Oracle FAQ Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US
 

Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.misc -> Re: Memory Requirements for Database Configuration Assistant

Re: Memory Requirements for Database Configuration Assistant

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:55:54 -0700
Message-ID: <3F3D730A.1500E4C7@exxesolutions.com>


Richard Crawford wrote:

> We're attempting to install Oracle 9i on to our Ultra 10 server
> running Solaris 9 (SPARC 64). The documentation says that the
> minimum memory requirement for our system is 512 MB, which is what we
> currently have; yet, when we get to the installation of the database
> configuration assistant the process hangs, telling us that it is out
> of memory.
>
> Before we go investing in more memory, I'd like to make sure that we
> really need it, or whether there might be something else going on that
> I should be checking.

Just a guess but this is Oracle's way of telling you that you didn't read and follow the installation instructions. Go back and do so now.

Most likely the step you missed, among many, was setting the correct kernel parameters and rebooting.

--
Daniel Morgan
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
Received on Fri Aug 15 2003 - 18:55:54 CDT

Original text of this message

HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US