Thread: Postgres on AIX5.3 and AIX6.1
Hi, We are considering using your open source Postgres on AIX5.3 and AIX6.1. May i know if you have a opensource community to help with support issues should we face problem with during installation? Thanks... Regards, Liang Giap, Wee
Liang Giap Wee <weelg@sg.ibm.com> wrote: > We are considering using your open source Postgres on AIX5.3 and > AIX6.1. > > May i know if you have a opensource community to help with support > issues should we face problem with during installation? Thanks... Yeah, you'll find that there's an active and responsive user community. It is good to pay attention to the descriptions of the lists, and post to the correct list. It helps to keep things organized and to put the issue in front of the right people. (For example, this is not a bug; it should have been posted to pgsql-general.) You can see the available lists at: http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/ I hope that helps. -Kevin
weelg@sg.ibm.com (Liang Giap Wee) writes: > Hi, > We are considering using your open source Postgres on AIX5.3 and AIX6.1. > May i know if you have a opensource community to help with support issues should we face problem with during installation?Thanks... > Regards, > Liang Giap, Wee There is already an FAQ on issues relating to AIX. It is, in recent versions, part of the documentation tree: <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/installation-platform-notes.html> It is also worth taking a peek at the BuildFarm, and searching for sites running regular regression tests on AIX: <http://pgbuildfarm.org/cgi-bin/show_members.pl> There are six "nodes" running AIX of varying flavors. -- select 'cbbrowne' || '@' || 'cbbrowne.com'; http://cbbrowne.com/info/internet.html "MS apparently now has a team dedicated to tracking problems with Linux and publicizing them. I guess eventually they'll figure out this back fires... ;)" -- William Burrow <aa126@DELETE.fan.nb.ca>
On 06/23/10 6:02 PM, Chris Browne wrote: > There is already an FAQ on issues relating to AIX. It is, in recent > versions, part of the documentation tree: > > <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/installation-platform-notes.html> > can I take this opportunity to point out a problem on that page? In "5.8.1.3. Internet address issues", the bit about .. # ifconfig lo0 inet6 ::1/0 delete In 6.1, localhost may fail to come up at all when you next reboot after you do that. I had to recreate the ipv6 localhost before it would work correctly. I haven't investigated any farther. <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/installation-platform-notes.html>
pierce@hogranch.com (John R Pierce) writes: > On 06/23/10 6:02 PM, Chris Browne wrote: >> There is already an FAQ on issues relating to AIX. It is, in recent >> versions, part of the documentation tree: >> >> <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/installation-platform-notes.html> >> > > can I take this opportunity to point out a problem on that page? > > In "5.8.1.3. Internet address issues", the bit about .. > > # ifconfig lo0 inet6 ::1/0 delete > > > In 6.1, localhost may fail to come up at all when you next reboot > after you do that. I had to recreate the ipv6 localhost before it > would work correctly. I haven't investigated any farther. Here's a patch that makes this more version-sensitive. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml index cd3755b..55d7329 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid` would <quote>mysteriously</quote> not come up successfully. This appears to be the result of unexpected behavior in the IPv6 implementation. It looks like PostgreSQL and IPv6 do not play - very well together at this time on AIX. + very well together on AIX 5.3. </para> <para> @@ -2291,6 +2291,14 @@ hosts=local4,bind4 </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> + + <warning> <para> This seemed to work on AIX version 5.3, but is + not an elegant solution to the problem. Others have reported that + this removal of IPv6 support caused problems on AIX 6.1, + specifically that this <quote>solution</quote> caused loss of + localhost. </para> + </warning> + </sect3> <sect3> -- (format nil "~S@~S" "cbbrowne" "acm.org") http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/unix.html In case you weren't aware, "ad homineum" is not latin for "the user of this technique is a fine debater." -- Thomas F. Burdick
