ism_chk.pl

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ism_chk.pl

The ism_chk.pl command collects information about the current state of ISM, ON–Bar processes, and the database server from various log files and utility programs. The ism_chk.pl report is useful when you are investigating backup or restore problems. For more information, see Contents of the ism_chk.pl Report.

Although the ism_chk.pl command displays the report on the screen, you can redirect the report to a file. The ism_chk.pl command is a perl program that runs on both UNIX and Windows.

To display the usage message, enter the following:

perl ism_chk.pl --

>>-ism_chk.pl--+-----------+--+-----------+--+-----+------------>
               '- -s--time-'  '- -e--time-'  '- -l-'
 
>--+---------------+--+-----+--+-----+--+-----+--+-----+-------><
   '- -m--maxlines-'  '- -w-'  '- -c-'  '- -x-'  '- -v-'

Element	Purpose	Key Considerations
-s starttime	Allows you to supply a date and time range for scanning the logs Enter the date and time to begin scanning the logs.	If omitted, the default start date and time is `"1980-01-01 00:00:00"`. Use double quotes only if you include the time in the range.
-e endtime	Allows you to supply a date and time range for scanning the logs Enter the date and time to stop scanning the logs.	If omitted, the default end date and time is `"2999-12-31 23:59:59"`. Use double quotes only if you include the time in the range.
-l	Prints separate reports for the database server, ON–Bar, and ISM logs.	If omitted, the database server message, ON–Bar activity log, and ISM message logs are combined into a single report, ordered by the time stamp.
-m maxlines	Specifies the maximum number of lines for the log report	Choose this feature when the logs are large or you need only certain parts of the report. The default is 999999 lines.
-w	Prints a report with a table of contents formatted in HTML for display with a web browser If you print the basic report with the -w option, the following table of contents is displayed with links to various sections of the report: Environment variables Log file list Informix database server log ON–Bar activity log ON–Bar debug log ISM daemon log ISM message log ISM savegrp log ISM XBSA log Combined logs	Set on to use HTML format. The default is HTML off. If you print the report with the -w, -x, and -c options, the following table of contents displays: Environment variables Log file list Informix database server log ON–Bar activity log ON–Bar debug log ISM daemon log ISM message log ISM savegrp log ISM XBSA log Combined logs ISM save set report Bootstrap verification report sysutils generated bootstrap onstat output Network status report ISM resource report Directory of executables
-c	Includes information on the ISM catalog, volume, and ixbar in the report	The default is off.
-x	Includes information on the network status and onstat output in the report	The default is off.
-v	Displays progress messages while the report is being constructed and sends the report to the screen	Set on to use verbose mode. The default is quiet mode that sends the report to the screen.