IC68574: UPGRADE TO 11.50.XC6WX FAILS WITH PTHDRPAGE:PTALTSTAT2:BAD ALTER SLOT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You upgrade to 11.50.xC6Wx but see an assertion failure like
  this:
  
  12:32:53  Conv/rev: Started check phase of conversion for
  component SQL
  12:32:53  Assert Failed: pthdrpage:ptaltstat2:bad alter slot
  12:32:53  IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6W1
  12:32:53   Who: Session(6, informix@host, 0, c000000025504c00)
                  Thread(20, convert, c0000000254c3b88, 1)
                  File: rspartn.c Line: 7202
  12:32:53   Results: Cannot use TBLSpace page for TBLSpace
  1048578
  12:32:53   Action: Run 'oncheck -pt 1048578'
  12:32:53  stack trace for pid 3310 written to
  /usr3/support3/92044_repro/af.3fc4065
  12:32:53   See Also: /usr3/support3/92044_repro/af.3fc4065,
  shmem.3fc4065.0
  12:32:58  pthdrpage:ptaltstat2:bad alter slot
  12:32:58  "Cannot open db partition, rsdbpnopen, iserrno 135"
  12:32:58  Conv/rev: Failed in check phase of conversion for
  component SQL
  12:32:58  Conversion failed.
  
  The stack trace in the assertion failure file will look like
  this:
  
  afstack
  afhandler
  affail_interface
  pthdrgetx
  ptaltstat
  ptalloc
  flalloc
  rspnopen
  rsdbpnopen
  sql_get_next_entity
  do_each_version_work
  generic_fw_main
  convertSM
  fwFacade
  convert
  startup
  resume
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users converting from a 7 to 9 converted database, to 11.50  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Server will crash when converting from a 7 to 9 converted    *
  * database, to 11.50                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IDS-11.50.xC8 or above when available.            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem first fixed in IDS-11.50.xC8.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM IDS ENTRP E

• Fixed component ID

  5724L2304

Applicable component levels

• RB15 PSN

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