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IT05532: WINDOWS: ONTAPE UNABLE TO RESTORE IF ONCONFIG ROOTPATH HAS SPACES WHEN TAKING L0 BACKUP

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Using 12.10.FC4W1, when creating a new instance during
    installation, ROOTPATH and Chunks will be created using Long
    File Name (LFN) format by the installer.
    
    Problem first reproduced using 12.10.FC2X5 Win64
    
    Normal operations would work fine until DBA tries to restore an
    ontape Level 0 archive.
    
    When restoring, you would get the following error message at the
    prompt :
    
    ==========================================================
    Chunks
    chk/dbs offset   size     free     bpages   flags pathname
    1   1   0        153600   101805            PO-B- C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software Bundle\storage\rootdbs
    2   2   0        16384    0                 PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_plog_p_1
    3   3   0        16384    16331             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_llog_p_1
    4   4   0        16384    16331             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_datadbs1_p_1
    5   5   0        16384    16331             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_datadbs2_p_1
    6   6   0        16384    16331             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_datadbs3_p_1
    7   7   0        16384    16278             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_data8dbs1_p_1
    8   8   0        16384    16278             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_data8dbs2_p_1
    9   9   0        16384    16278             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_data8dbs3_p_1
    10  10  0        16384    16252             PO-BE C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_tmpdbspace_p_1
    11  11  0        16384    4138              POSB- C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_sbspace1_p_1
    12  12  0        16384    4138              POSB- C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\ol_informix1210_1_tmpsbspace_p_1
    
    Continue restore? (y/n)y
    Do you want to back up the logs? (y/n)n
    Physical restore failed - ONCONFIG ROOTPATH: 'C:\Program
    Files\IBM Informix Software Bundle\storage\rootdbs' differs from
    archive: 'C:\Program'
    Correct ONCONFIG before restoring this archive.
    
    
    Program over.
    ==========================================================
    
    At this point, modifying $ONCONFIG ROOTPATH to a short format
    would not help as the ROOTPATH value in the L0 Archive is the
    original LFN format. Rename restore would not work as it still
    compares the ROOTPATH value in Archive against $ONCONFIG
    ROOTPATH.
    

Local fix

  • Workaround is to modify ROOTPATH in $ONCONFIG to the short name
    format and take a new Level 0 Archive, and use the new Level 0
    Archive to restore
    From  : ROOTPATH  C:\Program Files\IBM Informix Software
    Bundle\storage\rootdbs
    To : ROOTPATH C:\PROGRA~1\IBMINF~1\storage\rootdbs
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All users.                                                   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See Error Description                                        *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Update to IDS-12.10.xC5                                      *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Problem Fixed In IDS-12.10.xC5
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT05532

  • Reported component name

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5725A3900

  • Reported release

    C10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-11-12

  • Closed date

    2015-10-16

  • Last modified date

    2015-10-16

  • 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

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Fixed component ID

    5725A3900

Applicable component levels

  • RC10 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 October 2015