I have AIX 4.3.2 on a system running Informix. About six months ago we
started having problems with the "diag" program. It starts up fine,
but when selecting any option that calls for "Building Resource
Database" (which happens when you pick any of the top level options
except "Task Selection") the program dies with this error message:

/usr/sbin/diag: 25684 Memory fault: A memory image file is created as
"core".

Where the number 25684 is replaced by a different number, usually five
digits, every time I run the program. I've got several of the "core"
files but have no idea how to look at them.

I called IBM and they want me to upgrade the system to AIX 4.3.3 and
Maintenance Level 11 -- that is minimum level they want me to be at
before they will talk to me. I suppose that is fair since IBM
announced that AIX 4 is no longer supported. However, the system is
THE production system (the test system is running fine) and the
likelihood of an upgrade of the operating system just to get the
diagnostics to work is not likely. (The reason it hasn't been upgraded
to AIX 5 is due ot the level of effort to get Informix upgraded.)

I'm hoping someone can give me a hint as to why diags is blowing up
when it is "building the resource database" that will allow me to get
diags working again without the hassle of an upgrade.

you could change memory from test system to production system to sure is not
a hardware problem.

"DRamm" <donramm2@cox.net> escribió en el mensaje
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> I have AIX 4.3.2 on a system running Informix. About six months ago we
> started having problems with the "diag" program. It starts up fine,
> but when selecting any option that calls for "Building Resource
> Database" (which happens when you pick any of the top level options
> except "Task Selection") the program dies with this error message:
>
> /usr/sbin/diag: 25684 Memory fault: A memory image file is created as
> "core".
>
> Where the number 25684 is replaced by a different number, usually five
> digits, every time I run the program. I've got several of the "core"
> files but have no idea how to look at them.
>
> I called IBM and they want me to upgrade the system to AIX 4.3.3 and
> Maintenance Level 11 -- that is minimum level they want me to be at
> before they will talk to me. I suppose that is fair since IBM
> announced that AIX 4 is no longer supported. However, the system is
> THE production system (the test system is running fine) and the
> likelihood of an upgrade of the operating system just to get the
> diagnostics to work is not likely. (The reason it hasn't been upgraded
> to AIX 5 is due ot the level of effort to get Informix upgraded.)
>
> I'm hoping someone can give me a hint as to why diags is blowing up
> when it is "building the resource database" that will allow me to get
> diags working again without the hassle of an upgrade.