I believe it is in the shmmax file. cd /proc/sys/kernel echo xxxxxxx > shmmax #where xxxxxxx is 1,5 x the RAM size in bytes. However it does noet hurt if you take a much higher number. It has no performance impact.
Greets, Filip On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 09:33, Michael Andrewes wrote: > Hi, > > I'm unfamiliar with the term semaphores in regards to my operating system > (redhat linux 7.3). > > I've googled and can see they are used for controlling concurrent access to > memory/resource, but am unfamiliar with how > To allocate more, or if it would actually assist my problem. > > > Could you please provide some more information? > > > Regards > Michael Andrewes > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brunzema, Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 3 June 2004 4:41 PM > To: 'Michael Andrewes'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: AW: SapDB 7.4 regular crash on backup > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Michael Andrewes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. Juni 2004 01:45 > > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Betreff: SapDB 7.4 regular crash on backup > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a problem with sapdb crashing on my regular incremental > > backups. This happens reguarly, at random intervals. > > > > If I then bring the db back online again, and run the backup script > > again, it works fine. > > > > The message in the knldiag is > > 2004-06-02 22:30:02 857 12821 TASKING Thread 857 starting > > 2004-06-02 22:30:02 30303 ERR 11277 IPC create_sem: > > semget error, No > > space left on device > > 2004-06-02 22:30:02 30303 ERR 11599 BTRACE ----> Emergency > > Stack Back > > Trace <---- > > > > > > Which would seem pretty self explanatory, except for the fact that the > > DB volumes are nowhere near full LOG volumes are nowhere near full > > Hi, > > I suppose your operating system runs out of semaphores. Can you configure it > to supply some more of them to the kernel? > > regards, Martin > > -- > MaxDB Discussion Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > MaxDB Discussion Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* * System Engineer, Verzekeringen NV * * www.verzekeringen.be * * Oostkaai 23 B-2170 Merksem * * 03/6416673 - 0477/340942 * *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
