Very Computer

I'm running Solaris 2.3 on a Sparc 10 multiprocessor machine.  I need
to be able to increase the number of shared memory segments in order
to run a multithreaded application (the system default is 6).  Does
anyone know how to do this?  I understand I have to edit the /etc/system
file, but I don't know the command, and the man pages aren't very
helpful.  Pointers to useful books covering this and similar subjects
would also be appreciated.

Mike

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 >I'm running Solaris 2.3 on a Sparc 10 multiprocessor machine.  I need
 >to be able to increase the number of shared memory segments in order
 >to run a multithreaded application (the system default is 6).  Does
 >anyone know how to do this?  I understand I have to edit the /etc/system
 >file, but I don't know the command, and the man pages aren't very
 >helpful.  Pointers to useful books covering this and similar subjects
 >would also be appreciated.

This is covered in the system docs, in the security and tuning manual.
I just had to figure this out for a client a couple of weeks ago.

 >Mike

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Quote:> I'm running Solaris 2.3 on a Sparc 10 multiprocessor machine.  I need
> to be able to increase the number of shared memory segments in order
> to run a multithreaded application (the system default is 6).  Does

 We use the foloowing in /etc/system for our Oracle databases, which require
more and many shared memory segments...

set maxusers = 64

forceload: sys/shmsys
forceload: sys/semsys
forceload: sys/msgsys

set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=51200000
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=512
set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=150
set semsys:seminfo_semmap=350
set semsys:seminfo_semmni=350
set semsys:seminfo_semmns=1000
set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=700
set semsys:seminfo_semume=100

* keep fsflush from hogging a CPU
set autoup=240

* other misc settings
set tr:tr_nbufs=256
set nfs:nfs_do_symlink_cache = 0

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