• System Administrator Guide
  • Introducing Ingres System Administration
    • Audience
    • System Administrator Responsibilities
    • System Administration Summary
    • Special Considerations
    • Query Language Used in this Guide
    • System-specific Text in this Guide
    • Path Notation in this Guide
    • Terminology Used in this Guide
    • Syntax Conventions Used in this Guide
  • Understanding Ingres Components
    • Components of an Ingres Installation
    • Ingres Architecture
    • DBMS Server
    • X100 Engine
    • Query Processing
      • The Tool or Application Process
      • DBMS Server Process
      • Query Environment
    • DBMS Server Facilities
      • Abstract Data Type Facility
      • Compatibility Library Facility
      • Data Manipulation Facility
      • Optimizer Facility
      • Parser Facility
      • Query Execution Facility
      • Query Storage Facility
      • System Control Facility
      • Relation Description Facility
    • General Communication Facility
      • Name Server
        • Name Server Maintenance Utility
      • Communications Server
      • Data Access Server
      • Bridge Server
      • General Communications Architecture
    • Querying and Reporting Tools
    • Actian Director
    • Visual Tools (Windows)
      • Visual Manager
      • Visual Performance Monitor
      • Visual DBA
      • Remote Command Server
        • Grant Access to Remote Users
        • How Remote Commands Are Executed
      • Configuration Manager
      • Network Utility
      • Export Assistant
      • Import Assistant
      • Journal Analyzer
      • Visual SQL
      • Visual Configuration Differences Analyzer
      • Visual Database Objects Differences Analyzer
    • Logging and Locking Systems
      • Lock Manager
      • Logging Facility
        • Log Buffers
        • How the Logging Facility Works
      • Recovery Process
        • Data Manipulation Facility Recovery Process (dmfrcp)
        • Recovery Modes
      • Archiver Process
        • Data Manipulation Facility Archiver Process (dmfacp)
        • Journal Files
        • Disaster Recovery Command
      • Transactions Recovery
        • Types of Transaction Recovery
          • Redo Operation in a Cluster Environment
      • Ingres Log Files
        • Transaction Log File
        • DBMS Server Error Log
        • Archiver Log
        • Recovery Log
        • Primary Configuration Log Files
        • Optional Configuration Log Files
      • Optional Log Files
        • Process Logs
        • Optional Log Facility
      • X100 Log Files
  • Configuring Ingres
    • Configurable Components
    • Configuration Tools
      • Access Configuration-By-Forms Utility
        • How You Navigate in CBF
      • Access Configuration Manager Utility
      • Access Visual Configuration Differences Analyzer Utility
    • Component Configurations
      • Configurable Properties for a Component
      • Configuration Snapshot
    • Configuration Parameters
      • Setting Parameter and Derived Parameter Values
        • Using VCDA to Restore Configuration Parameter
        • Protecting or Recalculating Derived Parameters
      • Components That Use Derived Parameters
    • DBMS Server Configuration
      • Fast Commit Option
      • Write Behind Option
    • Data Access Server Configuration
    • Communications Server Configuration
    • Bridge Server Configuration
    • Star Server Configuration
    • Name Server Configuration
    • Recovery Server Configuration
    • Security Configuration
    • Locking System Configuration
    • Logging System Configuration
      • Multiple Log Partition Configuration
      • Primary Transaction Log and Dual Transaction Log
    • X100 Engine Configuration
    • Non-Configurable Components
    • History of Configuration Changes
  • Sizing the X100 System
    • Determine the Core Count
      • Hyper-threading
    • How Much Memory Do I Need?
