Re: TNS-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server process

From: <shweta.kaparwan_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:29:33 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <acbae00f-6eb2-4bc1-a3bb-8aa62d355da5_at_i18g2000prf.googlegroups.com>

On Jan 8, 1:59 pm, Steve Howard <stevedhow..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 8, 8:57 am, shweta.kapar..._at_googlemail.com wrote:
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> > Hi All
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> > We are badly being hit by the following error:
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> > 08-JAN-2009 12:43:05 * (connect_data=(server=dedicated)
> > (service_name=XX)(INSTANCE_ROLE=primary)(failover_mode=(type=session)
> > (method=basic)(backup=YY)(retries=180)(delay=5))(CID=(PROGRAM=oracle)
> > (HOST=ZZ)(USER=oracle))(INSTANCE_NAME=AAAA)) * (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)
> > (HOST=<IP>)(PORT=<PORT>)) * establish * BB * 12500
> > TNS-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server process
> >  TNS-12540: TNS:internal limit restriction exceeded
> >   TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
> >    TNS-00510: Internal limit restriction exceeded
> >     HPUX Error: 11: Resource temporarily unavailable
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> > This is repeating at the following interval. ( as a sample.).. It is
> > intermittent.
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> > Start                    End
> > 08/01/2009 12:40:03     08/01/2009 12:40:13
> > 08/01/2009 12:41:03     08/01/2009 12:41:04
> > 08/01/2009 12:42:04     08/01/2009 12:42:04
> > 08/01/2009 12:43:04     08/01/2009 12:43:04
> > 08/01/2009 12:43:05     08/01/2009 12:43:05
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> > In between above intervals connections are successful
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> > We are using "dedicated Server" connection.
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> > CPU /Mem utlisation is normal. No change seen in the pattern.
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> > Regards
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> > Shweta.
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> Hi Shweta,
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> How do your OS kernel parameter limits look, i.e. open files, max
> processes, etc.?
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> Regards,
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> Steve- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Hi Steve

We have 05 databases running in Host -A

I have taken below o/p from 1st database. We ra facing this issue in all the databases almost at the same time.

SQL>select * from v$resource_limit;

RESOURCE_NAME                  CURRENT_UTILIZATION MAX_UTILIZATION

INITIAL_AL LIMIT_VALU

------------------------------ ------------------- ---------------
---------- ----------
processes                                      135
256       1000       1000
sessions                                       134
252       1105       1105
enqueue_locks                                   72
361      14154      14154
enqueue_resources                               72
72      50000  UNLIMITED
ges_procs                                      133
253       1001       1001
ges_ress                                     37791
50079      90367  UNLIMITED
ges_locks                                    28140
42011      96306  UNLIMITED
ges_cache_ress                                5361
8522          0  UNLIMITED
ges_reg_msgs                                   222
250       2230  UNLIMITED
ges_big_msgs                                    17
28       2230  UNLIMITED
ges_rsv_msgs                                     0
0       1000       1000
gcs_resources                                72634           81356
122432     122432
gcs_shadows                                  26643
26663      67337      67337
dml_locks                                        0
36       1024  UNLIMITED
temporary_table_locks                            0               2
UNLIMITED  UNLIMITED
transactions                                    14
66       1215  UNLIMITED
branches                                         2
28       1215  UNLIMITED
cmtcallbk                                        4
29       1215  UNLIMITED
sort_segment_locks                             134             137
UNLIMITED  UNLIMITED
max_rollback_segments                           11
11        244        244
max_shared_servers                               1
1         20         20
parallel_max_servers                             4
121        241        241

22 rows selected.

Thanks. Received on Thu Jan 08 2009 - 08:29:33 CST