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ront
Level 2
15 years ago

"Failed to Create Shared Memory" error when installing NBU in a Solaris 10 zone

I found this in a Symantec tech doc so it appears that it's supported: "Local zone support is limited to standard client, database agents, master server, disk media server". However during the instal...
  • Nicolai's avatar
    15 years ago
    I persume you run Solaris.  You may check the Netbackup installation guide - there are some required kernel tuneables regarding shared memory and Message Queue.

    This is a cut & past from the installation guide page 15:

    Message Queue parameters: It may be necessary to increase the system’s
    message queue resources to avoid having NetBackup daemons hang.
    For example, you may need to edit the /etc/system file to include or
    change the following parameters:

    set msgsys:msginfo_msgmap=512
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgmax=8192
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgmnb=65536
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgmni=256
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgssz=16
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgtql=512
    set msgsys:msginfo_msgseg=8192

    After editing the file, you must reboot the NetBackup server.
    ■     Semaphore parameters: You must allocate enough semaphores on UNIX
    systems, or errors may occur. System requirements vary, but the following
    changes to the /etc/system file should be sufficient for an average
    system:
    set semsys:seminfo_semmap=64
    set semsys:seminfo_semmni=1024
    set semsys:seminfo_semmns=1024
    set semsys:seminfo_semmnu=1024
    set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=300
    set semsys:seminfo_semopm=32
    set semsys:seminfo_semume=64

    After editing the file, you must reboot the NetBackup server.