      • Sizing Execution Memory
      • Sizing the Column Buffer Manager (CBM) Memory
  • Configuring and Managing X100
    • X100 Configuration File (vectorwise.conf)
    • X100 Configuration File Format
    • X100 Configuration Parameters
      • [memory] Settings
      • [system] Settings
      • [server] Settings
      • [cbm] Settings
      • [engine] Settings
    • When to Change the Default Configuration Values
    • Memory Settings
      • Memory Configuration Guidelines
    • I/O Settings
    • OS Settings
      • Virtual Address Space Allocation (Linux)
      • Increase max_map_count Kernel Parameter (Linux)
      • Using Large Pages
        • Requirements for Huge Pages on Linux
        • Designate Memory for Huge Pages on Linux
      • Using NUMA Optimization
    • Using Multiple Databases
    • SQL Settings
    • X100 Write-Ahead Log
      • Old WAL Files
      • WAL Condensation
      • wal_backups Directory
    • Error Reporting--vectorwise.log
      • Configuring Error Reporting
      • Error Log Record Format
      • Error Log Configuration File
        • Error Log Configuration File Format
        • Example Error Log Configurations
      • VWLOG Environment Variable--Configure Error Reporting
      • Rotating the Vector Error Log
      • Changing Error Log Configuration Settings Dynamically
    • Identifying Unused Table Files
    • Configure the Checking of Free Disk Space
    • How to Free Disk Space
  • Setting Environment Variables and Logicals
    • Scope of the Environment Variables
      • Symbol Table
    • Windows Environment Variables
    • UNIX Environment Variables
    • VMS Logicals
    • Installation-Wide Environment Variables
      • View Environment Variables in Windows and UNIX
      • View Environment Variables in VMS
      • Example: Set the ING_EDIT Variable
      • User-Definable Environment Variables and Logicals
        • Example: Set an Environment Variable in the Local Environment
        • Display Current Value for Variables
        • Environment Variables and Logicals that Can Be Reset Locally
        • Environment Variables and Logicals that Cannot Be Reset
    • Customization of Query Runtime Environment
      • Syntax Rules for Startup Files and Environment Variables
      • Dayfile
      • DBNAME_ING
        • Example: Set DBNAME_ING
      • DBNAME_SQL_ INIT
        • Example: Set DBNAME_SQL_INIT
      • II_SQL_INIT
        • Example: Set II_SQL_INIT
      • ING_SET
        • Example: Set ING_SET
      • ING_SET_DBNAME
        • Example: Set ING_SET_DBNAME
      • ING_SYSTEM_SET
        • Example: Set ING_SYSTEM_SET
      • INIT_INGRES
        • Example: Set INIT_INGRES
      • Startup
      • Startsql
    • Installation Locations
      • When Not to Change Installation Locations
        • Allocation of Space for Future Growth
        • Allocation of Additional Space for Existing Tables
      • Location Variables that Do and Do Not Require Unloading (UNIX and Windows)
        • Change the Value of the ING_ABFDIR Variable (UNIX and Windows)
        • Change the Value of the ING_ABFDIR Logical (VMS)
      • Change an Installation Location with Unloading (Windows)
      • Change an Installation Location with Unloading (UNIX)
      • Change Location Variables (Other than ING_ABFDIR) on VMS
      • Use of Symbolic Links (UNIX)
  • Customizing Ingres
    • Ingres Character Sets
      • Default Character Sets
    • Local Collation Sequences
      • Supported Collation Sequences
        • Multi Collation Sequence
        • Spanish Collation Sequence
        • Unicode_french Collation Sequence
        • Custom Collation Sequence for NCS Installation
        • Custom Collation Sequence for UTF8 Installation
    • Archiver Exit Script (acpexit)
      • Customization of Archiver Exit Script
      • Archiver Exit Script Parameters
    • How to Use a Custom Mapping File for Unicode Coercion
  • Troubleshooting Ingres
    • Process of Troubleshooting
    • Tools for Troubleshooting
    • Determine the Problem Area
      • Error Log Files
      • Optional Error Log Files
      • Display Value for II_CONFIG
      • View List of Log Files
      • Check the Error Log Files
      • Find Your Problem Category
    • Troubleshoot Startup, Shutdown, or Configuration Problems
      • Check Ingres Installation on Windows
        • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on Windows
      • Check Ingres Installation on UNIX
        • Ingbuild on UNIX
        • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on UNIX
      • Check Ingres Installation on VMS
        • VMSINSTAL on VMS
        • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on VMS
      • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on System Reboot (Windows)
      • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on System Reboot (UNIX)
      • Detect Ingres Startup Problems on System Reboot (VMS)
      • Check Shutdown Problems on Windows
      • Check Shutdown Problems on UNIX
      • Check Shutdown Problems on VMS
    • Ingres Processes on Windows
      • Check for Name Server Errors on Windows
      • Check for Communications Server Process Errors on Windows
      • Check for Bridge Server Errors on Windows
      • Check for Remote Command Process Errors on Windows
      • Check for Recovery Process Errors on Windows
      • Check for Archiver Process Errors on Windows
      • Check for DBMS Server Process Errors on Windows
      • Check for Data Access Server Errors on Windows
    • Ingres Processes on UNIX
      • Name Server Errors on UNIX
        • Check for Name Server Errors on UNIX
      • Check for Communications Server Process Errors on UNIX
      • Check for Bridge Server Process Errors on UNIX
      • Recovery Process Errors on UNIX
        • Check for Recovery Process Errors on UNIX
      • Check for Remote Command Process on UNIX
      • Archiver Process on UNIX
        • Check for Archiver Process Errors on UNIX
      • Check for DBMS Server Process Errors on UNIX
      • Check for Data Access Server Process on UNIX
    • Ingres Processes on VMS
      • Name Server Errors on VMS
        • Check for Name Server Errors on VMS
      • Communications Server Process on VMS
        • Check for Communications Server Process Errors on VMS
      • Bridge Server Errors on VMS
        • Check for Bridge Server Process Errors on VMS
      • Recovery Process Errors on VMS
        • Check for Recovery Process Errors on VMS
      • Remote Command Process Errors on VMS
        • Check for Remote Command Server on VMS
      • Archiver Process Errors on VMS
        • Check for Archiver Process Errors on VMS
      • Check for DBMS Server Process Errors on VMS
      • Data Access Server Errors on VMS
        • Check for Data Access Server Errors on VMS
    • Problems with Tools Startup
      • DBMS Server Stopped
      • Database Connection Problems
        • No Database Connections
        • Individual Database Connection Failure
    • Inconsistent Databases and Recovery
      • Automatic Recovery
        • Recovery During Normal Operation
        • Recovery at Shutdown
        • Recovery at Startup
        • Recovery Process Monitoring
      • Inconsistent Database
        • Diagnose an Inconsistent Database
        • Common Causes of Inconsistent Databases
        • Recover an Inconsistent Database
    • Performance Problems
      • Flow Diagram for Troubleshooting Performance Problems
      • Diagnose Logging System Problems
        • Logstat Status Fields
        • How to Avoid Logfull Abort
    • Resource and Maintenance Problems
      • Identifying Operating System Resource Problems
        • Check System Resources
    • What You Need Before Contacting Actian Support
      • Windows Installations
      • UNIX Installations
      • VMS Installations
  • Using Monitoring and Tracing Tools
    • Supported Monitoring and Tracing Tools
    • System Utilities
    • Operating System Utilities
      • Windows Operating System Utilities
        • Windows Diagnostics
        • Windows Performance Monitor
        • Windows Event Viewer
        • Windows Registry Editor
        • Windows Task Manager
      • UNIX Operating System Utilities
        • ps
        • iostat
        • vmstat
      • VMS Operating System Utilities
        • help
        • monitor
        • show
        • sysgen
    • Vendor Utilities
    • Error Messages
      • Error Message Format
      • Message Help Files
      • Fatal Errors
      • Non-Fatal Errors
      • Facility Codes
        • Facility Codes for Primary Components
        • Server-Only Components
        • Tools-Only Components
        • Components for Stream File Management
        • Components for Utility Routines
        • Miscellaneous Components
    • Log Files
      • Transaction Log File
      • Error Log
      • Archiver Log
      • Recovery Log
      • Primary Configuration Log Files
      • Optional Configuration Log Files
      • Other Optional Log Files
      • Configure Log Rotation
    • Trace Utilities
      • ODBC Call-level Interface
      • SET Statement
        • Environment Variables Commonly Used with SET
        • Example: Set Statement Entered Directly
        • Example: Set Statements in an Include File
        • SET Statements in Startup Files
      • SET Options for Tracing Queries
        • The SET PRINTQRY Option
