Informix HPL message 23212: Cannot allocate shared memory

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

What it means

onpload could not allocate shared memory for its own use.

Common causes

• The OS shared-memory limits are too low or exhausted.
• The sizes in plconfig (buffer size and number) ask for more than is available.

What to do

• Reduce the buffer sizes or counts in plconfig, or raise the OS limits.
• Remove stale segments left by crashed runs.