3059918 - ASE does not start due to message "The 'number of devices' specified in your config file is not high enough" - SAP ASE

• ASE startup terminates with messages including:

Virtual device X started using asynchronous (with DIRECTIO) i/o
The 'number of devices' specified in your config file is not high enough. It must not be less than the actual number of devices, which is '16'.
ueshutdown: exiting

• The same issue can also result in error 840 being reported on one or more devices:

Error: 840, Severity: 17, State: 2
Device 'sysprocsdev' (with physical name 'C:\sybase\data\sysprocs.dat', and virtual device number 1) has not been correctly activated at startup time.

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

ASE configuration error, number of devices, startup issue, virtual device error, error 840, config file edit, device activation error, physical name error, virtual device number, asynchronous I/O error, DIRECTIO issue, server configuration mismatch, device allocation failure , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem