Kbase P56425: SYSTEM ERROR: Unable to extend database within area . (8897) due to ulimit parameter
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
9/23/2010 |
|
Status: Verified
SYMPTOM(s):
Database goes down with 8897 error
SYSTEM ERROR: Unable to extend database within area <pareaName>. (8897)
SYSTEM ERROR: Unable to extend database within area Schema Area. (8897)
FACT(s) (Environment):
UNIX
Progress/OpenEdge Product Family
CAUSE:
Ulimit is not 2 GB and therefore extent could not grow beyond Operating System File Size Limit.
FIX:
Increase ulimit parameter to be 2 GB.
To display hard and soft limits for your system issue the following command:
$ ulimit -aHS
Sample output:
time(seconds) unlimited:unlimited
file(blocks) unlimited:unlimited
data(kbytes) unlimited:16384
stack(kbytes) unlimited:unlimited
coredump(blocks) 32768:32768
nofiles(descriptors) 512:400
memory(kbytes) unlimited:unlimited