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Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux

Posted in 2006

Summary

Sven's ALARMPROGRAM script on IDS 9.4/Linux stopped being called, so logical logs weren't being backed up. Suggestions about file permissions, execute rights for user informix, and script syntax errors came up empty. The cause emerged when he mentioned temporarily setting LTAPEDEV/TAPEDEV to /dev/null during an upgrade: Art Kagel and others explained LTAPEDEV is read into shared memory only at engine startup (or changed via onmonitor), and /dev/null is a special case where logs are marked backed up/discarded with no alarm call. Fix: restore LTAPEDEV and bounce the instance; Sven planned to do so, though no confirmation is posted.

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Topics: Logging & Checkpoints, Platform-Specific Issues

Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven

↪ replying to Schuran, Sven
Marcus Haarmann — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Marcus Haarmann — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Robert Roussey\\\\(MIS\\\\) — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Possibly a syntax error introduced into the script? Bob Roussey Unix / Informix Administration Spirit Airlines Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Marcus Haarmann Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:38 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

↪ replying to Robert Roussey\\\\(MIS\\\\)
Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, Nothing had been changed, same script on testmachine is running perfectly. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Robert Roussey(MIS) [mailto:Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:50 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7620] Possibly a syntax error introduced into the script? Bob Roussey Unix / Informix Administration Spirit Airlines Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Marcus Haarmann Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 7:38 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, hm, it is doing nothing, no discarding and even no backup. Alarmprogramm is not called. I try to bounce the engine today evening. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 14:49 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7623] Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Robert Roussey\\\\(MIS\\\\) — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

IDS recognizes '/dev/null' as a special case for TAPEDEV and LTAPEDEV, and acts differently with those settings. Bob Roussey Unix / Informix Administration Spirit Airlines Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com 586.741.8991 -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 8:59 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7624] Hi, hm, it is doing nothing, no discarding and even no backup. Alarmprogramm is not called. I try to bounce the engine today evening. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 14:49 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7623] Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Marcus Haarmann — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, If you have rebooted the instance after modifying LTAPEDEV to /dev/null, IDS will not call the log backup. Instead, IDS will mark the log immediately as backed up. You can see this by looking at the output of onstat -l (U-B---- B for Backup). If this happens, a reboot with LTAPEDEV set to a dev <> /dev/null will help. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Roussey(MIS) Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:26 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: RE: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7625] IDS recognizes '/dev/null' as a special case for TAPEDEV and LTAPEDEV, and acts differently with those settings. Bob Roussey Unix / Informix Administration Spirit Airlines Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com 586.741.8991 -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 8:59 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7624] Hi, hm, it is doing nothing, no discarding and even no backup. Alarmprogramm is not called. I try to bounce the engine today evening. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 14:49 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7623] Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Exactly! Setting LTAPEDEV to /dev/null is a special case that tells the IDS instance that you do not care about your logical logs and the engine can discard them as soon as it no longer needs them for transaction rollbacks and fast recovery. So, the logs are not backed up and no notice is sent to the ALARMPROGRAM. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 9:05:54 Hi, hm, it is doing nothing, no discarding and even no backup. Alarmprogramm is not called. I try to bounce the engine today evening. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 14:49 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7623] Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? Sven **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. ******************************************************************************* Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.

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Schuran, Sven — — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi, I now everything you are talking about. Now it is running again but there was no bounce. On Sunday I changed LTAPEDEV from /infbackup/backup to /dev/null, cause all logs went full and I needed a running machine. I called ontape -a, and all logs went to /dev/null. I changed back to /infbackup/... I tried a onmode -l and the log went into the filesystem. On Monday morning nearly all logs was full again, I cahnged to /dev/null, using ontape -a and switching back. Afterwards log backup was not running. Tried a little bit around, suddenly backup started again. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 16:14 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7627] Exactly! Setting LTAPEDEV to /dev/null is a special case that tells the IDS instance that you do not care about your logical logs and the engine can discard them as soon as it no longer needs them for transaction rollbacks and fast recovery. So, the logs are not backed up and no notice is sent to the ALARMPROGRAM. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 9:05:54 Hi, hm, it is doing nothing, no discarding and even no backup. Alarmprogramm is not called. I try to bounce the engine today evening. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: ART KAGEL, BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN [mailto:kagel@bloomberg.net] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 14:49 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: Re: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7623] Whoa! How did you change LTAPEDEV and has the engine been bounce since? The value of LTAPEDEV is never accessed from the ONCONFIG file, it is ONLY read from shared memory and it is read into shared memory by the engine at startup. The only way to change LTAPEDEV in memory is to use onmonitor to change its value. If you just edited the ONCONFIG file the engine is still discarding logical logs to /dev/null! Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Sven Schuran <ids@iiug.org> At: 10/16 8:50:53 Hi, I checked all this twice. Everthing OK. There had been changes in the onconfig file, due to Database update. I changed LTAPEDEV and TAPEDEV to /dev/null and back to what it was before, cause of logging changes. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 13:38 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7619] Hi, Are you shure the file is executable by user informix ? Try su - informix and execute the script by hand. Normally, there is some right problem (maybe not on the file itself, but on the dir). If this is not the case, find out if there was a change in onconfig file. (maybe the ALARMPROGRAM is multiply defined ?) Other reasons I cannot think of. Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:09 PM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: AW: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7618] Hi, File is executable and made no problems until yesterday. No exception in the online log, only the info about the logical log change. Sven -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Marcus Haarmann [mailto:marcus.haarmann@midoco.de] Gesendet: Montag, 16. Oktober 2006 11:34 An: ids@iiug.org Betreff: RE: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7617] Hi Sven, execute-rights ? Chmod 755 ... Look in online.log, if there is any exception Marcus -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Schuran, Sven Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:02 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Alarm Script INF9.4 Linux [7616] Hi, My problem is, the alarm script is not called any more. So no logical logs are backuped. I tried to put a mail command in the beginning of the script, so I am able to say it is not called during log change. What might cause the problem? 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