 # Unique id corresponding to a OnLine instance
>>DBSERVERNAME baan300 # Name of default database server
>>DBSERVERALIASES baan300tcp # List of alternate dbservernames
>>NETTYPE ipcstr,4,50,NET
>>NETTYPE soctcp,4,50,CPU
> NetTYPE soctcp should be on a NET VP.
>
> Rule is
>
> soctcp on NET VP
> ipcshm required on CPU VP (for onstat etc in case network fails).
>
> ipcstr (Art ??, one for the FAQ!) I know ipcstr is new-ish..
Thanks, I have now gone back through the archives and read up on
that.
>>NOAGE 0 # Process aging> Set to 1, else Informix slows down as it uses up more CPU time.
I should have seen that myself because it was pointed out to me by Art
in response the a previous posting of mine.
>>AFF_SPROC 0 # Affinity start processor
>>AFF_NPROCS 0 # Affinity number of processors>>
> Set these as well, 0/4 or if that fails 1/4.
OK will try.
>># Read Ahead Variables
>>RA_PAGES 400 # Number of pages to attempt to read ahead
>>RA_THRESHOLD # Number of pages left before next group>>
> 400!!!!! Big system,slow disk...
This is a point I am failing to understand. Is what you are saying that it's
dumb
to set RA_PAGES so high because disk reads are slow ?
>>DBSPACETEMP tempdbs # Default temp dbspaces
> ... and one temp dbspace for a big system???...
Ouch. Again I should have seen this based on previous advice.
>>OPTCOMPIND 0 # To hint the optimizer>>
> ...and optcompind = 0, use indexes implying not a DSS system!!
Sorry for my ignorance but what does DSS stand for ?
Michael Martin
michael_martin@komatsu.co.jp