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Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....

Posted By: H.G
Date: Friday, 4 December 2009, at 5:20 a.m.

In Response To: Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimag (Martin Fuerderer)

Thanks Martin & Art for your prompt response. We have organised an outage this weekend to bounce the server BUT now I am almost certain recycling of engine will not resolve the issue as both of you have adviced to contact IBM tech support.

I am also assuming engine will not allow drop/recreate this Smart Blobspace (33) which we don't use otherwise you would have suggested this earlier. Is this correct?

Once again, thank you very much for your help.

HG

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From: Martin Fuerderer <MARTINFU@de.ibm.com>
To: ids@iiug.org
Sent: Fri, 4 December, 2009 8:13:55 PM
Subject: Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre.... [18271]

Hi,

as already adviced by Art: Please contact IBM Informix
Technical Support.

My guess is, that for some dbspace a flag that gets
set during the archive operation has not been
reset due to the abort of the archive operation.

Tech Support should be able to find out, whether my
thought is correct. If it is, then
a) this is a defect that should be fixed ... i.e. to reset
the flag(s) properly in case of such an archive abort.
b) Tech Support may well be able to logon to your
machine and correct the flag setting by patching
it on disk. This would then require only a rather
short downtime of the system. Whether it would be
possible to patch something like this while the system
keeps running - I don't know. But they will tell you. :)

For both items it is necessary that you contact
Tech Support. So it really is the best advice that
I can give.

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

IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH
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Board of Management: Dirk Wittkopp
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ids-bounces@iiug.org wrote on 12/04/2009 01:50:06 AM:
>
> Hi All,
> IDS 11.50.FC4
> Redhat Linux 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP x86_64
> NetBackup-RedHat2.6 6.5.4
>
> We use onbar with NetBackup (storage manager). Unfortunately,
> media server ran
> out of disk space and onbar Level 0 archive had been aborted with the
> following error in OnLine message log. Since then every time cron kicks
off
> Level 0 archive, we get the same error. We tried ontape with no
> luck and got
> the same error. Onbar is backing up logical logs nicely. From my past
> experience, restarting the engine had resolved the issue but one
> of our senior
> guys told that restart wouldnt work and only way is to restore
> last successful
> Level 0 archive and roll forward the logs. Being a production server
(24X7)
> and having so many interface connected, its make life more difficult for
an
> outage window. My objective to have only one outage to bounce the
> engine and
> if does not work then try whatever you all suggest before I go back to
IBM
> support. Restore would be the last choice. I think IDS 11.50.FC5
> has got a fix
> for similar issue but not 100% sure. Is there any
> work around to avoid this situation in future as chances are there
> that media
> server may run out of disk space again?
>
> Prompt response would be HIGHLY appreciated.
>
> ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimage() sbsnum=33
sberrno=12073
>
> TIA
>
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Messages In This Thread

• ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimage()
  H.G -- Thursday, 3 December 2009, at 7:50 p.m.
  • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimag
    Art Kagel -- Thursday, 3 December 2009, at 7:52 p.m.
  • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimag
    Martin Fuerderer -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 4:13 a.m.
    • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....
      H.G -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 5:20 a.m.
      • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....
        Martin Fuerderer -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 6:03 a.m.
        • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....
          H.G -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 11:09 a.m.
          • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....
            Alex Kwan -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 8:35 p.m.
            • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_pre....
              H.G -- Saturday, 5 December 2009, at 12:10 a.m.
  • Re: ARCHIVE ERROR: init_archive()/alloc_sb_preimag
    MIKE MAGIE -- Friday, 4 December 2009, at 1:24 p.m.

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