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Re: Logical Log files MISSING

Posted By: VIKAS HIVARKAR
Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2008, at 7:42 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Logical Log files MISSING (Martin Fuerderer)

Hi,

I've started capturing the logs for "ontape -a -d" from alarmprogram.sh
$BACKUP_CMD 1>>$LOG 2>&1

Fortunately since last level 0 backup we have not missed any logical log archive file and that's just my manual obervation also no any message yet as mentioned by Martin in the $LOG file.
I want to know that why a alarm is not raised when the logical log file archive is missed, we have set the ALARMADMIN=3

Another Issue
I've started the logical log archive file copy using scp from my prod server to a remote host as DR ( i know this is not the way to do DR but...)
for this i've added the scp command in the alarmprogram.sh script just after

if ( `test x${BACKUPLOGS} = xY` ) then
# $BACKUP_CMD 2>&1 >> /dev/null

$BACKUP_CMD 1>>$LOG 2>&1

EXIT_STATUS=$?

printf " '$BACKUP_CMD' has been executed and returned CODE=%s\n\n" $EXIT_STATUS >> $MAILBODY

else

echo "Script will not backup the logical logs."

LOGFILE=`ls -ltr $LOGPATH |tail -1 | awk -F" " '{print $9}'`

scp -q $LOGPATH/$LOGFILE $RHOST:$LOGPATH >>$LOG 2>>$ERRLOG &

fi

I tested the above logic on a less heavy transaction server for 7 days and found that all the logs are copying with out any issue or missing file ( ofcourse i dont know why nothing is written to the $LOG file ).

I've implemented this on the prod server but now when i see this for the prod server, there are many log files missing on the remote server ( firstly i thought there is an issue with scp but now as files are missing on prod server It is realy hard to figure out what ALL is wrong )

I see some logical log files on the Remote host server ( logical log files scp from prod server)with name such as

-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:46 proddb_1_Log0000021398
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:46 proddb_1_Log0000021396
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 12713984 Oct 13 22:46 ONTL_proddb_1_Mon_Oct_13_22_46_09_2008
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:46 proddb_1_Log0000021394
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 18481152 Oct 13 22:46 ONTL_proddb_1_Mon_Oct_13_22_45_53_2008
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:46 proddb_1_Log0000021392
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:45 proddb_1_Log0000021390
-rw-r----- 1 informix informix 20578304 Oct 13 22:45 proddb_1_Log0000021389

What are these ONTL_proddb_1_Mon_Oct_13_22_46_09_2008 files?
All the logs from 21389 to 21398 are available on the prod server.

Have i configured the scp with alarmprogarm.sh in a bad manner or is this some thing very messy..

Regards,
Vikas

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Hi,

most likely (> 98%), the problem is what Davis described
in his answer (see below). If you want to be 100% sure,
then you have to modify your alarm program script (or
whatever script/program actually executes the ontape
command) to capture the output of the ontape processes
in a file. If you see messages indicating that some
temporary file cannot be renamed and/or removed
because it does not exist (errno 2), then this is the
described problem.

Besides taking a level-0 archive when the situation of
log file backup loss occured, you may consider the
following to improve the situation:

a) in your script/program add some code to first
check whether an "ontape -a -d" command is already
being executed (e.g. using "ps ..." output). If so, then
do not start a new "ontape -a -d". The one that is
running will backup all the used log files anyway
(except the current log file).
Note: this is not 100% error proof as there still is a

gap between checking for a running "ontape -a -d"

process and starting a new one.

b) Capture all ontape output (stdout and stderr) to a
file and put in your alarm program some additional
code to check this file for above dscribed errors.
If such an error is detected, write a warning (to online.log
or whatever) because now surely it is time to do a
level-0 archive ...
Note: this may also not bee 100% error proof. An error

may still slip your attention. It highly depends on the

implementation of the error checking/scanning ...

c) The respective defect is: idsdb00165611 (for IDS 11.10).
While in the upcoming 11.50.xC3 this is fixed already,
you may contact IBM Informix Tech Support (check
your contract) to get a fix of this problem for
your IDS 11.10 ...

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