Re: User/Instance allocation problems

Jacques Renaut (jrenaut@informix.com) wrote: : > The dependenet shared memory parameters of locks, buffers, and : > tablespaces are all more than adequate in all three instances to handle : > the 30 users we are specifying for it to initialize with. However these : > instances will not all start. Simply comes back and says shared memory : > not initalized on the others after we start the first one. We can get just : > one up. If we drop the number of users to 10 in each instance the : > instances will all come online. And this is without touching any other : > parameters. : USERS in the tbconfig file will affect the size of shared memory. : You say that when you do tbinit you only get fatal error in : shared memory initialization...what is getting written, if anything : to the MSGPATH? Also try initializing through tbmonitor rather than from the command line, as you often get additional error messages from tbmonitor (such as the ones that get written to online.log). : It really does sound like : a kernel parameter (specifically shared memory related) that is : probably causing the problem. Or semaphores. Check out SEMMNI or other semaphore parameters. You need a semaphore per user (including the daemons etc), and they are allocated in sets of 25. June ---- June Tong Informix Software ---- ---- Senior Consultant (415) 926-6140 ---- ---- International Support junet@informix.com ---- ---- Location-du-jour: Miami ---- * * Standard disclaimers apply * - Please do not send me requests/questions by mail. When I have the knowledge - and time permits, I try to answer questions on comp.databases.informix, but - travel schedule, time, and volume make responding to personal requests - difficult and often slow. Please call your local Informix Technical Support - organization for assistance with technical issues.