Re: 2GB chunk limit (Bigger chunks despite disabled mode in 9.40)

Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<q4NZb.2534$yZ1.260@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>... > Christian Eriksson wrote: > > How can this be possible? Look at the chunk sizes beeing bigger than > > 2GB despite the "Expanded chunk capacity mode: disabled". > > > > IDS version: Informix Dynamic Server 9.40.FC1 > > OS & Platform: Solaris 9 8/03 s9s_u4wos_08a SPARC > > > > Chunks > > address chunk/dbs offset size free bpages > > flags pa > > thname > > 15b380028 1 1 1024 102400 100438 > > PO-- /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_rootdbs > > 15c411130 2 2 1024 2499584 2499531 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_db01 > > 15c4112c8 3 3 1024 2499584 2499531 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_db02 > > 15c411460 4 4 1024 2499584 2499531 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_db03 > > 15c4115f8 5 5 1024 2499584 2499531 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_db04 > > 15c411790 6 6 1024 514000 13947 > > PO-- /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_plog > > 15c411928 7 7 1024 1499136 1499083 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/aishpr_tmp01 > > 15c411ac0 8 8 1024 2048000 547947 > > PO-B /l > > ocal/db/aishpr/logs/aishpr_llog > > 8 active, 2047 maximum > > > > Expanded chunk capacity mode: disabled > > We've noted your observation and question and we are investigating. > I have some questions for you: > * Was this a brand new instance created with 9.40 or was it > migrated from an older version of IDS? > * If it was migrated, which version did it come from? > * And, presumably, you actually added the large size chunks? That > is, there isn't any question that the server is mishandling some > older chunks that were (of necessity) smaller than 2GB? > > I'd appreciate you emailing me your answers (as well as posting them). > > Thanks. This was a brand new instance created with 9.40. Yes, we added the large chunks. I want to add that we have another instance using the same INFORMIXDIR were the chunk mode is "Expanded chunk capacity mode: always". /Christian