Samir, Does ulimit -a indicate anything? From my Solaris 8 system:
$ ulimit -a time(seconds) unlimited file(blocks) unlimited data(kbytes) unlimited stack(kbytes) 8192 coredump(blocks) unlimited nofiles(descriptors) 256 vmemory(kbytes) unlimited Also look at '/etc/sysdef': * * Process Resource Limit Tunables (Current:Maximum) * Infinity:Infinity cpu time Infinity:Infinity file size Infinity:Infinity heap size 0x0000000000800000:Infinity stack size Infinity:Infinity core file size 0x0000000000000100:0x0000000000000400 file descriptors Infinity:Infinity mapped memory Hth, John Kanagaraj Oracle Applications DBA DB Soft Inc Work : (408) 970 7002 Listen to great, commercial-free christian music 24x7x365 at http://www.klove.com ** The opinions and facts contained in this message are entirely mine and do not reflect those of my employer or customers ** >-----Original Message----- >From: SARKAR, Samir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 3:59 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >Subject: ORA-4030 Out of Process Memory > > >Hi All, > >This is 8.1.6.3 (32-bit) on Solaris 8. We have been trying to run a >transaction on the database >and it is throwing up ORA-4030. The process is indeed a big >process and we r >getting this >error only while running a particular transaction. On running >'maxmem', we >get the following : > > Memory starts at: 137992 ( 21b08) > Memory ends at: 2147483647 (7fffffff) > Memory available: 2147345655 (7ffde4f7) > >Can anybody help me finding out how to increase the Memory >available to more >than 2 Gig ?? I think >that this memory limitation is why my process is dying when >its grown to >circa 2 Gig. Also, do I need to >increase the swap space and bounce the server ?? My swap info >is as under : > > swapfile dev swaplo blocks free >/dev/vx/dsk/swapvol 239,8 16 16774704 16774704 >/dev/vx/dsk/rootdg/v_swap 239,6 16 34815984 34815984 > >Any other checks/inputs on this will be highly appreciated as this is a >production database and I have >an impatient client. > >Thanks, >Samir > >Samir Sarkar >Oracle DBA >SchlumbergerSema >Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Phone : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6028 >EPABX : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6418 Ext. 76028 >Fax : +44 (0) 115 - 957 6018 > > > >_________________________________________________________ >This email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the >individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions >presented are >solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of >SchlumbergerSema. >If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you >have received >this email in error and that any use, dissemination, >forwarding, printing, >or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. > >If you have received this email in error please notify the >SchlumbergerSema Helpdesk by telephone on +44 (0) 121 627 5600. >_________________________________________________________ > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com >-- >Author: SARKAR, Samir > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 >San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: John Kanagaraj INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).