Re: Oracle 8i and Windows 2000 Server

In article <ud0n76adasiscc_at_corp.supernews.com>, "Sybrand says...
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>"Shum" <shumnahal_at_telus.net> wrote in message
>news:E5Rz8.357$rS5.84170_at_news2.telusplanet.net...
>> Hi, I am new to this so please bare with me....
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>> I have installed Oracle 8i on a Windows 2000 Server Domain Controller.
>> Everytime I go to log in through Oracle SQL *Plus I get the following
>error:
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>> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
>> ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist.
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>> All help is greatly appreciated.!
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>Installing an Oracle database is a *bad* idea,
I think you may want to add the words "on a domain controller" here. We don't want to give people the idea that installing an Oracle database is a bad idea! ;)

> (as the domain controller is
>constantly polling with connected systems), but that doesn't need
>necessarily to be the reason for the ora-1034.
>Oracle needs to grab a piece of virtual memory known within Oracle as System
>Global Area. Without further info I can only assume
>a) you have set the init<sid>.ora parameters too high (above all
>shared_pool_size and db_block_buffers and java_pool_size)
>b) your system has insufficient RAM and/or incorrect pagefile settings.
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>You need to provide more detail if you want the group to help you out.
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>Hth
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>--
>Sybrand Bakker
>Senior Oracle DBA
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>to reply remove '-verwijderdit' from my e-mail address
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HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements; Received on Wed May 01 2002 - 21:14:45 CDT