limit oracle memory

From: NetComrade <netcomradeNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:22:21 GMT
Message-ID: <o29k65pjpuidn4qcfccdf0s4d71jo5ocg5_at_4ax.com>

We had a server run out of memory the other day.

OS is RH 4.0

Unix admin is telling me OOS stuff should've killed it, but it obviously did not.

Is there a way to limit total memory used (not just individual processes) or SGA

Anyone has experience setting overcommit_memory params? http://www.miljan.org/main/2009/07/10/linux-memory-management/

thanks
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We run Oracle 9iR2,10gR2, 10g2RAC on RH4/RH5 and Solaris 10 (Sparc) We use RMAN and remote catalog for backups Received on Fri Jul 24 2009 - 16:22:21 CDT