What Is Shmmni in Linux?
Contents What Is Shmmax and Shmmni? Shmmax and Shmall Are Two Key Shared Memory Parameters That Directly Impact’s the Way by Which Oracle Creates an Sga...
What is Shmmax and Shmmni?
SHMMAX and SHMALL are two key shared memory parameters that directly impact’s the way by which Oracle creates an SGA. Shared memory is nothing but part of Unix IPC System (Inter Process Communication) maintained by kernel where multiple processes share a single chunk of memory to communicate with each other.
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What is Shmmni kernel parameter?
This parameter sets the system wide maximum number of shared memory segments. Oracle recommends SHMMNI to be at least 4096 for Oracle 10g. For Oracle 9i on x86 the recommended minimum setting is lower.
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