--- Ruediger Maehl <ruediger.maehl@web.de> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I installed Informix 10 on my linux (SLES9) box, everything ok.
> All necessary environment variables set, "oninit -i" starts
> but stops when it is about to build the sysmaster, ONLY if I
> use "onsoctcp" in the sqlhosts file. No other process uses the
> service port.
> When (only) using "onipcshm", everything is fine, Informix
> comes up without any problems.
>
> Any help is greatly apreciated.
>
> Many regards,
>
> Rüdiger
>
>
> -----[ online.log ]-----
> 08:55:30 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Started.
> Tue May 9 08:55:30 2006
> 08:55:30 Warning: ONCONFIG dump directory (DUMPDIR) '/tmp' has
> insecure
> permissions
> 08:55:30 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG =
> '/home/informix/INFORMIX_TOOLS/ifmx_alarm_0'
> 08:55:31 Booting Language <c> from module <>
> 08:55:31 Loading Module <CNULL>
> 08:55:31 Booting Language <builtin> from module <>
> 08:55:31 Loading Module <BUILTINNULL>
> 08:55:42 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
> 08:55:42 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC4
> Software
> Serial Number AAA#B000000
> 08:55:43 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Complete Disk
> Initialized.
> 08:55:43 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 08:55:43 Checkpoint loguniq 1, logpos 0xd0, timestamp: 0x70
> 08:55:43 Maximum server connections 0
> 08:55:43 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces
> 08:55:43 On-Line Mode
> 08:55:43 Building 'sysmaster' database ...
> 08:55:56 listener-thread: err = -930: oserr = 0: errstr = linux4:
> Cannot connect to database server (linux4).
> 08:55:56 sql_listener: ASF_LISTEN failed
> 08:55:56 Attempting to bring listener thread down.
> 08:55:56 Server stopped.
>
> -----[ Shared memory does work ]-----
>
> environment:
> INFORMIXDIR=/opt/IBM/informix
> INFORMIXSERVER=idbs
> ONCONFIG=onconfig
>
> onconfig:
> DBSERVERNAME idbs
>
> sqlhosts:
> idbs onipcshm linux4 egal
>
> /etc/services:
> (not used)
>
> /etc/hosts:
> 10.1.7.13 linux4
>
> -----[ TCP does not work ]-----
>
> environment:
> INFORMIXDIR=/opt/IBM/informix
> INFORMIXSERVER=ol_idbs
> ONCONFIG=onconfig
>
> onconfig:
> DBSERVERNAME ol_idbs
>
> sqlhosts:
> ol_idbs onsoctcp linux4 idbs_serv
>
> /etc/services:
> idbs_serv 1551/tcp
>
> /etc/hosts:
> 10.1.7.13 linux4
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Try these:
- Give complete host name (linux4.xxx.xxx)
- Give ip address instead of the name
- Check if the port is free
- Use a different port
- Use the port number directly instead of the service name
sqlhosts:
ol_idbs onsoctcp 10.1.7.13 1151
- Ping the port to see if it is active
- Configure firewall to accept connection to this port