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Re: [URGENT HELP NEEDED] Oracle 7.3 and SunOS installation problem

From: Winnie Liu <oracle_dba_at_zdnetmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 22:10:44 -0700
Message-ID: <6sl843$nf6@sjx-ixn5.ix.netcom.com>


The whole SGA has to fit into the shmmax variable (the largest piece of memory). Try to see if the SGA specified in the init.ora file is bigger than the shmmax size.

Winnie

Philippe Berniard wrote in message ...
>I'm installing Oracle from scratch on Sun0S 5.5 (Solaris 2.5).
>
>When installer try to create the database, STARTUP NOMOUNT always fail
>with the same error :
>
>ORA-07331: smsnsg: unable to allocate the variable portion of the SGA.
>Additional information: 4
>
>If I try to start manually the instance under svrmgrl, the same error
>occurs.
>
>I tried to modify some parameters in /etc/system, with no success.
>
>SPARC Station, 64 Mb, Solaris 2.5, no patches.
>Oracle 7.3.4.
>
>Here is my /etc/system :
>
>set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=2097152
>set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
>set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
>set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=20
>set semsys:seminfo_semmns=200
>set semsys:seminfo_semmni=70
>set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100
>
>Any idea is welcome (by email).
>
>Thank you in advance !
>
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 03 1998 - 00:10:44 CDT

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