Upgrade to IDS9.4 fails on syscdr

Posted in 2003

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Error Codes & Troubleshooting

Colin Bull — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:06:22 -0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

We have upgraded one of out test systems from 7.31FD3 to 9.4FC2. After conversion the instance fails with this error - On-Line Mode Converting database syscdr ... Assert Failed: No Exception HandlerIBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC2 Who: Session(14, informix@icon-apps1, 0, 20f359208) Thread(47, CDRStart, 20f31d668, 1) File: mtex.c Line: 431 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem To avoid the hassle of logging a support call, I would rather just get rid of syscdr. I am able to get the instance up in single user mode. Any one know any tricks to drop syscdr without reverting to 7.31. I have tried CDRBLOCKOUT=1 Colin Bull c.bull@videonetworks.com sending to informix-list

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Ph. Chantry — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:57:37 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

> To avoid the hassle of logging a support call, I would rather just get rid of syscdr. > I am able to get the instance up in single user mode. > Any one know any tricks to drop syscdr without reverting to 7.31. We have encountered one very unprobable problem when migrating from 9.21 to 9.40: our CD device was out of order; the installation of IDS seemed to work, but then it was impossible to make oninit work... except in single user mode ! In our case, oninit crashed when building sysmaster database. What about your CD device ?

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Madison Pruet — 27 Nov 2003 12:11:41 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

" Colin Bull" <c.bull@videonetworks.com> wrote in message news:<bq4ntl$gur$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > We have upgraded one of out test systems from 7.31FD3 to 9.4FC2. > > After conversion the instance fails with this error - > > On-Line Mode > Converting database syscdr ... > Assert Failed: No Exception Handler> IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC2 > Who: Session(14, informix@icon-apps1, 0, 20f359208) > Thread(47, CDRStart, 20f31d668, 1) > File: mtex.c Line: 431 > Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem > > To avoid the hassle of logging a support call, I would rather just get rid of syscdr. > I am able to get the instance up in single user mode. > Any one know any tricks to drop syscdr without reverting to 7.31. > I have tried CDRBLOCKOUT=1 > > Colin Bull > c.bull@videonetworks.com > > sending to informix-list ER requires an external conversion process. It looks like the steps were not followed. oninit -D