Thanks, Roger. There is only one IDS on production and development servers,
the archive file was from production. We never had any problem restoring
the backup to development server daily until recently.
Please advice.
Wally Tang
DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
Lockheed Martin - IT
23755 Z Street
Riverside, CA 92518-2017
951-413-2246
E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
-----Original Message-----
From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Roger
Kee
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 6:49 AM
To: ids@iiug.org
Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19877]
Wally,
Do you have multiple installs of IDS on your server or are you trying to
restore to a different server
than where this archive was taken? I see in the message log that it is
using IDS 7.31.UD5, but
the ontape header info says IDS 7.31.UD6. This may be your problem.
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
> Thanks, Art. Below is the message from the log:
>
> Thu Apr 22 12:45:04 2010
>
> 12:45:04 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
> 12:45:10 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
> 12:45:10 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to 592KB
> 12:45:10 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 Software Serial
> Number AA
> D#J358202
> 12:45:11 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized.
> 12:45:11 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size
> 8192KB)
> 12:45:11 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces
> 12:45:11 Restartable Restore has been DISABLED
> 12:45:11 Recovery Mode
> 12:45:15 Physical Restore of rootdbs, tasablob, tasa, tasalog started.
>
> 12:45:20 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 12:45:20 Checkpoint loguniq 647, logpos 0xa018
>
> 13:03:39 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 13:03:39 Checkpoint loguniq 647, logpos 0xa018
>
> 14:26:18 Aborting physical restore of ROOT DBSpace
> 14:26:18 Aborted by client.
> 14:26:18 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
>
> Wally Tang
> DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
> Lockheed Martin - IT
> 23755 Z Street
> Riverside, CA 92518-2017
> 951-413-2246
> E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Art
> Kagel
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:12 PM
> To: ids@iiug.org
> Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19858]
>
> Wait, I didn't notice this before. The ontape output says:
>
> > Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection
>
> That means the real problem is that it could not start up the engine
> instance after restoring the reserved pages so that the engine could
> complete the restore. This is usually a problem with some parameter in the
> ONCONFIG file or with the configuration of the server's sqlhosts file
> entries. What does the server message log say at the time the engine tried
> to start up last during the restore? The time of the restore below was:
> April 22 at 13:03
>
> Art
>
> Art S. Kagel
> Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
>
> See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> April 25-28, 2010
> Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> www.iiug.org/conf
>
> Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions
> and
>
> do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other
> organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or
> by
>
> inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals
> affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the
> entities themselves.
>
> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
> Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
>
> > Good morning, Art,
> >
> > It is a file.
> >
> > Wally Tang
> > DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
> > Lockheed Martin - IT
> > 23755 Z Street
> > Riverside, CA 92518-2017
> > 951-413-2246
> > E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
> Art
> > Kagel
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 4:45 PM
> > To: ids@iiug.org
> > Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19842]
> >
> > What is the backup device "/backups/informix_bu"? File? Tape? Named
> > pipe? What?
> >
> > Art
> >
> > Art S. Kagel
> > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> >
> > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > April 25-28, 2010
> > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > www.iiug.org/conf
> >
> > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions
> > and
> >
> > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any
> other
>
> > organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly,
or
> > by
> >
> > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals
> > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the
> > entities themselves.
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
> > Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
> >
> > > Good morning, Art,
> > >
> > > Output of ontape -r
> > >
> > > # ontape -r
> > >
> > > Please mount tape 1 on /backups/informix_bu and press Return to
> continue
>
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Archive Tape Information
> > >
> > > Tape type: Archive Backup Tape
> > > Online version: Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD6
> > > Archive date: Wed Apr 21 03:00:03 2010
> > > User id: root
> > > Terminal id: ?
> > > Archive level: 0
> > > Tape device: /backups/informix_bu
> > > Tape blocksize (in k): 16
> > > Tape size (in k): 12000000
> > > Tape number in series: 1
> > >
> > > Spaces to restore:1 [rootdbs ]
> > > 2 [tasablob ]
> > > 3 [tasa ]
> > > 4 [tasalog ]
> > >
> > > Archive Information
> > >
> > > Informix Dynamic Server Copyright(C) 1986-1998 Informix Software, Inc.
> > > Initialization Time 04/10/2003 10:10:35
> > > System Page Size 2048
> > > Version 6
> > > Archive CheckPoint Time 04/21/2010 03:00:42
> > >
> > > Dbspaces
> > > number flags fchunk nchunks flags owner name
> > > 1 1 1 1 N informix rootdbs
> > > 2 1 2 2 N informix tasa
> > > 3 2001 3 1 N T informix tasatemp
> > > 4 1 4 1 N informix tasalog
> > > 5 11 5 1 N B informix tasablob
> > >
> > > Chunks
> > > chk/dbs offset size free bpages flags pathname
> > > 1 1 0 26000 2913 PO- /dev/ifx/rootdbs
> > > 2 2 0 1000000 57 PO- /dev/ifx/tasa
> > > 3 3 0 1000000 999897 PO- /dev/ifx/tasatemp
> > > 4 4 0 1000000 999947 PO- /dev/ifx/tasalog
> > > 5 5 0 1000000 1000000 POB /dev/ifx/tasablob
> > > 6 2 0 1000000 845180 PO- /dev/ifx/tasa1
> > >
> > > Continue restore? (y/n)y
> > > Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n
> > >
> > > Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection
> > >
> > > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code -2
> > errno
> > > 0
> > >
> > > Program over.
