Re: Upgrading Zend server - remove licensed program unsuccessful

[Arco Simonse <arco400@xxxxxxxxx>]

This was running under QSECOFR.

We have found the issue. Because the system was in restricted state, the
system could not fire child processes that the uninstaller needed.
Bringing up the subsystems resolved it.
Thanks.

Best regards,
-Arco

2016-12-09 11:23 GMT+01:00 Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>:

> What profile are you using to remove it.  Have you tried using DLTLICPGM
> from the command line.
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Arco Simonse <arco400@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > On our test lpar I want to replace an older Zend server installation
> > (2ZSVRPI Zend Server for IBM i 5.6.0 ( PHP 5.3 )) with the latest version
> > (Zend_Server_for_i_8.5_LCD8_1833_01) which I downloaded from ESS.
> >
> > Since we have never really used the existing Zend installation other than
> > for trial, I thought it would be a clean process to first remove the old
> > licensed program and then install the new one. However, during the
> > uninstall I'm getting a terminal screen from which I cannot escape.
> >
> > /usr/local/zendsvr/bin/clean_tmpfiles.sh[9]: 0403-030 The fork function
> > failed. Too many processes already exist.
> > Press ENTER to end terminal session.
> > 0403-030 The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
> > Press ENTER to end terminal session.
> > 0403-030 The fork function failed. Too many processes already exist.
> > Press ENTER to end terminal session.
> >
> > Pressing Enter brings the same message back everytime, and pressing F3 to
> > leave the terminal session shows the "running cross" for a split second
> and
> > then comes back in the terminal session.
> >
> > We are on 7.3 latest CUME. The lpar is in restricted state.
> > How do I come out from this situation? Is option 2 end previous request
> > from the attention the only way? I don't care to break the session, it's
> > just a test lpar, but in future I'd like to bring the production server
> > also to the newer Zend version, so I want to understand how the process
> > must be done.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Best regards,
> > -Arco
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