        • Example: Turn Query Display On Using ING_SET
        • Example: Turn Query Display On Using II_EMBED_SET
        • The SET QEP Option
        • The SET JOINOP NOTIMEOUT Option
      • Canceling SET Options
        • The SET SESSION WITH ON_ERROR Option
      • I/O Tracing
        • Lock Tracing
        • Event Tracing
      • User-Server Communications
        • Trace Communication Using printgca
        • Example: Level 2 Tracing Using GCA Trace Utiltiy
      • Query Tracing
        • SC930 Output Files
        • Set SC930 Output Directory
        • Enabling and Disabling SC930
        • SC930 Message Format
        • Example Trace Output
      • Error Tracing
    • UNIX Trace Facilities
      • Bourne Shell -x Option
        • UNIX Trace Command
  • Managing Your System and Monitoring Performance
    • Managing the Installation with Visual Manager
      • Functions of Visual Manager
      • Visual Manager Window
      • System and User Parameter Configuration Through IVM
      • Set Parameter Configuration Through IVM
      • Message and Notification Management Through IVM
      • Event Monitoring Management Through IVM
      • Alert Events Notification Settings in IVM
      • View Message Explanations in IVM
      • Component Monitoring Through IVM
      • Server Monitoring Through IVM
      • Logging System Monitoring Through IVM
      • Locking System Monitoring Through IVM
      • Access to Visual Tools Through IVM
    • Monitoring and Managing Ingres with Visual Performance Monitor
      • Visual Performance Monitor Window
    • Comparing Configurations with Visual Configuration Differences Analyzer
      • Configuration Snapshot File
      • Comparison of Configuration Snapshots
        • Comparison of Remote Installation Snapshots
      • Restoration of Configuration Parameters Through VCDA
      • How VCDA Handles Concatenated config.dat Files
  • Monitoring X100
    • View Information about a Database
      • vwinfo Statistics Display
      • vwinfo Transactions Display
      • vwinfo PDT Usage Display
    • View Query Profile Information
      • iivwquery View
      • iivwprof View
        • Interpreting I/O Information in IIVWPROF View
      • iivwprof_last View
      • Examples of Using Query Profiling Information
      • Configure Query Profiling
      • System Catalogs for X100 Query Profiling Views
        • iivwprof_query Catalog
        • iivwprof_op Catalog
        • iivwprof_io Catalog
        • iivwprof_stage Catalog
        • iivwprof_expr Catalog
        • iivwprof_parse_tree Catalog
  • Nagios Compatible Plug-ins
    • About the Plug-ins
    • ema_check_disk
    • ema_check_disk_perf
    • ema_check_hvr
    • ema_check_ingres
    • ema_check_ingres_lock
    • ema_check_ingres_lrq
    • ema_check_ingres_perf
    • ema_check_load
    • ema_check_memory
    • ema_ingres_checkpoint
    • ema_os_version
  • Analyzing and Recovering Journaled Transactions
    • Journal Analyzer
    • Start Journal Analyzer
    • Journal Analyzer Window
    • Transaction Views
      • Database Level Journaled Transactions
        • Group Changes by Transaction
      • Table Level Journaled Transactions
      • Select Transactions and Row Changes
    • Recover Transactions or Individual Row Changes
      • Recover “Whole” Transactions or Individual Rows
      • Rules, Constraints, and Integrities
        • Scan Journals to End Option
      • Order of Transactions and Statements in Transactions
      • How to Check If Rows Have Changed After the Transaction
      • Users of Transactions
      • Number of Rows Affected by Each Individual “Reverse Statement”
      • Recover Immediately or Generate External Scripts Option
    • Redo Transactions and Individual Row Changes
  • Understanding Ingres Management Architecture
    • IMA Audience
    • IMA Overview
    • Components of IMA
    • Management Information Base
      • MIB Object Model
        • Classid
        • Location
        • Instances
    • MIB Creation
      • Registration of IMA Tables
        • REGISTER TABLE Statement--Register IMA Table
        • IMA Table Types
        • REMOVE TABLE Statement--Remove Table Registrations
    • IMA DBMSINFO Constants
    • Management Domains
      • Extending the Domain in the Local Instance
      • Extending the Domain to a Remote Instance
      • Removing a Remote Instance Domain
      • Restoring the Domain
    • Control Objects
    • Restrictions in IMA Use
    • REGISTER TABLE Examples
      • Examples: Domain Tables
      • Example: Table of SCF Sessions
      • Example: Lock Tables
      • Example: Logging Tables
    • Query Examples on IMA Tables
      • Example: What Are User Sessions Doing?
