RE: Oracle 8i installation problem

[JOE TESTA]

why is the directory/filename for pfile in quotes?   joe   >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/18/01 10:21AM >>> David, As I had mentioned, the dbassist utility fails in the 3rd step at 82%. At this point, it gives the error "Oracle not Available" and the only option that I had was to Ignore & Abort. I clicked on Ignore for a longtime. Later I found from the web that the semmsl & semmns values were too less and increased to 160 & 310 respectively. I rebooted and restarted the dbassist utility and it went thru all the 4 steps successfully. Assuming now I can work on the DB, I tried starting the Database with svrmgrl SVRMGRL> CONNECT INTERNAL SVRMGRL> startup pfile = "export/home/oracle/admin/FRAME/initFRAME.ora". The error that I got is ORA-07217:sltln - Environment Variable cannot be evaluated. I dont know what this error means or where to look for the error. Thanks, gopi P.S : Is there a way I can copy the solaris files onto a DOS floppy. I work in the US. --- Lord David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pankaj > > Just in case - you did reboot after changing > /etc/system didn't you? > > Regards > David Lord > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: 18 June 2001 00:45 > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Hi Riyaj, > > It fails in the DB Assist step, I dont have to retry > > the entire installation from scratch. I just have to > > run the dbassist utility once again. > > If you notice, in the dbassist utility process there > are 4 steps. > [1] Creating and Starting Oracle instance > [2] Copying DB files > [3] Initializing DB > [4] DB Creation complete > > And it fails immediately after reaching (80%) the > 3rd > step. It displays a message saying "Oracle not > available". I have to either Ignore it or Abort it. > It > > does not help with either choice. > > Here are the env variables, incase if u need them. > > ORACLE_BASE=/export/home/oracle > ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/oracle8i > PATH=$PATH:ORACLE_HOME/bin > ORACLE_SID=EDM > > the loginid with which I login is oracle. > > I'm not at my PC now. I shall take a look at the log > files and let u know. > > Thanks, > gopi > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Pankaj > >         Always try to keep the shmmax value around > > 80% to 90% of the > > available physical memory. So your setting for > > shmmax would be > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=209715200 > >         You said it failed ? What failed ? > Software > > installation, Database > > creation ? If your database creation failed, then > > look under > > $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log directories. > > > > Thanks > > Riyaj "Re-yas" Shamsudeen > > Certified Oracle DBA > > i2 technologies   www.i2.com > > > > > > > > > > Rajesh Dayal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 06/17/01 02:25 AM > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > >  > >         To:     Multiple recipients of list > ORACLE-L > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >         cc: > >         Subject:        RE: Oracle 8i installation > > problem > > > > > > You have to increase this value..... > > The default value would be too small. I'm not > > aware of default on solaris, but on TRU64 it's > > somewhere around 45 MB ( don't remember > exactly)... > > So just increase this value to 1-2 GB and try > > once more, this should succeed. > > > > Rajesh > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Kumar > > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 10:55 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Hi Rajesh, > > > > Thanks for the info. I was not aware what shmmax > > value > > was, though, I knew it is related to memory. > > > > I had even left the /etc/system file unchanged > > during > > my 2nd installation attempt (I had copied system > to > > system.org) and tried. But it fails there too. > > > > Thanks, > > gopi > > > > > > --- Rajesh Dayal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Pankaj, > > >                With 256 MB RAM, you may not be > > able to set > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295 > > > > > >                Try setting it to lower values > 1-2 > > GB, It should > > > resolve the issue. Of course it shdn't have any > > > impact on > > > Oracle's functioning ( If you have just 256 MB, > > you > > > can't > > > allocate 4 GB to one single Mem Segment > right??). > > > > > > HTH, > > > Rajesh > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Kumar > > > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 8:40 AM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Before I explain what I did, here is the system > > > configuration details : > > > > > > Hardware : > > > CPU : Intel Pentium III 500 Mhz > > > RAM : 256MB > > > HDD : 15GB > > > > > > Software : > > > OS : Solaris 8 for Intel > > > Oracle : Oracle 8.1.7 Rel 3 > > > > > > I first changed the /etc/system file by adding > > these > > > entries as it is given in the install.htm file. > > But > > > it > > > > > > failed. > > > > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295 > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1 > > > set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100 > > > set shmsys:shminfo_sshmseg=10 > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmni=100 > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=100 > > > set semsys:seminfo_semmns=200 > > > set semsys:seminfo_semopm=100 > > > set semsys:seminfo_semvmx=100 > > > > > > I tried it for the second time by using the > > original > > > system generated file (the default) and it fails > > > even > > > then. I suppose it is due to the shm parameters > in > > > > > the /etc/system file. > > > > > > Does anyone know what combination of shm > > parameters > > > to > > > > > > use with my HW configuration ? > > > > > > Is it possible to copy these files onto a floppy > > > with > > > DOS format from Solaris. This way, I Can email > you > > > the > > > > > > files atleast. > > > > > > I know that my Solaris skills are pretty bad. > I'm > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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