Re: Informix engine will not initialize

sda@arentfox.com wrote: > > I am running Online v7.22 on a HP 10.20 box. We lost a drive and I am > recovering the database. The ontape -r runs fine. > > 08:50:24 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/dev/null' > 08:50:26 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 08:50:26 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. > 08:50:26 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces > 08:50:26 Recovery Mode > 08:50:29 Physical Restore of rootdbs, logdbs, elitedbs started. > > 10:15:59 Physical Restore of rootdbs, logdbs, elitedbs Completed. > 10:15:59 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.> > but if I bring the database down (onmode -ky) and back up this is what I get. > > 10:21:57 INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped.> > Sun Nov 15 10:22:20 1998 > > 10:22:20 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/dev/null' > 10:22:22 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 10:22:23 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. > 10:22:23 Warning: Invalid dbspace 'tempdbs2' listed in DBSPACETEMP. > 10:22:23 Physical Recovery Started. > 10:22:23 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored. > 10:22:23 Logical Recovery Started. > 10:22:26 Logical Recovery Complete.> 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks > > 10:22:26 INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped. > 10:22:26 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments> > I cannot get the Engine to come up. Any ideas? You need to use onmode -m to bring the server OnLine (from recovery mode) before you stop it. Neil Truby aracnet Limited Weybridge, Uk