Re: ids 11.70.TC1IE limits

Posted in 2011

Art Kagel — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:05:52 -0400 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

IBM Support: 1-800-426-7378 or 1-888-876-9797 Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Bill Hamilton <garage_dba@hotmail.com>wrote: > Just call where? > I have been on their crappy website for an hour and cannot find out whom to > call. > The chat would be ok, but appears broken. > > > *From:* Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:55 AM > *To:* Bill Hamilton <garage_dba@hotmail.com> > *Cc:* iiug <informix-list@iiug.org> > *Subject:* Re: ids 11.70.TC1IE limits > > I don't know. I've only installed Informix on Windows myself once on my > laptop. However, installation support is provided by IBM even for > Innovator Edition without paid support, so call in. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any > other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, > or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other > individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those > of the entities themselves. > > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Bill Hamilton <garage_dba@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks a lot , Art. >> I downloaded 11.70.TC3IE as you suggested but it failed to install, >> saying that I cancelled it, but I did not. I think it expects me to >> uninstall TC1 first, but it does not say that. >> Do you think that an uninstall is required? >> >> Install Log Detail: >> >> Refresh Windows Environment: >> Status: SUCCESSFUL >> >> Get Registry Entry: Key: >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Informix\\Environment >> Value Name: INFORMIXDIR >> Status: SUCCESSFUL >> >> Install Action: InstallAnywhere Variable >> Status: SUCCESSFUL >> >> Install Action: InstallAnywhere Variable >> Status: SUCCESSFUL >> >> INSTALLATION WAS CANCELLED BY USER DURING PRE-INSTALLATION >> >> ( I did not cancel anything. ) >> >> *From:* Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2011 7:02 PM >> *To:* Bill Hamilton <garage_dba@hotmail.com> >> *Cc:* iiug <informix-list@iiug.org> >> *Subject:* Re: ids 11.70.TC1IE limits >> >> If you have paid for support on your IE server, call IBM and see if >> this is a known issue. If not, you might try installing 11.70.TC3IE or even >> 11.70.FC3 (64bit) for windows. 11.70.xC3 fixes some problems in .xC1 & >> .xC2. >> >> Art >> >> Art S. Kagel >> Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) >> Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ >> >> Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions >> and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any >> other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, >> or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other >> individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those >> of the entities themselves. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Bill Hamilton <garage_dba@hotmail.com>wrote: >> >>> This question involves IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE >>> running on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, service pack 2. >>> This server uses a new Intel I5 processor with 4gb of ram. >>> >>> It seems that IDS freezes several times a day and no programs can get a >>> connection. >>> Even dbaccess freezes if you try to use it. >>> >>> It was my understanding that Innovator-C Edition did not limit >>> connections. >>> It does, however, limit memory to 2097152 KB . >>> >>> What happens when the memory is exceeded? >>> Does it start dropping connections or refusing them or both? >>> >>> I get stuff like this in the log: >>> 14:13:38 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Started. >>> 14:13:39 Warning: The IBM IDS Innovator-C Edition license restriction>>> limits >>> 14:13:39 the total shared memory size for this server to 2097152 KB. >>> 14:13:39 The maximum allowable shared memory was reset to this size to>>> start the database server. >>> 14:13:39 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 32656KB to>>> 32704KB >>> >>> 14:55:33 Descriptor 1128 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:55:59 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size >>> 8192KB) >>> 14:55:59 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:73664 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 14:56:47 Descriptor 1140 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:16 Descriptor 1124 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:17 Descriptor 1168 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:19 Descriptor 1148 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:20 Descriptor 1180 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:23 Descriptor 1172 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:23 Descriptor 1192 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:23 Descriptor 1188 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:23 Descriptor 1200 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:23 Descriptor 1196 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:24 Descriptor 1208 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:26 Descriptor 1184 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:58:27 Descriptor 1220 has event 0x1, no longer open >>> 14:59:39 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. >>> 14:59:39 Thu Jul 14 - loguniq 95, logpos 0x2c53018, timestamp: 0xb91ddfb>>> Interval: 10290 >>> >>> What is the “event 0x1” message all about? >>> >>> Here are some of the places that we had to restart IDS so far today: >>> >>> ** booted ** >>> 07:54:18 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:40896 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 08:11:16 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:49088 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 08:25:20 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:57280 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 08:33:13 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:65472 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 08:41:33 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:73664 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 08:52:48 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:81856 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> >>> ** booted ** >>> 09:11:06 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:40896 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 09:14:58 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:49088 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 09:18:26 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:57280 KB,>>> SHMTOTAL:2097152 KB >>> 09:26:47 Memory sizes:resident:46272 KB, virtual:65472 KB