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3496404 - SAP on Linux does not start: "invalid argument ES/SHM_MAX_SHARED_SEGS=x. Valid range is 1 ... xx"

Symptom

When trying to start an ABAP instance running on Linux, the "dev_disp.new" trace files shows entries similar to the ones below.

*** ERROR => SHM2_EsInit: invalid argument ES/SHM_MAX_SHARED_SEGS=x. Valid range is 1 ... 1d [esuxshm2.c   1454]
*** ERROR => DpEmInit: EmInit failed (1) [dpInit.c     1735]
*** ERROR => DpMemInit: DpEmInit (-1) [dpInit.c     1598]
*** DP_FATAL_ERROR => DpSapEnvInit: DpMemInit
*** DISPATCHER EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN ***


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Environment

  • ABAP Platform based products
  • SAP NetWeaver ABAP based products
  • SAP running on Linux

Product

ABAP platform all versions ; SAP NetWeaver all versions

Keywords

SHM2_EsInit, ES/SHM_MAX_SHARED_SEGS, Linux, SHM_SEGS , KBA , BC-CST-MM , Memory Management , BC-CST , Client/Server Technology , BC-OP-LNX , Linux , Problem

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