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show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Russ Carraro — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:07:19 GMT

After stopping all the processes and removing the installed images I get the following result when I issue a "show dev/file" command:

HKFMS1$ show dev/file disk$data9

Process name PID File name
00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1
00000000 [INGRES_AXP.INGRES.FILES.ENGLISH]FAST_V3.MNX;41

An "install list/gl" does not list this file. I think this is a "mapped" menu file from third party software called Ingres. Any way of "removing" this entry so I can dismount the disk? System is an Alpha Server 2100 running OpenVMS for Alpha 7.1. Thanks.

Re: show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Volker Halle — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:05:38 GMT

Russ,

this might be a file mapped by a permanent global section. You need to find a command/function in INGRES to have that software remove/delete the global section.

Volker.

Re: show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Volker Halle — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:06:39 GMT

Russ,

an INGRES 'shutdown' type of command should remove that section file.

Volker.

Re: show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Russ Carraro — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:08:04 GMT

Volker,

Thanks for the replies. Here is a little more information. I finally found the install information:

System Global Sections
II_FST3MSGSEC_ENGLISH
(00000000) PRM SYS Pgltcnt/Refcnt=128/112
---------------------------------------------
Logical I found:
HKFMS1$ sh log *fst*
(LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)
"GBL$II_FST3MSGS_ENGLISH" =
"II_FST3MSGSEC_ENGLISH"
--------------------------------------------
Where logical gets defined and installed:

INGHOME:[INGRES]IISTARTUP1.COM;3
$ define/SYSTEM/exec GBL$II_FST3MSGS_ENGLISH
II_FST3MSGSEC_ENGLISH
$ iifstmsg :=
$ii_system:[ingres.utility]iifstmsg.exe
$ iifstmsg -a english

******************************
INGHOME:[INGRES.UTILITY]IISYMBOLDEF.COM;4
$ iifstmsg :==
$ii_system:[ingres.utility]iifstmsg.exe
--------------------------------------------

I'm waiting for our Ingres DBA to call me back. Any chance, with this information, you can tell me an "install remove" command that may work? Thanks.

Re: show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Jim_McKinney — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:31:31 GMT

$ run iifstmsg

Usage : iifstmsg [-a] [-d] [-i in] lang1 lang2 ...
-a - Add global sections
-d - Delete global sections
-i in - Use installation name in section name

so you'd need to

$ iifstmsg := $ii_system:[ingres.utility]iifstmsg.exe
$ iifstmsg -d english

Re: show dev/fil shows 000000 PID file that is not an installed image

Russ Carraro — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:28:01 GMT

Thank you. Jim's solution should work.