Re: Cannot start 2 instances of OnLine 7.x

Erik A. Widholm wrote: > > Now that my production database is up, I cannot get my test engine to > come up. When I do an 'oninit', it returns to the command prompt OK, > but within seconds states: oninit: Fatal error in shared memory > initialization > > The log file contains: > > Wed Oct 8 13:15:45 1997 > > 13:15:45 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (OFF) > 13:15:47 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. > 13:15:47 Physical Recovery Started. > 13:15:47 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored. > 13:15:47 Logical Recover Started. > 13:15:50 Logical Recovery Copmplete. > 0 Committed, - Rolled Back, - Open, - Bad Locks > > 13:15:50 INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped. > 13:15:50 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct> segments > 1) Make sure that you have different SERVERNUM for each onconfig file. This is used to uniquely name the shared memory segments. 2) Make sure that you don't have shared memory segments laying around. Easiest way - make sure that both engines are down. Do a "ipcs" and see if you have any informix owned segments. if so, remove with ipcrm. My guess is #1 -- Vic Goldberg Manager, Database Administration Team Cornell Information Technologies (607) 254-7441 (voice) (607) 255-6982 (fax)