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Re: shared memory problem (ORA-04031)

From: PV Ramone <pvramone_at_pandora.be>
Date: 2000/07/03
Message-ID: <Yl585.102985$NF5.1805283@afrodite.telenet-ops.be>#1/1

Perhaps kernel parameter shm_seg parameter is too low. Our customers mostly run with shm_seg = 32

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Peter
pvramone_at_pandora.be
-----------------------------
GABBA GABBA HEY !

Connor McDonald <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:39574673.1A80_at_yahoo.com...

> Walter Dorninger wrote:
> >
> > it is mts...
> >
> > "Hakan Eren" <heren_at_home.com> wrote in message
> > news:3954E11D.468922DB_at_home.com...
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > what do you mean? let me be clear
> > > 1. it is mts then it may be a solution or
> > > 2. the system is not mts so large_pool_size is not a concern?
> > >
> > > please clarify.
> > >
> > > Hakan
> > >
> > > Connor McDonald wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hakan Eren wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > 90% I am sure this problem is not related to shared_pool_size.
There is
> > > > > another
> > > > > parameter (related to it though) large_pool_size.
> > > > > Probably it is 600K now. Make it a bigger number like 2097152 (or
0)
> > > > > in your init<sid>.ora.
> > > > >
> > > > > then bounce your database with new parameter.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Hakan
> > > > >
> > > > > Connor McDonald wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Walter Dorninger wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm currently running a Oracle 8.1.5 on Solaris 2.6 ( E450 2GB
ram) and if i
> > > > > > > run some certain statements I get the following error (not
very large
> > > > > > > statements):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ORA-04031: unable to allocate 131072 bytes of shared memory
("shared pool",
> > > > > > > "unknown object", "cursor work he", "QERHJ Hash Table")
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have set the initora parameters listed below to the
following values:
> > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > shared_pool_size = 20000000
> > > > > > > sort_area_size = 3000000
> > > > > > > sort_area_retained_size = 500000
> > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Another issue is that the sort operations are extremly slow
... (perhaps
> > > > > > > this has to do something with this...)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is it possible that the error is related to the settings in my
/etc/system
> > > > > > > file ? - The /etc/system file is listed below:
> > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295
> > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
> > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
> > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=10
> > > > > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmni=100
> > > > > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100
> > > > > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmns=200
> > > > > > > set semsys:seminfo_semopm=100
> > > > > > > set semsys:seminfo_semvmx=32767
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks a lot
> > > > > > > Walter
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Time to crank up your shared pool, but possibly more importantly
is to
> > > > > > look at which cursor, plsql and sequence objects are being used
> > > > > > frequently and pin them into the pool.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you're running 24x7, an occasional flush of the SGA may also
help
> > > > > >
> > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > ===========================================
> > > > > > Connor McDonald
> > > > > > http://www.oracledba.co.uk
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We are born naked, wet and hungry...then things get worse
> > > >
> > > > Really depends if they are running MTS or not.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > --
> > > > ===========================================
> > > > Connor McDonald
> > > > http://www.oracledba.co.uk
> > > >
> > > > We are born naked, wet and hungry...then things get worse
> > >
>
> If it's MTS, then you want to increase the large pool
>
> HTH
> --
> ===========================================
> Connor McDonald
> http://www.oracledba.co.uk
>
> We are born naked, wet and hungry...then things get worse
Received on Mon Jul 03 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT

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