IC64874: INSTANCE BECOMES UNUSABLE WHEN RUNNING GENONCFG UTILITY WITH PARAMETER DISK SET TO ACTUAL INSTANCE

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• This is a request to update documentation with a warning that
  when using the genoncfg utility, the device set on the parameter
  disk will be overwritten.
  

Local fix

• Do no set existing chunks on the parameter disk
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users of IDS version 11.50.xC5 and earlier               *
  * documentation.                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Parameter disk information in 'The genoncfg Utility' topic   *
  * in the Administrator's Reference is incomplete.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IDS version 11.50.xC6 documentation.              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The disk parameter information of 'The genoncfg Utility' topic
  has been updated with this information:
  
  Disk storage space settings for the instance:
  * location of the root dbspace
  * size of offset, in megabytes (m) or kilobytes (k)
  * size of root dbspace, in megabytes (m) or kilobytes (k)
  
  Example: UNIX: /opt/IBM/dbspace/rootdbs
          Windows: d:\INFXDATA\rootdbs
  
  Important: If you enter a path location that is the root dbspace
  of a working instance, the instance is overwritten and made
  unusable.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

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