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Abstract
On Linux using Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 12.10.xC6, if ROOTOFFSET is set to a non-zero value, and/or MIRROROFFSET is set to a non-zero value (with mirroring on) , the server is unable to start after a shutdown. Instead, this message is written to the online.log: "Could not determine encryption mode from page zero." and this message is displayed on the console:
"WARNING: server initialization failed or timed out. Check the message log, online.log, for errors.
Content
Informix Dynamic Server 12.10.xC6 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." and the console output will display::
"WARNING: server initialization failed or timed out. Check the message log, online.log, for errors.
SCOPE:
This issue occurs only on Linux x86-64 systems with non-zero values for ROOTOFFSET and/or MIRROROFFSET (when mirroring is on).
Solution:
| If you have | Get the fixpack edition from FixCentral (The fix is contained in12.10.FC6X5 and above) |
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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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Modified date:
25 September 2022
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