On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 10:47:06AM +0200, Yildiz, Murat wrote: > > > Hi , > I have searched the maillist archive but found nothing. > Where can I find documentation about kernel parameters?Especially for those > under /proc/sys/fs , vm and kernel. > What I want to do is , lowering the filesystem cache rate, so the Oracle > Databases (over 20 instances) may allocate more memory.I have the feeling > the OS doesn't give back cached memory back when asked, because I am getting > memory errors from Oracle.
What memory errors are you getting? (I'm not sure about the "feeling"; it seems a bit unsubstantiated.) Oracle likes to keep the SGA in memory, and uses lots of shared memory and a couple of semaphores to accomodate that. Check the oracle install guide - you should find references to modifying /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax /proc/sys/kernel/sem On most systems, this is not a problem, but for a highly-tuned production database (or a single box with lots of databases) it can get a little tight. -- Karl E. Jørgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: ..you could spend *all day* customizing the title bar. Believe me. I speak from experience. -- Matt Welsh
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