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote: > pierce@hogranch.com (John R Pierce) writes: >> On 06/23/10 6:02 PM, Chris Browne wrote: >>> There is already an FAQ on issues relating to AIX. It is, in recent >>> versions, part of the documentation tree: >>> >>> <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/installation-platform-notes.= html> >>> >> >> can I take this opportunity to point out a problem on that page? >> >> In "5.8.1.3. Internet address issues", the bit about .. >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 # ifconfig lo0 inet6 ::1/0 delete >> >> >> In 6.1, localhost may fail to come up at all when you next reboot >> after you do that. I had to recreate the ipv6 localhost before it >> would work correctly. =A0 I haven't investigated any farther. > > Here's a patch that makes this more version-sensitive. This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1, but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem has been fixed in AIX 6.1. It would be good to understand that. --=20 Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company
robertmhaas@gmail.com (Robert Haas) writes: > This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1, > but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem > has been fixed in AIX 6.1. It would be good to understand that. Better? -- (format nil "~S@~S" "cbbrowne" "acm.org") http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/unix.html In case you weren't aware, "ad homineum" is not latin for "the user of this technique is a fine debater." -- Thomas F. Burdick
Excerpts from Chris Browne's message of jue jun 24 14:40:30 -0400 2010: > robertmhaas@gmail.com (Robert Haas) writes: > > This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1, > > but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem > > has been fixed in AIX 6.1. It would be good to understand that. > > Better? Empty diff? -- Ãlvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
alvherre@commandprompt.com (Alvaro Herrera) writes:
> Excerpts from Chris Browne's message of jue jun 24 14:40:30 -0400 2010:
>> robertmhaas@gmail.com (Robert Haas) writes:
>> > This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1,
>> > but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem
>> > has been fixed in AIX 6.1. It would be good to understand that.
>>
>> Better?
>
> Empty diff?
Oops. Hopefully this is less empty.
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index cd3755b..bde60ce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
would <quote>mysteriously</quote> not come up successfully. This
appears to be the result of unexpected behavior in the IPv6
implementation. It looks like PostgreSQL and IPv6 do not play
- very well together at this time on AIX.
+ very well together on AIX 5.3.
</para>
<para>
@@ -2291,6 +2291,16 @@ hosts=local4,bind4
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+
+ <warning> <para> This is really a workaround of problems relating
+ to immaturity of IPv6 support, which improved visibly during the
+ course of AIX 5.3 releases. It has worked with AIX version 5.3,
+ but does not represent an elegant solution to the problem. It has
+ been reported that this workaround is not only unnecessary, but
+ causes problems on AIX 6.1, where IPv6 support has become more
+ mature. </para>
+ </warning>
+
</sect3>
<sect3>
--
(format nil "~S@~S" "cbbrowne" "acm.org")
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cbbrowne/unix.html
In case you weren't aware, "ad homineum" is not latin for "the user of
this technique is a fine debater." -- Thomas F. Burdick
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote: > alvherre@commandprompt.com (Alvaro Herrera) writes: >> Excerpts from Chris Browne's message of jue jun 24 14:40:30 -0400 2010: >>> robertmhaas@gmail.com (Robert Haas) writes: >>> > This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1, >>> > but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem >>> > has been fixed in AIX 6.1. =A0It would be good to understand that. >>> >>> Better? >> >> Empty diff? > > Oops. =A0Hopefully this is less empty. Yes. That seems pretty clear and unambiguous. --=20 Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Chris Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org> wrote: >> alvherre@commandprompt.com (Alvaro Herrera) writes: >>> Excerpts from Chris Browne's message of jue jun 24 14:40:30 -0400 2010: >>>> robertmhaas@gmail.com (Robert Haas) writes: >>>> > This patch makes it clear that the workaround is no good on AIX 6.1, >>>> > but it doesn't seem quite clear about whether the underlying problem >>>> > has been fixed in AIX 6.1. =A0It would be good to understand that. >>>> >>>> Better? >>> >>> Empty diff? >> >> Oops. =A0Hopefully this is less empty. > > Yes. =A0That seems pretty clear and unambiguous. Committed. --=20 Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company