Hello,

pls i have a problem with informix running on a cluster system. the informix starts and stop immediately and with the following error

17:08:03 Checkpoint loguniq 9, logpos 0xd77018, timestamp: 2996261

17:08:03 Maximum server connections 0
17:08:03 On-Line Mode
17:08:11 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Started.
17:08:11 shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52574801: shared memory already exists
17:08:11 mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment

that caused the system to be switching from on node to another hence lacking stability.

the platform is sun solaris.

what can i do to correct this problem.

pls help me out is urgent as i am working on a project.

hope to receive ur answer very soon.

thanks

kingley

Hi kingley,

Mabe the engine bad down. Please before startup the database, test if exist the file $INFORMIXDIR/etc/.infos.$INFORMIXSERVER.SERVERNUM, then remove this. Next test with ipcs -m if exist memory segment, of Informix, then remove this with ipcrm -m segment-ID or reboot the system.
Next run oninit.

Gustavo.