Help Archive Failed !!
An AIX user running IDS 7.31.UC7 reported ontape backups (to disk or tape) failing with "Archive API processing failed at line 241" plus an assert in mtex.c line 446 (MT_EX_OS, mem) that panicked and brought the server down. Suggestions: errno 28 meant /tmp filled by the shared-memory dump, so turn off DUMPSHMEM (poster said it was already 0, and the failure persisted to tape); reduce TAPEBLK; treat it as a likely known bug and send the af.* file to IBM Tech Support; and upgrade, since UC releases were unsupported and 7.31.UD8 contained many fixes. No confirmed resolution is recorded.
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Hi all,
I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
$ ontape -s -L 0Please mount tape 1 on /tmp/bkp_tst and press Return to continue ...
Archive failed - buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 241
for msgtype
Program over.
In online.log I can see:
16:01:11 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
16:18:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
16:18:58 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
16:18:58 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
16:18:58 Who: Session(57, informix@mus00020, 37074, 1611157328)
Thread(252, ontape, 60073b08, 1)
File: mtex.c Line: 446
16:18:58 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
16:18:58 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
16:19:02 See Also: /tmp/af.4e4dca2, shmem.4e4dca2.0
16:19:04 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.4e4dca2.0' errno = 28
16:19:04 mtex.c, line 446, thread 252, proc id 27136, No Exception
Handler.
16:19:04 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
16:28:56 VP pid=21228 priority fixed at 65, former = 120
Somebody can help me ?
Tks,
Regards,
Eduardo
Error 28 means you have filled the filesystem. You are takes a complete dump
of shared memory. Do you really need it? set DUMPSHMEM to 0.
Regards
Colin
There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and
those that don't
>From: cboccio@yahoo.com.br
>To: informix-list@iiug.org
>Subject: Help Archive Failed !!
>Date: 8 Mar 2006 07:09:35 -0800
>
>Hi all,
>
>I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
>and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
>
>$ ontape -s -L 0>Please mount tape 1 on /tmp/bkp_tst and press Return to continue ...
>Archive failed - buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 241
>for msgtype
>
>Program over.
>
>In online.log I can see:
>
>16:01:11 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
>16:18:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
>16:18:58 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
>16:18:58 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
>16:18:58 Who: Session(57, informix@mus00020, 37074, 1611157328)
> Thread(252, ontape, 60073b08, 1)
> File: mtex.c Line: 446
>16:18:58 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
>16:18:58 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
>16:19:02 See Also: /tmp/af.4e4dca2, shmem.4e4dca2.0
>16:19:04 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.4e4dca2.0' errno = 28
>16:19:04 mtex.c, line 446, thread 252, proc id 27136, No Exception
>Handler.
>16:19:04 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
>16:28:56 VP pid=21228 priority fixed at 65, former = 120>
>Somebody can help me ?
>
>Tks,
>
>Regards,
>
>Eduardo
>
>_______________________________________________
>Informix-list mailing list
>Informix-list@iiug.org
>http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
Hi,
this very much looks like a bug, probably known by now
(looking at the version you're using).
However, from the info provided I can't tell for sure, which one.
Switch off the SHMDUMP (as suggested by Colin Dawson),
get a readable af.* file and with that info contact IBM Informix
Tech Support.
They should then be able to sort out, what problem this is,
where it is fixed, etc.
Regards,
Martin
--
Martin Fuerderer
IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany
Information Management
informix-list-bounces@iiug.org wrote on 08.03.2006 16:09:35:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
>
> $ ontape -s -L 0> Please mount tape 1 on /tmp/bkp_tst and press Return to continue ...
> Archive failed - buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 241
> for msgtype
>
> Program over.
>
> In online.log I can see:
>
> 16:01:11 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 16:18:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 16:18:58 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
> 16:18:58 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> 16:18:58 Who: Session(57, informix@mus00020, 37074, 1611157328)
> Thread(252, ontape, 60073b08, 1)
> File: mtex.c Line: 446
> 16:18:58 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
> 16:18:58 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
> 16:19:02 See Also: /tmp/af.4e4dca2, shmem.4e4dca2.0
> 16:19:04 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.4e4dca2.0' errno = 28
> 16:19:04 mtex.c, line 446, thread 252, proc id 27136, No Exception
> Handler.
> 16:19:04 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
> 16:28:56 VP pid=21228 priority fixed at 65, former = 120>
> Somebody can help me ?
>
> Tks,
>
> Regards,
>
> Eduardo
>
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Hi Colin,
I have the DUMPSHMEM set to 0 and the filesystem that filled was the
/tmp.
I changed the TAPEDEV to tape device and the error still the same, but
the online log changed the message.
17:30:01 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
17:30:01 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
17:30:01 Who: Session(17, informix@mus00020, 27696, 1611158040)
Thread(136, ontape, 60073ff4, 1)
File: mtex.c Line: 446
17:30:01 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
17:30:01 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
17:30:05 See Also: /tmp/af.470ed49
17:30:05 mtex.c, line 446, thread 136, proc id 23336, No Exception
Handler.
