Monthly Archives: October 2011

EBS instance running out of processes

Problem:

EBS instance running out of processes. Need to increase the database PROCESSES initialization parameter.

Solution:

Change the PROCESSES init parameter in the pfile or scope=spfile. Then restart the database (using addbctl.sh, not using the database stop immediate/startup command as shown below).

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Updating To Latest CentOS Using yum

Problem: How do I update CentOS 5.3 to the latest version (CentOS 5.7)?

Solution:

As root user, issue the following commands:

yum makecache
yum update
yum upgrade kernel
yum install yum-utils
yum-complete-transaction
yum-complete-transaction --cleanup

Disabling sendmail from starting during bootup

Problem: The sendmail daemon takes long to start while CentOS is booting. How do I disable it from starting during bootup?

Solution:

Use the chkconfig command.

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Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM Error When Running dbua

Problem:

After installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86, sourced the 11gR2 environment and attempted to run dbua to upgrade the 11gR1 database. The following error occurred:

[applmgr@centos53server ~]$ dbua
#
# An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x9fdf64d4, pid=3662, tid=3086928080
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_17-b02 mixed mode)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [libnnz11.so+0x3c4d4]
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as hs_err_pid3662.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Aborted

 

Solution:

Apply patch p8670579_112010_LINUX.zip.

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