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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC70988 Status: Closed

DB2ICRT SHOWS A CORE DUMP IF THE HOST NAME DOESN'T RESOLVE

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 950 - DB2
Problem description:
If your host name doesn't properly resolve to an IP 
address, db2icrt will do a core dump. 
 
e.g. host name not defined in /etc/hosts: 
The contents of your /etc/hosts doesn't contain machineA: 
# cat /etc/hosts | grep machineA 
# hostname 
machineA 
 
machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/instance # ./db2icrt -u db2inst1 
db2inst1 
The host name "machineA" is invalid. Specify a valid host name. 
 
2010-09-08-09.47.16.697682-240 I1E1538             LEVEL: Event 
PID     : 6189                 TID  : 46967641952016PROC : db2bp 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, RAS/PD component, pdLogInternal, probe:120 
START   : New Diagnostic Log file 
DATA #1 : Build Level, 152 bytes 
Instance "db2inst1" uses "64" bits and DB2 code release 
"SQL09057" 
with level identifier "06080107". 
Informational tokens are "DB2 v9.5.0.7", "s100830", "IP23143", 
Fix Pack "7". 
DATA #2 : System Info, 440 bytes 
System: Linux sles10inst 6 2 x86_64 
CPU: total:2 online:2 Cores per socket:2 Threading degree per 
core:1 
Physical Memory(MB): total:3958 free:83 
Virtual  Memory(MB): total:6014 free:2139 
Swap     Memory(MB): total:2056 free:2056 
Kernel   Params: msgMaxMessageSize:65536 msgMsgMap:65536 
msgMaxQueueIDs:4096 
                 msgNumberOfHeaders:65536 msgMaxQueueSize:65536 
                 msgMaxSegmentSize:16 shmMax:4149784576 shmMin:1 
shmIDs:4096 
                 shmSegments:4096 semMap:256000 semIDs:1024 
semNum:256000 
                 semUndo:256000 semNumPerID:1250 semOps:100 
semUndoSize:20 
                 semMaxVal:32767 semAdjustOnExit:32767 
Cur cpu time limit (seconds)  = 0xFFFFFFFF 
Cur file size limit (bytes) = 0xFFFFFFFF 
Cur data size (bytes)  = 0xFFFFFFFF 
Cur stack size (bytes)  = 0x00800000 
Cur core size (bytes)  = 0x00000000 
Cur memory size (bytes) = 0xFFFFFFFF 
nofiles (descriptors)  = 0x00000400 
 
Information in this record is only valid at the time when this 
file was 
created (see this record's time stamp) 
 
2010-09-08-09.47.16.697396-240 I1540E706           LEVEL: Severe 
PID     : 6189                 TID  : 46967641952016PROC : db2bp 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, base sys utilities, 
sqleInitApplicationEnvironment, probe:32 
MESSAGE : ZRC=0xFFFFE871=-6031 
DATA #1 : SQLCA, PD_DB2_TYPE_SQLCA, 136 bytes 
 sqlcaid : SQLCA     sqlcabc: 136   sqlcode: -6031   sqlerrml: 4 
 sqlerrmc: 0 11 
 sqlerrp : SQLFRCFG 
 sqlerrd : (1) 0x00000000      (2) 0x00000000      (3) 
0x00000000 
           (4) 0x00000000      (5) 0x00000000      (6) 
0x00000000 
 sqlwarn : (1)      (2)      (3)      (4)        (5)       (6) 
           (7)      (8)      (9)      (10)        (11) 
 sqlstate: 
 
2010-09-08-09.47.16.699502-240 I2247E330           LEVEL: Severe 
PID     : 6189                 TID  : 46967641952016PROC : db2bp 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, command line process, clp_bp_main, probe:2 
DATA #1 : Hexdump, 4 bytes 
0x00007FFF2DC8BD68 : 71E8 FFFF 
q... 
 
2010-09-08-09.48.16.890557-240 I2578E386           LEVEL: Error 
PID     : 6187                 TID  : 47723022940928PROC : db2 
INSTANCE: db2inst1             NODE : 000 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, command line process, clp_start_bp, probe:3 
MESSAGE : CLP frontend unable to get REQUEST queue handle 
DATA #1 : Hexdump, 4 bytes 
0x00007FFF4D247C98 : 4200 0F87 
B... 
DBI1703E  No valid service name or port number found. 
 
