Re: Error 208: Shared memory problem

Derrick Hardison wrote: > > This may be obvious, but make sure that the SHMTOTAL parameter in the > ONCONFIG file is set to the maximum amount of memory available to > On-line. > NOTE: This is the total amount of memory in the system minus any > memory needed by the OS and other processes. If On-line tries to > dynamically add shared memory and oversteps it's bounds, bad things > happen. > ALSO NOTE: I believe the default value of SHMTOTAL is 0 which means > that On-line does not limit itself on the amount of dynamically > allocated memory. My view (and I see David's) is that you should always set SHMTOTAL to 0. The worst that can happen, generally, is that the system slows down due to swapping. The BEST that can happen if you limit memory for OnLine is that it will crash. Well, to OnLine it stopped because it couldn't allocate a segment. To you it crashed. :-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+