Installations on SUN Solaris 2.6 OS

[dwbeau...@hotmail.com]

Hello,

I'm trying to install database objects for an Oracle 7.3.4.0.1 Enterprise
server on my SUN Ultra10 box running Solaris 2.6. I have, in the past,
installed this server on a SUN SPARC station running 2.5. OS. When I try to
install and create a nearly identical database on the Ultra10, the installer
fails to create database objects. The crdb<sid>.lst spool file from the
output the attempted execution of the crdb<sid>.sql script lists the
following errors: ORA-07331: smsnsg: unable to allocate the variable portion
of the SGA Additional information: 4 create database "orac" * ORA-01034:
ORACLE not available Disconnected.

Any ideas? I've tried installing new product software only, and running a
second installer session to create database objects. The same errors were
found. Could this be a SUN Solaris 2.6 compatibility problem?

Daryl Beauregard
GIS Technician and DBA
B.C. Forest Service Smithers.
Canada

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[John D Groenveld]

Have you made the changes to /etc/system as described in the installation
guide?
John
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[Joel Garry]

On Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:38:48 GMT, dwbeau...@hotmail.com <dwbeau...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to install database objects for an Oracle 7.3.4.0.1 Enterprise
>server on my SUN Ultra10 box running Solaris 2.6. I have, in the past,
>installed this server on a SUN SPARC station running 2.5. OS. When I try to
>install and create a nearly identical database on the Ultra10, the installer
>fails to create database objects. The crdb<sid>.lst spool file from the
>output the attempted execution of the crdb<sid>.sql script lists the
>following errors: ORA-07331: smsnsg: unable to allocate the variable portion
>of the SGA Additional information: 4 create database "orac" * ORA-01034:
>ORACLE not available Disconnected.

The usual problem is an improperly exported $ORACLE_HOME. Beyond that,
kernel tuning problems or forgetting to start the db. Then, forgotten
Sun patches (see 105181-06) or ISM problem (you may have to set USE_ISM=false
in init.ora). Then, leftover crud from previous messed up installs (check
ipcs to be sure you haven't used up all shared memory). See the white papers
on MetaLink for more info on shared memory and semaphores.

I've given up on installing and creating at the same time. I just create
with scripts.

>
>Any ideas? I've tried installing new product software only, and running a
>second installer session to create database objects. The same errors were
>found. Could this be a SUN Solaris 2.6 compatibility problem?
>
>Daryl Beauregard
>GIS Technician and DBA
>B.C. Forest Service Smithers.
>Canada
>
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[Jason Archambeau]

Hey,

The problem might be with your Shared memory segments under Solaris 2.x

Ther file /etc/system must be configured properly. See you UNIX or Solaris
specific documentation for details. You MUST reboot your server prior to
running the Oracle Installer or it will not work.

Jason Archambeau