Re: UnixWare 7.1.1 and IDS 7.30UC10

Posted in 2000

Topics: Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Thanh — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 13:25:39 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <39E31159.13774915@evg.de>, Roland Wintgen <rw@evg.de> wrote: > Hi all, > > we're moving towards a SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 machine running IDS 7.30UC10. > When trying to initialize IDS it gives the error: > > "shmat: [ENOMEM][12]: out of available data space, check system MAXMEM > mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment" in online.log. > > Where do I set this parameter and to what value? The release notes states > that MAXMEM is not applicable. Check/reduce SHMVIRTSIZE, SHMADD, BUFFERS Also read $INFORMIXDIR/release/.../IDS* Why not move to IDS 9.2x ? Thanh Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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Roland Wintgen — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 16:14:25 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Thanh schrieb: > > In article <39E31159.13774915@evg.de>, > Roland Wintgen <rw@evg.de> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > we're moving towards a SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 machine running IDS > 7.30UC10. > > When trying to initialize IDS it gives the error: > > > > "shmat: [ENOMEM][12]: out of available data space, check system MAXMEM > > mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment" in online.log. > > > > Where do I set this parameter and to what value? The release notes > states > > that MAXMEM is not applicable. > > Check/reduce SHMVIRTSIZE, SHMADD, BUFFERS These are set in $ONCONFIG SHMVIRTSIZE 16000 SHMADD 8192 SHMTOTAL 0 BUFFERS 100000 > Also read $INFORMIXDIR/release/.../IDS* IDS_7.3 says: INFORMIX-OnLine Shared Memory Parameters: ======================================== SHMMAX: 12000000000 (this seems very high to me, could this cause the error?) SHMSEG: 15 SEMMNS: 300 LOCATION OF SHARED MEMORY: ========================= INFORMIX-OnLine Kernel Parameters: ================================= MAXMEM: Not applicable SEMMNI: 50 SEMMNS: 300 SEMMSL: Not applicable NFILES: Not applicable > > Why not move to IDS 9.2x ? > > Thanh > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Roland Wintgen (Systemadministrator) ### # # ### # # # # # EVG Martens GmbH & Co. KG Tel. : 02166/550823 # ### # # ### # Trompeterallee 244-246 Fax : 02166/550890 # # # # # 41189 Mönchengladbach e-mail: rw@evg.de ### # ###

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Tam McLaughlin — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:45:37 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> > we're moving towards a SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 machine running IDS > 7.30UC10. > > When trying to initialize IDS it gives the error: > > > > "shmat: [ENOMEM][12]: out of available data space, check system MAXMEM > > mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment" in online.log. > > > > Where do I set this parameter and to what value? The release notes > states > > that MAXMEM is not applicable. > > Check/reduce SHMVIRTSIZE, SHMADD, BUFFERS These are set in $ONCONFIG SHMVIRTSIZE 16000 SHMADD 8192 SHMTOTAL 0 BUFFERS 100000 > Also read $INFORMIXDIR/release/.../IDS* I was not aware that IDS 7.30.UC10 was ported too unixware 7.1.1. We had to revert back to unixware 7.0.1 as Informix did not support 7.1.0. We have 756 Mb RAM and here is what we finally configured to get the engine up and running: $ONCONFIG: BUFFERS 160000 SHMVIRTSIZE 120000 SHMADD 8000 SHMTOTAL 0 .I changed the kernel parameters as follows: cd /etc/conf/bin ./idtune -fc param value SHMSEG 15 SHMMAX 12000000000 SEMMNS 300 SFNOLIM 2048 SFSZLIM 0x7FFFFFFF HFSZLIM 0x7FFFFFFF HDATLIM 0x10000000 SDATLIM 0x10000000 HSTKLIM 0x10000000 SSTKLIM 0x10000000 HVMMLIM 0x20000000 SVMMLIM 0x20000000 MAXUP 120 NPROC 600 SHMMNI 1000

