ontape restore STDIO econnrefused -79
User encountered ECONNREFUSED error (-79) when attempting ontape STDIO restore over rsh to remote server on Informix 11.50.FC8 AIX 6.1, returning -908 error. Remote connectivity appeared functional for other commands. Root cause was DNS configuration issues on the remote server. Resolution: fix DNS settings and use a shell script on remote server to ensure proper environment setup before running ontape.
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11.50.FC8 AIX 6.1
I am setting up an HDR and ran into an issue with STDIO...
it seems the following command cannot fork a server connection :
ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO -F | rsh remove_server ontape -p -t STDIO
it will return a -908 error.
I can run onstat -m |rsh remote_server onstat -m
and read the remote target message log; "env" will show the env is setup
correctly. I can rsh without a login prompt etc.
If I remove the -t STDIO it will ask me to mount the tape so I am rsh into the
remove server fine.. I can intitiate a restore using a tape device with no
issues also. I even tried setting TAPEDEV STDIO , same thing.
I then ran the command with truss and it hangs up on ECONNREFUSED 79.
getsockopt(4, 65535, 4104, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD94, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD90) = 0
connext(4, 0x00000001115A71F0, 28) Err#79 ECONNREFUSED
close(4) = 0
_nsleep(0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE160, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE230) (sleeping...)
weird as I have done this dozen times without any issues before.
any clues ?
Thx
Mark
You have listed remove_server and remote_server Check to make sure the remove_server or remotes_server is on the target.
Instead of running ontape directly in the rsh create a script that sets up
the environment then runs ontape.
Art
Art S. Kagel
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM, MARK JALKIEWICZ <
mark.jalkiewicz@verizon.net> wrote:
> 11.50.FC8 AIX 6.1
>
> I am setting up an HDR and ran into an issue with STDIO...
>
> it seems the following command cannot fork a server connection :
>
> ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO -F | rsh remove_server ontape -p -t STDIO>
> it will return a -908 error.
>
> I can run onstat -m |rsh remote_server onstat -m
> and read the remote target message log; "env" will show the env is setup
> correctly. I can rsh without a login prompt etc.
>
> If I remove the -t STDIO it will ask me to mount the tape so I am rsh into
> the
> remove server fine.. I can intitiate a restore using a tape device with no
> issues also. I even tried setting TAPEDEV STDIO , same thing.
>
> I then ran the command with truss and it hangs up on ECONNREFUSED 79.
>
> getsockopt(4, 65535, 4104, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD94, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD90) = 0
> connext(4, 0x00000001115A71F0, 28) Err#79 ECONNREFUSED
> close(4) = 0
> _nsleep(0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE160, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE230) (sleeping...)
>
> weird as I have done this dozen times without any issues before.
>
> any clues ?
>
> Thx
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.
>
>
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Original Post:
11.50.FC8 AIX 6.1
I am setting up an HDR and ran into an issue with STDIO...
it seems the following command cannot fork a server connection :
ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO -F | rsh remove_server ontape -p -t STDIO
it will return a -908 error.
I can run onstat -m |rsh remote_server onstat -m
and read the remote target message log; "env" will show the env is setup
correctly. I can rsh without a login prompt etc.
If I remove the -t STDIO it will ask me to mount the tape so I am rsh into the
remove server fine.. I can intitiate a restore using a tape device with no
issues also. I even tried setting TAPEDEV STDIO , same thing.
I then ran the command with truss and it hangs up on ECONNREFUSED 79.
getsockopt(4, 65535, 4104, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD94, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD90) = 0
connext(4, 0x00000001115A71F0, 28) Err#79 ECONNREFUSED
close(4) = 0
_nsleep(0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE160, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE230) (sleeping...)
weird as I have done this dozen times without any issues before.
any clues ?
Thx
Mark
Response:
So are you getting anything in the MSGPATH file on the remote server? I
believe ontape -p has to fork off and start up an oninit process, and I would
imagine if for some reason that oninit wasn't starting up, then ontape might
report a 908 error and show a ECONNREFUSED. So perhaps there's something in
MSGPATH file that might indicate some problem.
Jacques Renaut
IBM Informix Advanced Support
APD Team
Mark,
Send me your email address to danmueller71@comcast.net. I can give you
exactly what you need but it really is just what Art told you to do. I would
like the address anyway.
Thanx,
Dan
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From: "MARK JALKIEWICZ" <mark.jalkiewicz@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:42 AM
To: <ids@iiug.org>
Subject: ontape restore STDIO econnrefused -79 [27878]
> 11.50.FC8 AIX 6.1
>
> I am setting up an HDR and ran into an issue with STDIO...
>
> it seems the following command cannot fork a server connection :
>
> ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO -F | rsh remove_server ontape -p -t STDIO>
> it will return a -908 error.
>
> I can run onstat -m |rsh remote_server onstat -m
> and read the remote target message log; "env" will show the env is setup
> correctly. I can rsh without a login prompt etc.
>
> If I remove the -t STDIO it will ask me to mount the tape so I am rsh into
> the
> remove server fine.. I can intitiate a restore using a tape device with no
> issues also. I even tried setting TAPEDEV STDIO , same thing.
>
> I then ran the command with truss and it hangs up on ECONNREFUSED 79.
>
> getsockopt(4, 65535, 4104, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD94, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFDD90) = 0
> connext(4, 0x00000001115A71F0, 28) Err#79 ECONNREFUSED
> close(4) = 0
> _nsleep(0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE160, 0x0FFFFFFFFFFFE230) (sleeping...)
>
> weird as I have done this dozen times without any issues before.
>
> any clues ?
>
> Thx
>
> Mark
>
>
>
*******************************************************************************
> Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.
>
thx for the various responses.. its now restoring. for the record (and future reference) the issue was with the DNS ,once corrected for all worked fine; Should also mention (as Art and Dan state) it's better to use a shell script on the remote server in order to guarantee your env is setup properly:) Mark