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Informix - Problem description

Problem IT39230 Status: Closed

'ONMODE -C BLOCK' COMMAND HANGS ALONG WITH THE SERVER, WITH ONMODE_MON
WAITING FOREVER ON A BUFFER

product:
INFORMIX SERVER / 5725A3900 / E10 - 
Problem description:
The symptom is that 'onmode -c block' hangs waiting for a buffer
whose owner is -1, as in:

onstat -b

IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 14.10.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up
00:17:16 -- 219652 Kbytes
Blocked:ARCHIVE

Buffers
address           userthread        flgs pagenum
memaddr           nslots pgflgs xflgs owner             waitlist
lru prio    acsfreq

Buffer pool page size: 2048
46555d68         0                100086 2:0
4969d000         0      1000   0     ffffffffffffffff 45c1a8c8
10    0          0
 0 modified, 70000 total, 131072 hash buckets, 2048 buffer size

This problem also applies to versions of Informix with the fix
for APAR IT37120.
Problem Summary:
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* Users of Informix Server prior 14.10.xC7W1.                  *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* See Error Description                                        *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
* Upgrade to Informix Server 14.10.xC7W1 or higher.            *
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Local Fix:
A potential workaround is to pre-load page zero for all chunks
into the buffer pool prior to running the "onmode -c block"
command. This can be achieved by running "oncheck -pP  0" for each chunk.
Solution
Workaround
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* Users of Informix Server prior 14.10.xC7W1.                  *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* See Error Description                                        *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
* Upgrade to Informix Server 14.10.xC7W1 or higher.            *
****************************************************************
Comment
Fixed in Informix Server 14.10.xC7W1.
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
29.11.2021
04.05.2023
04.05.2023
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
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