Re: Shared Memory errors
Dan McCue wrote:
>
> Recently we have been getting shared memory errors on our 7.2 Online
> datbase. We are running AIX 4.1.4. We in the process of purchasing
> more memory, but until it gets here any suggestions to squeeze anymore
> out of what we have? Here is the errors from the onstat -m.
> 14:57:21 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal
>
> 14:57:21 using 0xd0000000, needs 0xffffffff
>
> 14:57:21 out of virtual shared memory
>
> 14:57:21 Process exited with return code 127: /bin/sh /bin/sh -c
> /usr/informix/> log_full.sh 3 6 "Internal Subsystem failure: 'MT'" "out of virtual
> shared memory
>
> Go easy on me I'm new to online.
Make sure SHMTOTAL is set to '0' to allow full use of available memory.
This is set in your onconfig file, or through onmonitor.
Make sure PDQ is switched off, PDQPRIORITY set to '0'.
This might be in onconfig, but more likely set at the application level
with version 7.2x.
Hope that helps,
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Mark.
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