Re: Sun /etc/system Best Practices

"Mark Bole" <makbo_at_pacbell.net> wrote in message news:wRSUc.4556$QJ3.2096_at_newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> Michael wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > After reading the Oracle 8.17 Sun Sparc 64-bit install docs I am still
> > uncertain as to the ALL the required entries and best values.
> >
> > Can anyone share the values you use for your Sun Solaris 8 /etc/system
> > file?
> >
> > Your comments on why you chose them would be invaluable too. :-)
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
>
> Check the release notes that came with your Oracle installation, and the
> OS-specific docs. You say you did, so I guess what you see is what you
> get. ;-)
>
> Here's an example. Does 64-bit have any effect on these settings vs.
> 32-bit? No warranty expressed or implied.
>
> set semsys:seminfo_semmni=128
> set semsys:seminfo_semmns=2000
> set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=256
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=128
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=256
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=10
>
> Isn't Unix a pain? :-) The Linux flavor uses a significantly different
> way to specify the same info.
>
> -Mark Bole
>
>

This has nothing to do with UNIX being a pain. Oracle could have automated this step long time ago. I hope it is no longer necessary in 10g. Received on Thu Aug 19 2004 - 18:31:37 CDT