Re: 8.1.7 install problems on Sun Blade 100/Solaris 8 01/01 MU4

Dan wrote:
>
> Did you ever find out this problem, I have the same problem but the only
> different is I'm running HP-UX 11.0
>

Yes, I posted a summary yesterday, I believe. I had to bump max semaphores from the recommended 200 to seminfo_semmns=2000.

Don't know if this would apply to HP-UX though.

Greg

>
> Seth Gustafsson
>
> "G.T." <ethant_at_pacificnet.net> wrote in message
> news:3B1120E2.575F84DB_at_pacificnet.net...
> > "Howard J. Rogers" wrote:
> > >
> > > I of course didn't notice that you are trying to get to the nomount
 stage in
> > > order to create a database in the first place. My apologies. Forget
 that
> > > stuff about checking permissions on your controlfiles, data files and
 redo
> > > logs, since they won't be there yet!! Do still check the pfile itself,
 of
> > > course.
> > >
> >
> > My permissions on the pfile look fine. I'm starting to think there is
> > something incompatible with the Solaris patches on the Blade and Oracle
> > 8.1.7. I have no problem installing 8.1.7 on a Solaris 2.6 E450.
> >
> > Thanks, Greg
> >
> > >
> > > "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3b10e429$1_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > > Out of left field, and I'm sure you Unix types wouldn't have allowed
 this
 to
> > > > happen, but I regularly generate 'end of file on communication
 channel'
> > > > errors on training courses by setting the permissions on the relevant
 files
> > > > incorrectly, so that the Oracle processes don't have rights to use
 them.
 I
> > > > of course fix this with a quick chmod 777 on the files in question,
 but
 Unix
> > > > users usually laugh at this point, so I guess there is a more
 intelligent
> > > > choice!!
> > > >
> > > > Since you get nothing after specifying the pfile, I'd check the
 ownership
> > > > and privileges on that. I'd also have a look at all your data files,
 redo
> > > > logs and controlfiles whilst you're at it.
> > > >
> > > > The trouble is, of course, that ORA-3113 covers a host of sins, and
 there's
> > > > no telling that this is (or isn't) one of them until you've checked.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > HJR
> > > > --
> > > > =============================!!=============================
> > > > The views expressed are my own only, and definitely NOT those of
 Oracle
> > > > Corporation
> > > > =============================!!=============================
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "G.T." <ethant_at_pacificnet.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:3B0FFB64.17D959F0_at_pacificnet.net...
> > > > > Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Yes, I've checked the above, I've rebooted, and my environment
 has
> > > > > > > ORACLE_SID, etc.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here is what happens when I run svrmgr:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > SVRMGR> connect internal
> > > > > > > Connected.
> > > > > > > SVRMGR> startup pfile =
> > > > > > >

 "/export/home0/u01/app/oracle/admin/records/pfile/initrecords.ora"
> > > > > > > ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I found one item on the web regarding Solaris 8 and Oracle 8.1.6
 where
> > > > > > > they advise to add a bunch of patches from Oracle but I assume
 those
> > > > > > > patches were already rolled into 8.1.7.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Usually the SID is limited to 4 characters.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm only familiar with 7.3 and up and all our SIDs are 6 or 7
> > > > > characters.
> > > > >
> > > > > > You also should verify you alert log in the directory pointe d to
 by
 the
> > > > > > background_dump_dest parameter.
> > > > > > In a typical install this is the
> > > > > > /export/home0/u01/app/oracle/admin/records/bdump
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > That directory exists but there is no alert log there.
> > > > >
> > > > > > One of the causes for 3113 is incorrect init.ora parameter, which
 results in
> > > > > > memory problems, which results in the instance not starting.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've got 384MB RAM and looking through my init.ora everything is set
 to
> > > > > a small implementation. Anything in particular I should look for?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA, Greg
 

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