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Informix Docker Container won’t restart after -stop (from CL) or pause (from Desktop). Must re-initialize each time

I am wondering if my instance of Informix Dev Edition (each time, latest, currently as of 4/2/2023) is not re-starting because of not a binding issue (I’m not), —-privileged flag (I don’t think so), not attaching via outside terminal (I run docker exec properly each time and it works perfectly until I have to stop Informix). I have to docker run each time, I can’t restart it. When I try to start it shuts down very quickly. There are many KAIO errors and it won’t reinitialize shared memory.
docker run -it –name iif_developer_edition –privileged -p 9088:9088 -e LICENSE=accept ibmcom/informix-developer-database:latest

What I think is going on is the version I keep pulling somehow is the Linux/AMD64 and not ARM. I have a MacBook Pro M1 (new, refurbished) which is fine otherwise. I think I need to somehow force the issue and tell Docker to pull it as the ARM version as the Docker Desktop has warnings about instability or not running, but it runs everything fine, never crashes, it just won’t stop in a way that I am not forced to do docker run each time. Thank you

Please see above. I have to docker run -it –name iif_developer_edition –privileged -p 9088:9088 -e LICENSE=accept ibmcom/informix-developer-database:latest each time after I close or exit.

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    The options in Docker worked! The container still says I am running an AMD 64 container but I can re-start the container w/o deleting it and doing a new pull/run, re-starting works and the log reveals no unusual differences from a normal start, no disk-space re-initializing required.enter image description hereenter image description here


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    1. There are no recent as-indicated ARM images for Informix Developer Edition. Correct.

    2. When i do a docker run --latest, the container that shows up in Docker is "flagged" in a little box which says AMD64 and notes when hovered that it may be unstable or not run.

    3. I agree that running it on a Linux box would reveal no issues.

      I believe that this issue has not been covered well but is has in fact been addressed elsewhere and here . Apparently, Informix may need to be run in emulation, as indicated in 1, by an option within Docker, Find the Features in development option, and select the Use Rosetta for x86/amd64 emulation on Apple Silicon checkbox.

    4. If you believe that this is the issue I am having, please let me know. I will be working on this and report back. Ideally, I would run this on a Linux box!
      Thank you

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