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Thanh — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 14:53:19 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <39E32441.D2045842@evg.de>, Roland Wintgen <rw@evg.de> wrote: > > > Thanh schrieb: > > = > > > In article <39E31159.13774915@evg.de>, > > Roland Wintgen <rw@evg.de> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > we're moving towards a SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 machine running IDS > > 7.30UC10. > > > When trying to initialize IDS it gives the error: > > > > > > "shmat: [ENOMEM][12]: out of available data space, check system MAXME= > M > > > mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment" in online.log. > > > > > > Where do I set this parameter and to what value? The release notes > > states > > > that MAXMEM is not applicable. > > = > > > Check/reduce SHMVIRTSIZE, SHMADD, BUFFERS > > These are set in $ONCONFIG > > SHMVIRTSIZE 16000 > SHMADD 8192 > SHMTOTAL 0 > BUFFERS 100000> > > Also read $INFORMIXDIR/release/.../IDS* > > IDS_7.3 says: > > INFORMIX-OnLine Shared Memory Parameters: > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D= > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > = > = > > SHMMAX: 12000000000 (this seems very high to me, could this cause the e= > rror?) Could be. Reduce it. > SHMSEG: 15 > SEMMNS: 300 Read idtune(1M) man page to configure the kernel. Also, install latest UW7.1.1's ptfs. There is a ptf that fixes an Informix bug. Thanh > > LOCATION OF SHARED MEMORY: > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D= > > INFORMIX-OnLine Kernel Parameters: = > = > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D= > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > MAXMEM: Not applicable > SEMMNI: 50 > SEMMNS: 300 > SEMMSL: Not applicable > NFILES: Not applicable = > = > > > = > > > Why not move to IDS 9.2x ? > > = > > > Thanh > > = > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > > -- = > > Roland Wintgen (Systemadministrator) ### # # ### > # # # # # > EVG Martens GmbH & Co. KG Tel. : 02166/550823 # ### # # ### # > Trompeterallee 244-246 Fax : 02166/550890 # # # # # > 41189 M=F6nchengladbach e-mail: rw@evg.de ### # ### > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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Roland Wintgen — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:16:23 +0200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Tam McLaughlin schrieb: > > > > we're moving towards a SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 machine running IDS > > 7.30UC10. > > > When trying to initialize IDS it gives the error: > > > > > > "shmat: [ENOMEM][12]: out of available data space, check system MAXMEM > > > mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment" in online.log. > > > > > > Where do I set this parameter and to what value? The release notes > > states > > > that MAXMEM is not applicable. > > > > Check/reduce SHMVIRTSIZE, SHMADD, BUFFERS > > These are set in $ONCONFIG > > SHMVIRTSIZE 16000 > SHMADD 8192 > SHMTOTAL 0 > BUFFERS 100000> > > Also read $INFORMIXDIR/release/.../IDS* > > I was not aware that IDS 7.30.UC10 was ported too unixware 7.1.1. We had to > revert > back to unixware 7.0.1 as Informix did not support 7.1.0. > > We have 756 Mb RAM and here is what we finally configured to get the engine > up and running: > > $ONCONFIG: > > BUFFERS 160000 > SHMVIRTSIZE 120000 > SHMADD 8000 > SHMTOTAL 0 > .> I changed the kernel parameters as follows: > > cd /etc/conf/bin > ./idtune -fc param value > > SHMSEG 15 > SHMMAX 12000000000 > SEMMNS 300 > SFNOLIM 2048 > SFSZLIM 0x7FFFFFFF > HFSZLIM 0x7FFFFFFF > HDATLIM 0x10000000 > SDATLIM 0x10000000 > HSTKLIM 0x10000000 > SSTKLIM 0x10000000 > HVMMLIM 0x20000000 > SVMMLIM 0x20000000 > MAXUP 120 > NPROC 600 > SHMMNI 1000 After receiving the info to change HVMMLIM and SVMMLIM to the max values 0x7FFFFFFF it seems to work now. Thanks to everyone who helped. -- Roland Wintgen (Systemadministrator) ### # # ### # # # # # EVG Martens GmbH & Co. KG Tel. : 02166/550823 # ### # # ### # Trompeterallee 244-246 Fax : 02166/550890 # # # # # 41189 Mönchengladbach e-mail: rw@evg.de ### # ###

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IDS (Informix Dynamic Server)