Problem:
While installing Oracle Database 11gR2 on AIX 6.1, OUI reports that not enough swap space is available. Oracle Installer reports that the swap size is 4GB. It should be about 7.5GB.
Solution:
Increase swap space by using the ‘extendlv’ command.
# oslevel 6.1.0.0 # sysdumpdev -l primary /dev/lg_dumplv secondary /dev/sysdumpnull copy directory /var/adm/ras forced copy flag TRUE always allow dump FALSE dump compression ON type of dump traditional # mount node mounted mounted over vfs date options -------- --------------- --------------- ------ ------------ --------------- /dev/hd4 / jfs2 Feb 06 13:07 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/hd2 /usr jfs2 Feb 06 13:07 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/hd9var /var jfs2 Feb 06 13:07 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/hd3 /tmp jfs2 Feb 06 13:07 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/fwdump /var/adm/ras/platform jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/hd1 /home jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/hd11admin /admin jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /proc /proc procfs Feb 06 13:08 rw /dev/hd10opt /opt jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/livedump /var/adm/ras/livedump jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/installlv /install jfs2 Feb 06 13:08 rw,log=/dev/hd8 /dev/fnswlv /fnsw jfs2 Feb 06 13:48 rw,log=/dev/loglv00 /dev/dbhomelv /u01 jfs2 Feb 06 14:33 rw,log=/dev/loglv00 # lsps -a Page Space Physical Volume Volume Group Size %Used Active Auto Type Chksum hd6 hdisk0 rootvg 4096MB 1 yes yes lv 0 # pstat -s PAGE SPACE: USED PAGES FREE PAGES 2198 1046378 # extendlv 0516-602 extendlv: Logical volume name not entered. Usage: extendlv [-a IntraPolicy] [-e InterPolicy] [-m MapFile] [-s Strict] [-u UpperBound] LVname NumberOfLPs [PVname...] Extends the size of a logical volume. # extendlv hd6 4G # lsps -a Page Space Physical Volume Volume Group Size %Used Active Auto Type Chksum hd6 hdisk0 rootvg 8192MB 1 yes yes lv 0
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