Re: SEMAPHORES AND ORACLE

Veronica,

Oracle on AIX doesn't use semaphores, as AIX has it's own post-wait driver and Oracle doesn't need it's own, hence no semaphores.

Details:
http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_database_id=NOT&p_id=15566.1

Any other errors, stuff in the alert.log, etc?

Jared

On Monday 03 September 2001 10:55, Veronica Levin wrote:
> Hi listers,
>
> AIX 4.3.3.0, Oracle 8.1.7
>
> I have been recieving ORA-01041on some clients with "Hostdef extension
> doesn't exist"
>
> I searched Metalink looking for some answers and all the info points to
> semaphores configuration vrs oracle processes.
>
> Oracle processes is set to 500, but I don't know where to look at
> semaphores parameters.
> I found some info that says I should look at SEMMNS kernel parameter, but
> can't find where and how to look for it.
>
> I will appreciate any info on this topic, thanks!
>
> Saludos,
> Veronica Levin Enriquez
> Administrador AIX
> Compañía Cervecera de Nicaragua

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