Explanation: 
 
No valid service name or port number for this instance can be 
found in 
the TCP/IP services file. This information is either missing or 
is 
invalid. 
 
If you installed "DB2 Extended Server Edition" product, a 
service name 
must be specified for the instance before using this command. 
 
User response: 
 
Specify valid service name and port number for this instance and 
enter 
this command again. 
 
 
DBI1079I  Output is saved in the log file /tmp/db2icrt.log.5036. 
 
Explanation: 
 
All processed and failed operations have been saved into this 
log file. 
 
User response: 
 
Do not modify this file in any way. This file is for IBM 
Technical 
Support reference. 
 
After applying the fix, the core dump will not be shown and just 
the error message will be shown.
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* All                                                          * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* If your host name doesn't properly resolve to an IP          * 
*                                                              * 
* address, db2icrt will do a core dump.                        * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* e.g. host name not defined in /etc/hosts:                    * 
*                                                              * 
* The contents of your /etc/hosts doesn't contain machineA:    * 
*                                                              * 
* # cat /etc/hosts | grep machineA                             * 
*                                                              * 
* # hostname                                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* machineA                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* machineA:/opt/ibm/db2/V9.5/instance # ./db2icrt -u db2inst1  * 
*                                                              * 
* db2inst1                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
* The host name "machineA" is invalid. Specify a valid host    * 
* name.                                                        * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-09-08-09.47.16.697682-240 I1E1538            LEVEL:     * 
* Event                                                        * 
* PID    : 6189                TID  : 46967641952016PROC :     * 
* db2bp                                                        * 
* INSTANCE: db2inst1            NODE : 000                     * 
*                                                              * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, RAS/PD component, pdLogInternal,          * 
* probe:120                                                    * 
* START  : New Diagnostic Log file                             * 
*                                                              * 
* DATA #1 : Build Level, 152 bytes                             * 
*                                                              * 
* Instance "db2inst1" uses "64" bits and DB2 code release      * 
*                                                              * 
* "SQL09057"                                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* with level identifier "06080107".                            * 
*                                                              * 
* Informational tokens are "DB2 v9.5.0.7", "s100830",          * 
* "IP23143",                                                   * 
* Fix Pack "7".                                                * 
*                                                              * 
* DATA #2 : System Info, 440 bytes                             * 
*                                                              * 
* System: Linux sles10inst 6 2 x86_64                          * 
*                                                              * 
* CPU: total:2 online:2 Cores per socket:2 Threading degree    * 
* per                                                          * 
* core:1                                                       * 
*                                                              * 
* Physical Memory(MB): total:3958 free:83                      * 
*                                                              * 
* Virtual  Memory(MB): total:6014 free:2139                    * 
*                                                              * 
* Swap    Memory(MB): total:2056 free:2056                     * 
*                                                              * 
* Kernel  Params: msgMaxMessageSize:65536 msgMsgMap:65536      * 
*                                                              * 
* msgMaxQueueIDs:4096                                          * 
*                                                              * 
*                 msgNumberOfHeaders:65536                     * 
* msgMaxQueueSize:65536                                        * 
*                 msgMaxSegmentSize:16 shmMax:4149784576       * 
* shmMin:1                                                     * 
* shmIDs:4096                                                  * 
*                                                              * 
*                 shmSegments:4096 semMap:256000 semIDs:1024   * 
*                                                              * 
* semNum:256000                                                * 
*                                                              * 
*                 semUndo:256000 semNumPerID:1250 semOps:100   * 
*                                                              * 
* semUndoSize:20                                               * 
*                                                              * 
*                 semMaxVal:32767 semAdjustOnExit:32767        * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur cpu time limit (seconds)  = 0xFFFFFFFF                   * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur file size limit (bytes) = 0xFFFFFFFF                     * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur data size (bytes)  = 0xFFFFFFFF                          * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur stack size (bytes)  = 0x00800000                         * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur core size (bytes)  = 0x00000000                          * 
*                                                              * 
* Cur memory size (bytes) = 0xFFFFFFFF                         * 
*                                                              * 
* nofiles (descriptors)  = 0x00000400                          * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* Information in this record is only valid at the time when    * 
* this                                                         * 
* file was                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
* created (see this record's time stamp)                       * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-09-08-09.47.16.697396-240 I1540E706          LEVEL:     * 
* Severe                                                       * 
* PID    : 6189                TID  : 46967641952016PROC :     * 
