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1-60 IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide
OnLine Error Message Format
OnLine Error Message Format
The OnLine error message format is straightforward:
-nn Explanatory statement of error condition
OnLine messages begin with a number that identifies the category of error.
Explanatory text follows. Use the error message number as a key into the
Informix Error Messages manual. The manual lists all Informix error messages
(not just OnLine messages), along with information about the cause of the
error and corrective actions available to you. An example of an OnLine error
message follows:
-146 ISAM error: The other copy of this disk
is currently disabled or non-existent.
UNIX Error Message Format
UNIX operating-system error messages are passed on to you by OnLine. Most
initialization errors generated by UNIX refer to shared-memory resource
deficiencies. These messages are returned to the OnLine initialization process
tbinit. For this reason, tbinit often appears first in the error message text.
The tbinit process name is typically followed by three items of information
generated by UNIX. The specifics of the messages vary, depending both on
the error and on your machine platform. In general, the message conforms to
the following format:
tbinit:UNIX_call[mnemonic][associated_values]
Your UNIX documentation contains precise information about the cause of
any UNIX errors and detailed information about corrective actions.
Usually, UNIX system call errors indicate a deficiency in a shared-memory
resource when OnLine is attempting to create its own shared memory. The
information on page 2-18 describes how OnLine uses the UNIX kernel param-
eters in shared-memory creation. You might be able to diagnose the problem
and identify the appropriate corrective action from this information.