Replication Server error on HP-UX

Replication Server may return the following error on HP-UX:

FATAL ERROR #6100 GLOBAL RS(GLOBAL RS) - /rsaiohp.c(213)
     Could not open async device, error 2.
F. 2005/03/30 17:05:39. FATAL ERROR #18028 GLOBAL RS(GLOBAL SR) -
servmain.c(1548)
     Initialization failed. Server is shutting down.
F. 2005/03/30 17:05:39. FATAL ERROR #18028 GLOBAL RS(GLOBAL RS) -
servmain.c(304)
     Initialization failed. Server is shutting down.

Perform the following steps to correct this problem:

1. Enable asynchronous I/O

   To enable asynchronous I/O, install the HP asynchronous I/O driver from the SAM Kernel Configuration menu. Before executing the following instructions, shut down Replication Server.

   • 1. Choose Drivers and set the Pending State for asyncdisk to In.

   • 2. From the Actions menu, rebuild the kernel, and restart the system.

   • 3. At the UNIX command prompt, execute the following statements as "root". The user who is starting Replication Server should either be the owner of the /dev/async directory, or have write permission on the directory.

     /etc/mknod /dev/async c 101 4
     chmod 0660 /dev/async
     chown Sybase /dev/async
     

2. Set permissions

   Use the following syntax to set the group permissions:

   /etc/setprivgrp group_name RTPRIO MLOCK CHOWN
   

   Add the following lines to the localrc part of /etc/rc:

   #BEGIN_SYBASE
   #sa needs these privileges to run ASE Server /*Note : Ou Rep server */
   /etc/setprivgrp user_id RTPRIO MLOCK CHOWN
   #END_SYBASE
   

3. Configure the kernel parameter unlockable_mem

   Set the unlockable_mem kernel parameter to 50 (4KB pages).

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