> > >
> > > # ls -l
> > > total 0
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010000 Mar 20 2003 group
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010005 Apr 22 13:03 rootdbs
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010005 Mar 20 2003 rrootdbs
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010001 Mar 20 2003 rtasa
> > > crw-r----- 1 informix informix 64 0x010006 Mar 27 2003 rtasa1
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010004 Mar 20 2003 rtasablob
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010003 Mar 20 2003 rtasalog
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010002 Mar 20 2003 rtasatemp
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010001 Apr 22 14:18 tasa
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010006 Apr 22 14:26 tasa1
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010004 Apr 22 13:03 tasablob
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010003 Apr 20 13:00 tasalog
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010002 Apr 20 13:02 tasatemp
> > >
> > > # ls -lL
> > > total 0
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010000 Mar 20 2003 group
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010005 Apr 22 13:03 rootdbs
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010005 Mar 20 2003 rrootdbs
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010001 Mar 20 2003 rtasa
> > > crw-r----- 1 informix informix 64 0x010006 Mar 27 2003 rtasa1
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010004 Mar 20 2003 rtasablob
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010003 Mar 20 2003 rtasalog
> > > crw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010002 Mar 20 2003 rtasatemp
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010001 Apr 22 14:18 tasa
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010006 Apr 22 14:26 tasa1
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010004 Apr 22 13:03 tasablob
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010003 Apr 20 13:00 tasalog
> > > brw-rw---- 1 informix informix 64 0x010002 Apr 20 13:02 tasatemp
> > >
> > > Please advice.
> > >
> > > Wally Tang
> > > DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
> > > Lockheed Martin - IT
> > > 23755 Z Street
> > > Riverside, CA 92518-2017
> > > 951-413-2246
> > > E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
> > Art
> > > Kagel
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:19 PM
> > > To: ids@iiug.org
> > > Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19798]
> > >
> > > Post the entire output from the ontape -r and ls -l and ls -lL
listings
> > of
> >
> > > the chunk files.
> > >
> > > Art
> > >
> > > Art S. Kagel
> > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> > >
> > > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > > April 25-28, 2010
> > > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > > www.iiug.org/conf
> > >
> > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own
> opinions
>
> > > and
> > >
> > > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any
> > other
> >
> > > organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly,
> or
> > > by
> > >
> > > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other
individuals
> > > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the
> > > entities themselves.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
> > > Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
> > >
> > > > FYI, the older backup file got the same error:
> > > >
> > > > Continue restore? (y/n)y
> > > > Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n
> > > > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed code
-2
> > > errno
> > > > 0
> > > >
> > > > Program over.
> > > >
> > > > Wally Tang
> > > > DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
> > > > Lockheed Martin - IT
> > > > 23755 Z Street
> > > > Riverside, CA 92518-2017
> > > > 951-413-2246
> > > > E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf
> Of
> > > Art
> > > > Kagel
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:20 PM
> > > > To: ids@iiug.org
> > > > Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19794]
> > > >
> > > > Not clear what you are asking. Did the second restore also fail? Did
> > you
> >
> > > > try the newer archive set again or just fallback to the older one?
> Can
>
> > > you
> > >
> > > > roll forward your logical logs to get back to current?
> > > >
> > > > Art
> > > >
> > > > Art S. Kagel
> > > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > > > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> > > >
> > > > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > > > April 25-28, 2010
> > > > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > > > www.iiug.org/conf
> > > >
> > > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own
> > opinions
> >
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any
> > > other
> > >
> > > > organization with which I am associated either explicitly,
> implicitly,
>
> > or
> > > > by
> > > >
> > > > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other
> individuals
> > > > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of
> the
>
> > > > entities themselves.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
> > > > Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks, Art. I verified all the chunks are owned by Informix
> Informix
> > > and
> > > > > have 660 permissions. I had copied the backups from the last
> > successful
> > > > > restore and executed the restore process; hopefully, the backup
> file
>
> > is
> > > > > corrupted?
> > > > >
> > > > > Please advice.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wally Tang
> > > > > DOD-Defense Media Center - IT
> > > > > Lockheed Martin - IT
> > > > > 23755 Z Street
> > > > > Riverside, CA 92518-2017
> > > > > 951-413-2246
> > > > > E-mail: wally.tang.ctr@dma.mil
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > > Art
> > > > > Kagel
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:40 PM
> > > > > To: ids@iiug.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: Physical restore failed [19792]
> > > > >
> > > > > Errno 2 is privileges on files. Check that all of the chunks (the
> > chunk
> > > > > list should have printed out when you started the restore) are
> owned
>
> > by
> > > > > user
> > > > >
> > > > > informix group informix and have 660 permissions. If you fix that,
> > try
> >
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > > restore again.
> > > > >
> > > > > Art
> > > > >
> > > > > Art S. Kagel
> > > > > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com)
> > > > > IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
> > > > >
> > > > > See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference
> > > > > April 25-28, 2010
> > > > > Overland Park (Kansas City), KS
> > > > > www.iiug.org/conf
> > > > >
> > > > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own
> > > opinions
> > >
> > > > > and
> > > > >
> > > > > do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor
> any
>
> > > > other
> > > >
> > > > > organization with which I am associated either explicitly,
> > implicitly,
> >
> > > or
> > > > > by
> > > > >
> > > > > inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other
> > individuals
> > > > > affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of
> > the
> >
> > > > > entities themselves.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Tang, Wally, CTR, DMA-Riv/IT <
> > > > > Wally.Tang.CTR@dma.mil> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Needed help, we have IDS 7.31 on HPUX 11.0.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We are currently encounter error message while restoring our
> > > production
> > > > > > database:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Physical restore failed - function read archive backup failed
> code
>
> > -2
> > > > > errno
> > > > > > 0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And when I viewed the online.log, it said
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 12:01:00 Aborting physical restore of ROOT DBSpace
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 12:01:00 Aborted by client.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 12:01:00 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The last successful restore was two days ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please advice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wally Tang
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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