Re: ORA-07337

Alberto Lozano wrote:
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> Gentlemen:
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> I am in installing Oracle RDBMS Ver 7.1.4.1.1 under ULTRIX ver 4.4
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> I use "orainst" to install the software. ===> No problem here
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> I also use "orainst" to create database objects. ===> Problem here
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> Now while doing the later I get in my install.log file the following error:
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> ORA-07337 - smsmat: shmat error, unable to attach sga
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> ULTRIX error: 24 too many open files.
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> I also get this error from sqldba and as I do a:
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> STARTUP NOMOUNT PFILE=INIT.ORA.
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> I installed the ULTRIX operating system.
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> The INI.ORA is using the defaults for a SMALL database.
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> When I issue the unix command ipcs -a it shows no shared memory, no semaphores.
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> This looks like one of the kernel parameters is not right.
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> We have over 96 MGBTS of physical Ram memory. Nothing else is running in this machine
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> HELP PLEASE
You did not followed the pre-installation steps properly. Increase the value for the Semaphores and then run the script (orainst).

Note: After changing the kernel parameters (semaphores etc.) and recompiling the kernel you have to reboot the whole system.

Also check the envirnoment variables.

There for help....

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