* db2bp                                                        * 
* INSTANCE: db2inst1            NODE : 000                     * 
*                                                              * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, base sys utilities,                       * 
*                                                              * 
* sqleInitApplicationEnvironment, probe:32                     * 
*                                                              * 
* MESSAGE : ZRC=0xFFFFE871=-6031                               * 
*                                                              * 
* DATA #1 : SQLCA, PD_DB2_TYPE_SQLCA, 136 bytes                * 
*                                                              * 
* sqlcaid : SQLCA    sqlcabc: 136  sqlcode: -6031  sqlerrml: 4 * 
* sqlerrmc: 0 11                                               * 
*                                                              * 
* sqlerrp : SQLFRCFG                                           * 
*                                                              * 
* sqlerrd : (1) 0x00000000      (2) 0x00000000      (3)        * 
*                                                              * 
* 0x00000000                                                   * 
*                                                              * 
*           (4) 0x00000000      (5) 0x00000000      (6)        * 
*                                                              * 
* 0x00000000                                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* sqlwarn : (1)      (2)      (3)      (4)        (5)      (6) * 
*                                                              * 
*           (7)      (8)      (9)      (10)        (11)        * 
*                                                              * 
* sqlstate:                                                    * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-09-08-09.47.16.699502-240 I2247E330          LEVEL:     * 
* Severe                                                       * 
* PID    : 6189                TID  : 46967641952016PROC :     * 
* db2bp                                                        * 
* INSTANCE: db2inst1            NODE : 000                     * 
*                                                              * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, command line process, clp_bp_main,        * 
* probe:2                                                      * 
* DATA #1 : Hexdump, 4 bytes                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* 0x00007FFF2DC8BD68 : 71E8 FFFF                               * 
*                                                              * 
* q...                                                         * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-09-08-09.48.16.890557-240 I2578E386          LEVEL:     * 
* Error                                                        * 
* PID    : 6187                TID  : 47723022940928PROC : db2 * 
*                                                              * 
* INSTANCE: db2inst1            NODE : 000                     * 
*                                                              * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, command line process, clp_start_bp,       * 
* probe:3                                                      * 
* MESSAGE : CLP frontend unable to get REQUEST queue handle    * 
*                                                              * 
* DATA #1 : Hexdump, 4 bytes                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* 0x00007FFF4D247C98 : 4200 0F87                               * 
*                                                              * 
* B...                                                         * 
*                                                              * 
* DBI1703E  No valid service name or port number found.        * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* Explanation:                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* No valid service name or port number for this instance can   * 
* be                                                           * 
* found in                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
* the TCP/IP services file. This information is either missing * 
* or                                                           * 
* is                                                           * 
*                                                              * 
* invalid.                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* If you installed "DB2 Extended Server Edition" product, a    * 
*                                                              * 
* service name                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
* must be specified for the instance before using this         * 
* command.                                                     * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* User response:                                               * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* Specify valid service name and port number for this instance * 
* and                                                          * 
* enter                                                        * 
*                                                              * 
* this command again.                                          * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* DBI1079I  Output is saved in the log file                    * 
* /tmp/db2icrt.log.5036.                                       * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* Explanation:                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* All processed and failed operations have been saved into     * 
* this                                                         * 
* log file.                                                    * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* User response:                                               * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* Do not modify this file in any way. This file is for IBM     * 
*                                                              * 
* Technical                                                    * 
*                                                              * 
* Support reference.                                           * 
**************************************************************** 
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to IBM DB2 V9.5 Fix Pack 7                           * 
****************************************************************
Local Fix:
Ensure your host name maps to the correct IP address in 
/etc/hosts 
If you are using DNS ensure the hostname is resolved to a 
correct IP address.
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
Upgrade to IBM DB2 V9.5 Fix Pack 7
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
07.09.2010
12.10.2010
12.10.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.5.FP7
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
9.1.0.7 FixList
9.5.0.7 FixList