Increasing shared pool in v7.3.4 hpux 10.20

From: WKT <wtrimble_at_charter.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:24:56 -0400
Message-ID: <vgmh5o2idc3v24@corp.supernews.com>

I recently tried to increase our shared pool from 64MB to 80 MB and got an error when trying to start the instance. After resetting it back to the original size, it started normally. Was there a limit to shared pool size in Oracle 7.3.4? I know that this is an old version - we're in the process of upgrading.

The scenario:

Oracle7 Server Release 7.3.4.0.0 - Production PL/SQL Release 2.3.4.0.0 - Production

SVRMGR> connect internal
Connected to an idle instance.
SVRMGR> startup
ORA-05902: Message 5902 not found; product=RDBMS; facility=ORA Additional information: 4 <<Now reset the shared_pool_size variable >> SVRMGR> startup
ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area     133625440 bytes
Fixed Size                       38984 bytes
Variable Size                 67845656 bytes
Database Buffers              65536000 bytes
Redo Buffers                    204800 bytes

Database mounted.
Database opened.
SVRMGR> Received on Tue Jul 08 2003 - 17:24:56 CDT