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1959916 - ASE fails to boot raising error 'os_create_region can't allocate' - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • Why does Adaptive Server Enterprise fail to boot and raise os_create_region / shared memory errors
  • ASE log shows an error sequence with messages including :

    kernel: os_create_region can't allocate xxx
    kbcreate: couldn't create kernel region
    kistartup: could not create shared memory

  • Depending on the OS and circumstances, additonal (OS related) messages may be printed.
    Examples of such messages are :

    • os_create_region: shmget (0xxxxxxx): No space left on device
    • os_get_shmid: write to $SYBASE/ASE-XX_0/<Instace_name>.krg failed: No space left on device
    • os_create_region: shmat(-1): Invalid argument
    • Attach failed with 0. Retrying with NULL address
    • Attempt to attach shared memory (id -1) at address (nil), with flags 0 failed
    • Cannot attach shared memory : error = 22 (Invalid argument)
    • kernel WARNING: shared memory segment is being held by another application
    • kernel FATAL: shared memory region is being held at xxx bytes but yyy bytes are required


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) any version
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Business Suite

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise all versions ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise all versions

Keywords

"Could not create shared memory"  , shget, shmat, SHMMAX,  kbcreate, kistartup, shared memory, segments, abnormal exit, removed, deleted, ipcs, ipcrm, amount of memory in use, allocate max shared memory, fragmented memory , , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , BC-DB-SYB , Business Suite on Adaptive Server Enterprise , Problem

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