Troubleshooting
Problem
On Linux, using Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 12.10.FC6, the server may be unable to start after it is shutdown. Instead, a message is written to the online.log: "Could not determine encryption mode from page zero." This message is displayed on the console: "WARNING: server initialization failed or timed out. Check the message log, online.log, for errors.
Cause
If the onconfig parameters ROOTOFFSET and/or MIRROROFFSET are set to non-zero, the server is unable to start when the server is taken offline and restarted.
Environment
This issue occurs only on Linux x86_64 systems with non-zero values for ROOTOFFSET and/or MIRROROFFSET (when mirroring is on).
Diagnosing The Problem
Informix Dynamic Server 12.10.FC6 on Linux x86_64 will initialize with no problems (oninit -iy), but if the server is taken offline and restarted while the onconfig parameters ROOTOFFSET and/or MIRROROFFSET are set to non-zero, the server is unable to start.
The online.log will show the message:
"Could not determine encryption mode from page zero."
The console output will display::
"WARNING: server initialization failed or timed out. Check the message log, online.log, for errors."
Resolving The Problem
A fixpack for each edition of Linux 12.10.FC6 is available on FixCentral for this APAR (IT12817):
| Workgroup | Enterprise |
WORKAROUND:
If it is tolerable to not have offsets and you can restart the database setup from scratch:
1. Set the onconfig parameters:
- ROOTOFFSET 0
MIRROROFFSET 0 # (This setting is irrelevant if the root chunk is not mirrored)
FULL_DISK_INIT 0
2. Reinitialize the server.
- (Caution: this will recreate your server instance and overwrite any data!)
oninit -iy
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 June 2021
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swg21973408