Re: Unix 7.2.2 Hell

set shmsys:seminfo_semmns needs to be at least the sum of the two instances' init.ora processes parameter

Paul Mattes wrote:

> *,
>
> trying to get a 2nd instance up under solaris 2.5.
>
> 1st instance SGA approx. 18mb. Starts up, no problem.
>
> 2nd instance SGA approx 9mb won't start. startup open returns
>
> SVRMGR> startup open
> ORA-07252: spcre: semget error, could not allocate semaphores.
> SVR4 Error: 28: No space left on device
> Additional information: 1
> SVRMGR> exit
>
> Knowing very little about Unix memory management, my suspicion is that this
> is shared memory related.
> The /etc/system now has these entries:
>
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=268435456
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=10
> set shmsys:seminfo_semmns=400
> set shmsys:seminfo_semmni=70
> set shmsys:seminfo_semmsl=50
>
> once rebooted, I can start the 1st instance, but still not the 2nd.
> Soooooo....i shutdown the 1st instance, and attempted to start the 2nd
> instance and still get the same return message.............
>
> any thoughts ?????????/
>
> Paul
Received on Sun Apr 26 1998 - 19:36:24 CDT