17:30:05 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
17:33:32 VP pid=32658 priority fixed at 65, former = 119
tks,
Regards
Eduardo
Colin Dawson escreveu:
> Error 28 means you have filled the filesystem. You are takes a complete dump
> of shared memory. Do you really need it? set DUMPSHMEM to 0.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Colin
>
> There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and
> those that don't
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: cboccio@yahoo.com.br
> >To: informix-list@iiug.org
> >Subject: Help Archive Failed !!
> >Date: 8 Mar 2006 07:09:35 -0800
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> >and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
> >
> >$ ontape -s -L 0> >Please mount tape 1 on /tmp/bkp_tst and press Return to continue ...
> >Archive failed - buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 241
> >for msgtype
> >
> >Program over.
> >
> >In online.log I can see:
> >
> >16:01:11 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> >16:18:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> >16:18:58 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
> >16:18:58 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> >16:18:58 Who: Session(57, informix@mus00020, 37074, 1611157328)
> > Thread(252, ontape, 60073b08, 1)
> > File: mtex.c Line: 446
> >16:18:58 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
> >16:18:58 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
> >16:19:02 See Also: /tmp/af.4e4dca2, shmem.4e4dca2.0
> >16:19:04 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.4e4dca2.0' errno = 28
> >16:19:04 mtex.c, line 446, thread 252, proc id 27136, No Exception
> >Handler.
> >16:19:04 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
> >16:28:56 VP pid=21228 priority fixed at 65, former = 120> >
> >Somebody can help me ?
> >
> >Tks,
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Eduardo
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Informix-list mailing list
> >Informix-list@iiug.org
> >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
How about decrease TAPEBLK?
Snippet of onconfig.
TAPEBLK 32 # Tape block size (Kbytes)
Just my $0.02.
--
Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan.
>From: cboccio@yahoo.com.br
>To: informix-list@iiug.org
>Subject: Re: Help Archive Failed !!
>Date: 8 Mar 2006 10:21:54 -0800
>
>Hi Colin,
>
>I have the DUMPSHMEM set to 0 and the filesystem that filled was the
>/tmp.
>I changed the TAPEDEV to tape device and the error still the same, but
>the online log changed the message.
>
>17:30:01 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
>17:30:01 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
>17:30:01 Who: Session(17, informix@mus00020, 27696, 1611158040)
> Thread(136, ontape, 60073ff4, 1)
> File: mtex.c Line: 446
>17:30:01 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
>17:30:01 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
>17:30:05 See Also: /tmp/af.470ed49
>17:30:05 mtex.c, line 446, thread 136, proc id 23336, No Exception
>Handler.
>17:30:05 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
>17:33:32 VP pid=32658 priority fixed at 65, former = 119>
>tks,
>
>Regards
>
>Eduardo
>
>
>
>Colin Dawson escreveu:
>
> > Error 28 means you have filled the filesystem. You are takes a complete
>dump
> > of shared memory. Do you really need it? set DUMPSHMEM to 0.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary
>and
> > those that don't
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: cboccio@yahoo.com.br
> > >To: informix-list@iiug.org
> > >Subject: Help Archive Failed !!
> > >Date: 8 Mar 2006 07:09:35 -0800
> > >
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> > >and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
> > >
> > >$ ontape -s -L 0> > >Please mount tape 1 on /tmp/bkp_tst and press Return to continue ...
> > >Archive failed - buc_fe.c : Archive API processing failed at line 241
> > >for msgtype
> > >
> > >Program over.
> > >
> > >In online.log I can see:
> > >
> > >16:01:11 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> > >16:18:58 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> > >16:18:58 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler
> > >16:18:58 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> > >16:18:58 Who: Session(57, informix@mus00020, 37074, 1611157328)
> > > Thread(252, ontape, 60073b08, 1)
> > > File: mtex.c Line: 446
> > >16:18:58 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem
> > >16:18:58 Action: Please notify Informix Technical Support.
> > >16:19:02 See Also: /tmp/af.4e4dca2, shmem.4e4dca2.0
> > >16:19:04 Error writing '/tmp/shmem.4e4dca2.0' errno = 28
> > >16:19:04 mtex.c, line 446, thread 252, proc id 27136, No Exception
> > >Handler.
> > >16:19:04 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down
> > >16:28:56 VP pid=21228 priority fixed at 65, former = 120> > >
> > >Somebody can help me ?
> > >
> > >Tks,
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Eduardo
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Informix-list mailing list
> > >Informix-list@iiug.org
> > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
>
>_______________________________________________
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cboccio@yahoo.com.br wrote:
> I have a server AIX 3.4 and Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC7
> and I have the following problem with ontape (to disk or to tape):
I don't know why it is failing but you might want to consider upgrading
since (I believe) the earliest supported version of 7.31 is now 7.31.UD1
- UC versions are no longer supported. The latest is 7.31.UD8 and there
are a considerable number of bug fixes in there from 7.31.UC7.
Ben.
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