Virtual Shared Memory

Recently I get this message in online.log file. Who knows what' wrong!!! Message: 00:58:36 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal 00:58:36 using 0xd0000000, needs 0xffffffff 00:58:36 out of virtual shared memory Shary

Sharok wrote: > Recently I get this message in online.log file. > Who knows what' wrong!!! > > Message: > 00:58:36 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal > 00:58:36 using 0xd0000000, needs 0xffffffff > 00:58:36 out of virtual shared memory You're out of virtual memory -- you haven't configured enough swap space. And your server wants some more memory and can't get it. Speaking personally, and only with respect to non-production systems, I always place an upper limit on the amount of shared memory that any OnLine system is allowed to use via the SHMTOTAL parameter in the onconfig file. I would probably try that on production systems too, but others may disagree with me and have the experience with production systems to provide counter-arguments for why it is a bad idea to control the amount of memory OnLine is allowed to use. Also, it would be sensible when you next ask a question to include some extra information, such as which version of Informix you are using, and which platform you are running it on. -- Yours, Jonathan Leffler (Jonathan.Leffler@Informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix v1.00.PC1 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN "I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it!"

Thank you all!! There was a leak in our cursor LIB! :-( Anyhow I still get some -208 error on some join selects using inf. dbaccess. The Server is an Aix 4.2 with Online 7.2 on . By the way paging space is all right and no limits on SHM in config.!! Sharok Sharok <alikhani@tecnest.it> wrote in message news:94p2b9$2g9$1@pinco.nettuno.it... > > Recently I get this message in online.log file. > Who knows what' wrong!!! > > > Message: > > > 00:58:36 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal > > 00:58:36 using 0xd0000000, needs 0xffffffff > > 00:58:36 out of virtual shared memory> > > Shary > > >