Re: Extended checkpoint times

In article <6ats6g$f2q$1@news.xmission.com>, Felix Mathews IBS CONTRACTOR <fmathews@systems.DHL.COM> writes > >Eric_Melillo@agsea.com wrote: > >> We've had Blocked checkpoints on 7.13 -- but it has always been a known bug >> -- we get two "C"urrent logical logs, a big no-no. It is a dial-in >> offense. We're moving to 7.23 as quickly as possible though... >> >> > ><snip> > >Hi-Eric, > >Yes we have seen all those reported cases/known-bugs, our problem is not one >amoung them and the instance on which we got the "Blocked Checkpoint" is >running on On-Line 7.22.UC2, On-Line &.1x had many problems when we started >using it and we moved over to 7.22 & 7.23 on our installations. But Informix >support is not sure whether this problem is a 7.22 specific one, so we don't >intend to move that specific installation to 7.23, but we may move to it to Why not, that may fix the problem. I don't understand the reluctance to fixing your problem. >7.3x later. > Have you checked that an archive is not in progress. I have seen this on Online 5 where a) An archive was in progress b) the tape drive hung hence the online process ended up stuck inside a system call waiting for the write() system call to return. The light has been on the tape drive for ~8hrs!! I would also check the logical log tape drive as well... >BTW the machine having this problem is a purely-single cpu machine ( having >only one processor and informix engine being configured for one-cpu). Our other >single-cpu installations are either not purely - single pcu one ( having more >than one cpu and informix being configured for single cpu ), or purely-Xle cpu >machines. > >-- >Have a nice day > >Felix K. Mathews >mailto:fmathews@systems.dhl.com > > -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care