Re: Universe File Corruption
To add to JJ's response... The UV Internals course is 5 days: Day 1: The internal architecture. The content of the UV account and what you can do by tweaking some of the files in it. The interfaces in/out of UV. Day 2: The shared memory areas. Diagnostic tools for examining these areas to find out what is going on. Locking mechanisms (very detailed). Day 3: The file system. How it works on the inside. Loads of detail about how records are stored and located. Looks at all the different file types. Alternate key indices. Day 4: The file system. What goes wrong when it doesn't work. Performance tuning. Fixing corrupt files. Day 5: The UV run machine. How to make you applications work with UV instead of fighting against it. The spooler. Location: As JJ says, for UK clients it's normally at Staines though on-site is available. Cost: Check the IBM web site or call their training department (020-8818-1169). My involvement is that I deliver this course for IBM. Martin Phillips Ladybridge Systems 17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB +44-(0)1604-709200 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
RE: Universe File Corruption
By my recollection the courses run in Staines (on-site on request etc...) The URL linking to the schedules is: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/uk/cat/ (though it appears to be unwell at the moment) Regards JayJay -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 28 February 2004 12:12 To: U2 Users Discussion List Subject: Re: Universe File Corruption Hhhm, interesting... Course location? Cost? Number of Days? John Appleyard Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited The next Internals course in the UK is scheduled for the week starting 15 March but will only run if there is sufficient interest. Martin Phillips -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Universe File Corruption
Our system is running on UV 9.4.1.3B on SCO Unix 5.0.5. I have encoutered the following error message when I SELECT a file 'INVOICE' File /disk3/MYDATA/INVOICE Computed blink of 0x312e3134 does not match expected blink of 0x158800 Detected within group starting address 0x27e1e00 ! Internal data error. Anybody over there can tell me how can I fix the problem and save all data? Please describe details Thks TM -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
RE: Universe File Corruption
do you have this on the system anywhere ./usr/lpp/uv/bin/uvfixfile bob -Original Message- From: TELRIS MAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2004 15:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Universe File Corruption Our system is running on UV 9.4.1.3B on SCO Unix 5.0.5. I have encoutered the following error message when I SELECT a file 'INVOICE' File /disk3/MYDATA/INVOICE Computed blink of 0x312e3134 does not match expected blink of 0x158800 Detected within group starting address 0x27e1e00 ! Internal data error. Anybody over there can tell me how can I fix the problem and save all data? Please describe details Thks TM -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the named addressee, or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee, please notify the sender as soon as possible and delete the material from your computer. This message will be protected by copyright. If it has come to you in error, you must not take any action based on its contents nor must you copy or show the message to any person other than the intended recipient. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
RE: Universe File Corruption
'uvfixfile' won't touch this (bitter experience speaking here). You really need fixtool and for that you'll need to have UV10.0.x (I think the 'x' is 15 or higher, not totally sure) or, even better, v10.1, installed. The versions of fixtool prior to that were not as sophisticated as the current one, which can actually (usually) successfully fix something like this. It can be fixed manually, but that would take a lot more than an email to spell out the details :-( and then only if you are extermely comfortable with bit buckets and reading/modifying hex values, etc. There have been emails on some of this before - search the archives. In the meantime, if you need it fixed fast, call Universe support and be prepared to pay a few hundred bucks. Gary Eppel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Witney Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:21 AM To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' Subject: RE: Universe File Corruption do you have this on the system anywhere ./usr/lpp/uv/bin/uvfixfile bob -Original Message- From: TELRIS MAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2004 15:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Universe File Corruption Our system is running on UV 9.4.1.3B on SCO Unix 5.0.5. I have encoutered the following error message when I SELECT a file 'INVOICE' File /disk3/MYDATA/INVOICE Computed blink of 0x312e3134 does not match expected blink of 0x158800 Detected within group starting address 0x27e1e00 ! Internal data error. Anybody over there can tell me how can I fix the problem and save all data? Please describe details Thks TM -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the named addressee, or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee, please notify the sender as soon as possible and delete the material from your computer. This message will be protected by copyright. If it has come to you in error, you must not take any action based on its contents nor must you copy or show the message to any person other than the intended recipient. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Cerner Corporation and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Cerner's corporate offices in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A at (+1) (816)221-1024. -- -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
