Hi,

any messages in the server's message log ?
Output of "onstat -m" (including the status header line) ?

Regards,
Martin
--
Martin Fuerderer
IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany
Information Management

owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 15.02.2005 15:28:10:
> Hi!
>
> I want to block the server with "onmode -c block" and then sync and
> detach a plex in Veritas Volume Manager. I have a problem with
> blocking the server:
>
> Informix@S0221849> onstat -V
> IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 Software Serial
> Number AAA#B000
> 000
> Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
> onmode could not block server.
> Informix@S0221849> cat /etc/release
> Solaris 9 9/04 s9s_u7wos_09 SPARC
> Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> Use is subject to license terms.
> Assembled 29 June 2004
> Informix@S0221849> uname -a
> SunOS S0221849 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUS
>
> Why do I get "onmode could not block server."?
>
> /Christian Eriksson

sending to informix-list

Hi!

I tried once again and now it worked, but this was with another server
(presto2) on the same UNIX system

Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
Informix@S0221849> onstat -

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up
07:41:04 -- 70
656 Kbytes
Blocked:ARCHIVE

Informix@S0221849> onmode -c unblock
Informix@S0221849> onstat -

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up
07:42:10 -- 70
656 Kbytes

The server (presto1) for which "onmode -c block" didn't succeed is
currently offline. It was brought offline by me earlier today after
the failed "onmode -c block" test. I have deported it's Veritas disk
group and imported it on another UNIX system for other tests. I can
access it's online log though and you can see an excerpt from it
below:

04:54:17 On-Line Mode

Tue Feb 15 15:09:05 2005

15:09:05 Dynamic Server blocked.
15:09:33 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
15:09:33 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0b018, timestamp:
-306321810

15:09:33 Maximum server connections 0
15:09:33 Dynamic Server blocked.
15:11:34 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
15:11:34 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0c018, timestamp:
-306321773

15:11:34 Maximum server connections 0
15:11:50 Dynamic Server blocked.
15:14:40 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
15:14:40 Checkpoint loguniq 9356, logpos 0xd0d018, timestamp:
-306321734

15:14:40 Maximum server connections 0
15:14:40 Dynamic Server blocked.

Though the online log says "Dynamic Server blocked." the server put
out "onmode could not block server." in the terminal window. Nothing
indicates that a backup was going on at the time.

Well, I will look for ongoing backups if a "onmode -c block" fails
again. If "onmode -c block" fails again and a backup is not occuring
at the same time I will report it here.

Regards Christian Eriksson


Martin Fuerderer <MARTINFU@de.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<1108494652.c48e8868f3434d4c4be2131baf1d93db@ teranews>...
> Hi,
>
> any messages in the server's message log ?
> Output of "onstat -m" (including the status header line) ?
>
> Regards,
> Martin
> --
> Martin Fuerderer
> IBM Informix Development Munich, Germany
> Information Management
>
> owner-informix-list@iiug.org wrote on 15.02.2005 15:28:10:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I want to block the server with "onmode -c block" and then sync and
> > detach a plex in Veritas Volume Manager. I have a problem with
> > blocking the server:
> >
> > Informix@S0221849> onstat -V
> > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 Software Serial
> > Number AAA#B000
> > 000
> > Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
> > onmode could not block server.
> > Informix@S0221849> cat /etc/release
> > Solaris 9 9/04 s9s_u7wos_09 SPARC
> > Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> > Use is subject to license terms.
> > Assembled 29 June 2004
> > Informix@S0221849> uname -a
> > SunOS S0221849 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUS
> >
> > Why do I get "onmode could not block server."?
> >
> > /Christian Eriksson
>
> sending to informix-list

Hi!

I've found the error. I restarted the INFORMIXSERVER presto1 and

Informix@S0221849> oninit
Bad Primary Chunk '/local/db/presto1/ifx_presto1_utb_01'.
Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
onmode could not block server.

After removing the dbspace with the primary chunk
'/local/db/presto1/ifx_presto1_utb_01' I could do

Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
Informix@S0221849> onstat -

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up
00:03:45 -- 26
7264 Kbytes
Blocked:ARCHIVE

Informix@S0221849> onmode -c unblock
Informix@S0221849> onstat -

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 -- On-Line -- Up
00:03:53 -- 26
7264 Kbytes

Thanks for your help
/Christian Eriksson

c-eriks@algonet.se (Christian Eriksson) wrote in message news:<d0d6f67c.0502151501.3577ee5@posting.google.c om>...
> Hi!
>
> I tried once again and now it worked, but this was with another server
> (presto2) on the same UNIX system
>
> snip
>
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I want to block the server with "onmode -c block" and then sync and
> > > detach a plex in Veritas Volume Manager. I have a problem with
> > > blocking the server:
> > >
> > > Informix@S0221849> onstat -V
> > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC3 Software Serial
> > > Number AAA#B000
> > > 000
> > > Informix@S0221849> onmode -c block
> > > onmode could not block server.
> > > Informix@S0221849> cat /etc/release
> > > Solaris 9 9/04 s9s_u7wos_09 SPARC
> > > Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> > > Use is subject to license terms.
> > > Assembled 29 June 2004
> > > Informix@S0221849> uname -a
> > > SunOS S0221849 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4us sparc FJSV,GPUS
> > >
> > > Why do I get "onmode could not block server."?
> > >
> > > /Christian Eriksson
> >
> > sending to informix-list