5.19 For some years, there has been a request in the 3000 user community for HP to provide a way of resolving 'deadly embraces'. The only way I know of resolving a true 'deadly embrace' is to reboot the system. Is there any other way?
UNDEDLOK.PRVXL.TELESUP can resolve 'deadly embraces', and thus the item has been taken off the SIG-IMAGE list.
From Ken Sletten, SIGIMAGE Chairman:
UNDEDLOK was accepted as the solution to the deadly embrace problem. As far as I know, it works as advertised (we've only had to use it a couple times at our site; worked fine on that small sample; haven't heard any bad reports from others).
Of course when you run UNDEDLOK, you get the usual:
"UNDEDLOK/iX is designed for use by Hewlett-Packard support personnel only. HP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED USE."
So it's the supported solution but not the "supported" end-user solution.
I would encourage people who are not familiar with UNDEDLOK to enter "?" at the "Database name:" prompt, and to carefully read the HELP menu before jumping in and trying to release locks. The HELP is short, less than one screen page, but well worth reading.
UNDEDLOK will also give you a fully qualified list of ALL open IMAGE databases on your system when you enter "!" at the "Database name:" prompt.