      • Example: Who Is Waiting for a Lock?
      • Example: Who Is Holding Locks?
      • Example: Who Is Holding a Lock that Other Sessions Need?
      • Example: When Did a Query Start?
      • Example: Shutting Down a DBMS Server
    • Class ID Objects
      • IMA_STATUS_LOOKUP
  • A. Environment Variables and Logicals
    • In This Appendix
    • DBNAME_ING
    • DBNAME_SQL_INIT
    • DD_RSERVERS
    • II_4GL_DECIMAL
    • II_ABF_ASSUME_VALUE
    • II_AFD_TIMEOUT
    • II_APPLICATION_LANGUAGE
    • II_APP_NO_SIG_HANDLE (UNIX)
    • II_BIND_SVC_xx
    • II_C_COMPILER (VMS)
    • II_CHARSETxx
    • II_CHECKPOINT
    • II_CLIENT
    • II_COLLATION
    • II_CONFIG
    • II_CONNECT_RETRIES
    • II_DATABASE
    • II_DATE_CENTURY_ BOUNDARY
    • II_DATE_FORMAT
    • II_DBMS_LOG
    • II_DBMS_SERVER
    • II_DECIMAL
    • II_DIRECT_IO (UNIX)
    • II_DISABLE_SYSCHECK
    • II_DML_DEF
    • II_DUMP
    • II_EMBED_SET
    • II_ERSEND (UNIX)
    • II_FRS_KEYFIND
    • II_GC_REMOTE
    • II_GCA_REMOTE
    • II_GCA_LOG
    • II_GCx_TRACE
    • II_GCD_LOG
    • II_GCN_LOG
    • II_GCNxx_PORT
    • II_HALF_DUPLEX
    • II_HELP_EDIT
    • II_INSTALLATION
    • II_ITM_QUITPROMPT
    • II_JOURNAL
    • II_LANGUAGE
    • II_LOG_DEVICE (VMS)
    • II_LP32_ENABLED
    • II_MONEY_FORMAT
    • II_MONEY_PREC
    • II_MSGDIR
    • II_NULL_STRING
    • II_NUMERIC_LITERAL
    • II_NUM_OF_PROCESSORS
    • II_NUM_SLAVES (UNIX)
    • II_OO_TABLE_SIZE
    • II_PATTERN_MATCH
    • II_PF_NODE
    • II_proto_PKT_SIZE
    • II_POST_4GLGEN
    • II_PRINTSCREEN _FILE
    • II_PRINT_UTF8ALIGN
    • II_RCP_STATS
    • II_SQL_INIT
    • II_STAR_LOG
    • II_SYSTEM
    • II_TEMPORARY
    • II_TERMCAP_FILE
    • II_TFDIR
    • II_TIMEZONE_NAME
    • II_TM_EXIT_ON_ERROR
    • II_TM_HEADER_STYLE
    • II_TM_ON_ERROR
    • II_TUXEDO_LOC
    • II_TUX_SHARED
    • II_TUX_AS_MAX
    • II_TUX_XN_MAX
    • II_UNICODE_CONVERTER
    • II_UUID_MAC (Windows)
    • II_VNODE_PATH
    • II_WORK
    • II_XA_TRACE_FILE
    • IIDLDIR
    • ING_ABFDIR
    • ING_ABFOPT1
    • ING_EDIT
    • ING_PRINT
    • ING_SET
    • ING_SET_DBNAME
    • ING_SHELL (UNIX)
    • ING_SYSTEM_SET
    • INGRES_KEYS
    • INIT_INGRES
    • TERM (UNIX)
    • TERM_INGRES
    • VWLOG

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