I've installed successfully on a box with less memory than that. Doesn't
perform very well, but it will install. ;)
--
HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
Pete
Author of "Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration Exam Cram"
Currently writing the "Oracle9i New Features for Administrators Exam Cram"
"Controlling developers is like herding cats."
Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook
"Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!"
Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA
"s.kapitza" <skapitza_at_volcanomail.com> wrote in message
news:26703915.0112210023.24e850c4_at_posting.google.com...
> hi,
>
> sorry but i havent any much knowlege on Solaris,
> but it seems to me that 256Meg maybe to small.
> as far as i know 9i requires 512M.
> check your init.ora for your sga/buffer
> to reduce memory consumtion.
> free memory on your box ?
>
> greeting stefan.k
>
>
> cgrammes_at_gmx.net (Carsten Grammes) wrote in message
news:<3c21ada3.664841912_at_news.cis.dfn.de>...
> > Hello world,
> >
> > I try to install Oracle 9i (32bit version) on Solaris 7 (Ultra Sparc
> > 10 with 256MB RAM). The SW installation process ran up to the stage
> > where the database is created and then hangs at 50% while creating the
> > database. I tried to do it manually afterwards using dbca with the
> > same result. The oracle process "oracle<dbname>" consumes up to 100%
> > CPU without any visible file I/O. I waited one night but it seems an
> > endless loop.
> >
> > So far no other errors (semaphores, shared memory etc).
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Carsten.
> >
> > ---
> > I want to die peacefully in sleep like my grandfather.
> > Not screaming in terror like his passengers!
Received on Fri Dec 21 2001 - 09:58:43 CST