RE: Universe File Corruption
Or, assuming you have good backups, delete the file and restore it from backups -Original Message- From: Eppel,Gary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:34 AM To: U2 Users Discussion List Subject: RE: Universe File Corruption 'uvfixfile' won't touch this (bitter experience speaking here). You really need fixtool and for that you'll need to have UV10.0.x (I think the 'x' is 15 or higher, not totally sure) or, even better, v10.1, installed. The versions of fixtool prior to that were not as sophisticated as the current one, which can actually (usually) successfully fix something like this. It can be fixed manually, but that would take a lot more than an email to spell out the details :-( and then only if you are extermely comfortable with bit buckets and reading/modifying hex values, etc. There have been emails on some of this before - search the archives. In the meantime, if you need it fixed fast, call Universe support and be prepared to pay a few hundred bucks. Gary Eppel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Witney Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:21 AM To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' Subject: RE: Universe File Corruption do you have this on the system anywhere ./usr/lpp/uv/bin/uvfixfile bob -Original Message- From: TELRIS MAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 February 2004 15:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Universe File Corruption Our system is running on UV 9.4.1.3B on SCO Unix 5.0.5. I have encoutered the following error message when I SELECT a file 'INVOICE' File /disk3/MYDATA/INVOICE Computed blink of 0x312e3134 does not match expected blink of 0x158800 Detected within group starting address 0x27e1e00 ! Internal data error. Anybody over there can tell me how can I fix the problem and save all data? Please describe details Thks TM -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the named addressee, or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee, please notify the sender as soon as possible and delete the material from your computer. This message will be protected by copyright. If it has come to you in error, you must not take any action based on its contents nor must you copy or show the message to any person other than the intended recipient. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Cerner Corporation and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Cerner's corporate offices in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A at (+1) (816)221-1024. -- -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: Universe File Corruption
Once upon a time, I repaired uniVerse files fairly often. I was taught by Mark Baldridge and later took a refresher course from Joel Yates. Fixing the file at v9.4.n.n (pre fixtool days) will require manual file work at the OS level using filepeek. Since filepeek doesn't prompt for errors, writing the wrong data can destroy the file. Incidently, if everyone is off the system and there are no processes running against the INVOICE file, uvfixfile may very well work just fine. It fails if there is any activity against the file. In later releases, uvfixfile wouldn't even run if there was file activity, similar to RESIZE. As for you question about not losing data, sometimes you don't lose data if the link is from a duplicate 'forward link' to 2 different groups. Fixing the Blink error will allow the hashing algorhythm for the correct group to be seen. There is a very real chance that you will lose the one record where the Blink error is and possibly the records that come after the error in the affected group. If the corrupt file is a type 30 file (dynamic on UV), then the repair is more difficult, but still relatively easy for someone with experience. Karl Pearson On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 08:04, TELRIS MAN wrote: Our system is running on UV 9.4.1.3B on SCO Unix 5.0.5. I have encoutered the following error message when I SELECT a file 'INVOICE' File /disk3/MYDATA/INVOICE Computed blink of 0x312e3134 does not match expected blink of 0x158800 Detected within group starting address 0x27e1e00 ! Internal data error. Anybody over there can tell me how can I fix the problem and save all data? Please describe details Thks TM -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: Universe File Corruption
I keep pushing it but The UniVerse Internals course teaches you how to repair files for yourself. The cost of the course is far lower than IBM's standard minimum charge for fixing a file for you so it's money well spent. The next Internals course in the UK is scheduled for the week starting 15 March but will only run if there is sufficient interest. Martin Phillips Ladybridge Systems 17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB +44-(0)1604-709200 -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
