Re: Dynamically allocated new extension shared memory

If you are using datablades you will "EXTENSION" memory segments ... "EXTENSION" is memory segment class used within the source. Other classes are RESIDENT, MESSAGE and VIRTUAL. I believe you will see a VX when you do a onstat -g seg in your instance. HTH Thanx much, Rajib Sarkar Advisory Support Engineer IBM Data Management Solutions Ph: 602-217-2100 As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it -- Mahatma Gandhi Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:15 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: From: "rkusenet" <rkusenet@sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: Dynamically allocated new extension shared memory "Robert A. Reissaus" <r.a.reissaus@risdi.com> wrote in message news:87ad5966.0305061148.180b9eb@posting.google.com... > "rkusenet" <rkusenet@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:<b98frh$gsd9s$1@ID-75254.news.dfncis.de>... > > I am seeing this message in online log. What is this 'extension' shared memory. > > This is the first time I am seeing it. > > > > 09:25:39 Dynamically allocated new extension shared memory segment (size 32768KB)> > > > Ravi > > IDS uses shared memory to run the engine in. It is usually allocated > at startup, but now and again it may find it doesn't have enough. When > that occurs it simplay allocates more memory in part as defined in the > onconfig. When it no longer needs it, and enough shared memory pages > are free it will release it again. So, nothing to worry about. When it > happensmore frquently You may want to increase the initial footprint > (SHMEM) in you onconfig. I know this and this is not what I asked. I am asking about extension. Normally I see these kind of messages in online.log:- Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment What is the difference between the above and the following Dynamically allocated new extension shared memory segment