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Re: Sun /etc/system Best Practices

From: Joel Garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2004 15:46:48 -0700
Message-ID: <91884734.0408231446.303ba2fc@posting.google.com>


"Bob Jones" <email_at_me.not> wrote in message news:<tLaVc.2352$bQ.2065_at_newssvr24.news.prodigy.com>...
> "Mark Bole" <makbo_at_pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:wRSUc.4556$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.

How can Oracle know what other apps may have to say about the settings (or even whether you are going to have, say, multiple instances). This is a sysadmin function, not Oracle admin. Know when to switch hats!

jg

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