Re: Paging space filling up AIX

Can you tell me how to enamble memory load control? You are right the server did run out of the paging space. Would codsider increasing paging space as the best solution?

Thank you

-Marcel  

"Jeff Jackson" <nospam_at_nospam.com> wrote in message news:<7qWdnegPOvu_8-ndRVn_vQ_at_giganews.com>...
> Next time, have the SA induce a system dump. Take that dump, run it through
> crash(1m) and get a process listing at time of dump.
>
> Use that listing to confirm the BIG memory/paging space users at the time.
>
> Enable Memory Load Control so you'll not lose access to the server.
>
> Sounds to me like your system ran out of paging space.
>
> -Kevin
>
> "DBA" <marcelmix_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3607af43.0404061304.4c4e749f_at_posting.google.com...
> > I have 10 oracle instances runnig on IBM AIX 5.1 P6000 server that has
> > 8GB of RAM and 4GB of Swap. Last weekend the server became
> > inaccessible all the services were halted and we had to restart it.
> > We suspct that it was excesive paging that caused the problem.
> > How can we prevent it from happening again.
> >
> > Thank you
Received on Thu Apr 08 2004 - 14:53:30 CDT