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help for Novell 3.12 setting(short term memory)! 3
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At the console, you can type in the appropriate command. I'd also add the line to your startup.ncf file so that when you reboot, it automatically configures the memory. Here is the command:
set maximum alloc short term memory = x
Let x be the value you need, the default I think is 8MB. I needed more, so I made mine go up to 9MB like this:
set maximum alloc short term memory = 9000000
Good Luck.
Iolair MacWalter
set maximum alloc short term memory = x
Let x be the value you need, the default I think is 8MB. I needed more, so I made mine go up to 9MB like this:
set maximum alloc short term memory = 9000000
Good Luck.
Iolair MacWalter
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Thanks your reply!
Here are STARTUPNCF & AUTOEXEC.NCF FILS in my NW3.12 setting
STARTUP.NCF
Set maximum Alloc Short term Memory = 33554432
Set minimun Packet receive Buffers = 500
Set Reserved Buffers Below 16 meg = 300
AUTOEXEC.NCF
Set Maximum Record locks per connection = 5000
Set minimum Directory Cache buffers = 50
Set Maximum Alloc short term memory = 16777216
Set Maximum Packet Receive Buffers = 2000
Set Maximum Physical Receive Packet Size = 24682
And also My NW3.12 server setting:
Memroy 1GB Hard drive 18GB
I appreciated!
Here are STARTUPNCF & AUTOEXEC.NCF FILS in my NW3.12 setting
STARTUP.NCF
Set maximum Alloc Short term Memory = 33554432
Set minimun Packet receive Buffers = 500
Set Reserved Buffers Below 16 meg = 300
AUTOEXEC.NCF
Set Maximum Record locks per connection = 5000
Set minimum Directory Cache buffers = 50
Set Maximum Alloc short term memory = 16777216
Set Maximum Packet Receive Buffers = 2000
Set Maximum Physical Receive Packet Size = 24682
And also My NW3.12 server setting:
Memroy 1GB Hard drive 18GB
I appreciated!
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JockMullin
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Hi, Poolgun
Hard to imagine the app is really requesting that much short term memory from the server. It could be a problem with the application program itself.
I suspect you nay not be getting anything near that max amount. The set command limits the max amount that can be allocated to short term memory, but it won't have any effect if that amount is not available.
Have you looked at the actual memory allocation on the server using monitor (LOAD MONITOR at the console prompt).
Possibly all your memory has not been recognized by the OS. This can happen if your server.exe has not been patched. Or, memory may be allocated elsewhere (caching FAT, lots of resident programs etc).
Jock
Hard to imagine the app is really requesting that much short term memory from the server. It could be a problem with the application program itself.
I suspect you nay not be getting anything near that max amount. The set command limits the max amount that can be allocated to short term memory, but it won't have any effect if that amount is not available.
Have you looked at the actual memory allocation on the server using monitor (LOAD MONITOR at the console prompt).
Possibly all your memory has not been recognized by the OS. This can happen if your server.exe has not been patched. Or, memory may be allocated elsewhere (caching FAT, lots of resident programs etc).
Jock
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marvhuffaker
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Maybe the question to ask would be this.. What module is requesting the memory? And I assume it's the same module that shows the error?
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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OK, I got infor from my server!
Here is on screen:
Permanent Momory Pool: 1,046,416 Bytes
Alloc Memory Pool: 6,011,128 Bytes
Cache Buffers: 1,050,567,936 Bytes
Cache movable Memory : 3,028,608 Bytes
Cache No-Movable Memory: 11,493,504, Bytes
Total Server Work Memory: 1,072,147,592 Bytes
Any suggestion of my setting??
Thnx!
Danny
Here is on screen:
Permanent Momory Pool: 1,046,416 Bytes
Alloc Memory Pool: 6,011,128 Bytes
Cache Buffers: 1,050,567,936 Bytes
Cache movable Memory : 3,028,608 Bytes
Cache No-Movable Memory: 11,493,504, Bytes
Total Server Work Memory: 1,072,147,592 Bytes
Any suggestion of my setting??
Thnx!
Danny
marvhuffaker
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That's not what I mean. What is trying to load when you see the errors. Surely if you know there is a problem, you are seeing some kind of error.. Something like this (below) should be on your console screen when the problem occurs. You can't troubleshoot something if you don't know what it is.
6.03.2005 20.06.11 : SERVER-5.70-0 [nmID=2000A]
Short term memory allocator is out of memory.
1 attempts to get more memory failed.
request size in bytes 1426072748 from Module BADMODULE.NLM
(Note that this error is from a newer server so it may display differently on NW3.12)
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
6.03.2005 20.06.11 : SERVER-5.70-0 [nmID=2000A]
Short term memory allocator is out of memory.
