Informix - Problem description
Problem IT33677 | Status: Closed |
VERSION UPGRADE CAN FAIL WITH NO CLUE AS TO WHAT'S WRONG | |
product: | |
INFORMIX SERVER / 5725A3900 / E10 - | |
Problem description: | |
An upgrade from older version to e.g. version 14.10 can fail early on without any information what's wrong: 09:20:40 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 09:20:46 Conversion from version Started 09:20:56 Checking partition header pages for needed free space 09:20:56 Checking for free space in partition header pages succeeded 09:20:59 A restore point was created and data is being stored in directory /. 09:20:59 Conversion control block initialization 09:20:59 Succeeded 09:20:59 Initialization of Conversion Session 09:20:59 The restore point ended and related data in directory / were removed. 09:20:59 09:20:59 Conversion failed. 09:20:59 FAILED 09:20:59 Restart conversion after fixing the problem. 09:20:59 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization With this precise scenario, there are two possible reasons for this failure: - the physical log not being logically empty (left over from shutdown) - at least one logical log before the current one not flagged as backed up ('B') | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users of Informix Server prior to 14.10.xC5. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Update to Informix Server 14.10.xC5. * **************************************************************** | |
Local Fix: | |
Restart old version, make sure there all logs are flagged 'B' (if only by resetting LTAPEDEV to /dev/null) and perform a clean shutdown using onmode -kuy. | |
Solution | |
Workaround | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users of Informix Server prior to 14.10.xC5. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Update to Informix Server 14.10.xC5. * **************************************************************** | |
Comment | |
Fixed in Informix Server 14.10.xC5. | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 24.07.2020 07.12.2020 07.12.2020 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |