Symptom
- Database dump fails with messages in Backup Server log and messages to console
- There are most likely other ways to get these types of shared memory errors, for example when starting ASE
- Backup Server log:
Backup Server: 4.139.2.82: [23] The 'shmget' call failed for database/archive device while working on stripe device '/dump/location/DB.dmp' with error number 22 (Invalid argument).
Refer to your operating system documentation for further details. Look for '<date time stamp> A11: SYBMULTBUF ERROR
- Console message where 'dump database' is run:
SYBMULTBUF ERROR: In basis_get_membufs, failed to create shared memory segment for I/O buffers. shmget call failed with system error=Invalid argument
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Environment
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
- Solaris OS
Product
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise all versions
Keywords
KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem
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