1 attempts to get more memory failed.
request size in bytes 1426072748 from Module BADMODULE.NLM
(Note that this error is from a newer server so it may display differently on NW3.12)
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
JockMullin
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Hi, Danny
That answers my question - yes you have the memory registered OK.
So now you have to figure out what is requesting the memory and how much, which is the path Marv is quite rightly pointing you towards.
Something is requesting a lot of short term memory and to move onward with the diagnosis it is necessary to find out what is requesting it and how much.
Jock
That answers my question - yes you have the memory registered OK.
So now you have to figure out what is requesting the memory and how much, which is the path Marv is quite rightly pointing you towards.
Something is requesting a lot of short term memory and to move onward with the diagnosis it is necessary to find out what is requesting it and how much.
Jock
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The error msg is:
Short term memory allocator is out of memory.
1 attempts to get more memory failed.
It does show the module name or number.
Actualy I have a big accounting system (Solomon IV) runnig on this server. when I make database intergrity check, then error msg pop up and failed!
I have no idea about how much short term memory it needs.
I appreciated you both help!
Danny
Short term memory allocator is out of memory.
1 attempts to get more memory failed.
It does show the module name or number.
Actualy I have a big accounting system (Solomon IV) runnig on this server. when I make database intergrity check, then error msg pop up and failed!
I have no idea about how much short term memory it needs.
I appreciated you both help!
Danny
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marvhuffaker
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JockMullin
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Hi, Danny
It sounds to me like Solomon IV is requesting a lot of memory when trying to run the database integrity check. It would seem to be a problem with that function of the application. I speculate it may be related to database corruption which is causing it to allocate way more short term memory than it should (possibly looping).
I think you are going to have to get support on Solomon IV to get the problem resolved. I think Solomon used to be known as Great Plains Accounting, but then it was bought by Microsoft. Consequently you may have difficulty getting it supported under Novell.
If you have a backup of the database, maybe you can back up the current one, and then restore from your backup and see if the problem occurs when running on that one.
However, this is probably not problem with Novell, assuming the application was running OK in the past.
I did a quick search and found a good link which has a number of URLs for resources supporting Solomon:
Jock
It sounds to me like Solomon IV is requesting a lot of memory when trying to run the database integrity check. It would seem to be a problem with that function of the application. I speculate it may be related to database corruption which is causing it to allocate way more short term memory than it should (possibly looping).
I think you are going to have to get support on Solomon IV to get the problem resolved. I think Solomon used to be known as Great Plains Accounting, but then it was bought by Microsoft. Consequently you may have difficulty getting it supported under Novell.
If you have a backup of the database, maybe you can back up the current one, and then restore from your backup and see if the problem occurs when running on that one.
However, this is probably not problem with Novell, assuming the application was running OK in the past.
I did a quick search and found a good link which has a number of URLs for resources supporting Solomon:
Jock
JockMullin
MIS
Hi again
Just tried the link in my prev post and at the moment it is not working. Retrieved it from my cache, and here is the text of the post. Hope this helps:
Quote:
Expert:Linda Saltz, CPA, QBalance.com
Date:4/13/2004
Subject:Solomon Accounting
Question
I'm an IT consultant who recently took over a small firm's IT needs. I built them a new server, got new workstations, etc., and installed QuickBooks Premier Small Contractor's Edition. However, they have Solmon Accounting version 2.0c on their old server which is accessed by one of the old workstations for legacy data. I would like to port this to new server and access with new workstations. I copied all Solomon server files to new server and client files to new workstation but am unable to get it work. I need to locate someone who knows what the installation and connection issues are for this old product. My client is willing to pay for their time to work with me. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Answer
Hi Bruce,
I don't have the experience with Solomon to help you with this. But you might try posting this question to one of the user's groups on the internet.
I did a search and came up with the following installers, but I do not have personal experience with their services:
Yahoo has a several users group
A Solomon Certified professional group: Which may have individuals who are knowledgeable and willing to assist for a fee.
A solomon users group
You might ask these individuals for a recommendation of the computer people they use.
This is a more active users group with 127 members
Hope this helps,
Linda Saltz, CPA
We sell Quickbooks software, QuickBooks checks and supplies and provide QuickBooks support (USA based, from CPAs and Certified QuickBook Advisors). You get a dedicated support individual who will knows your set-up and industry!
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Jock
Just tried the link in my prev post and at the moment it is not working. Retrieved it from my cache, and here is the text of the post. Hope this helps:
Quote:
Expert:Linda Saltz, CPA, QBalance.com
Date:4/13/2004
Subject:Solomon Accounting
Question
I'm an IT consultant who recently took over a small firm's IT needs. I built them a new server, got new workstations, etc., and installed QuickBooks Premier Small Contractor's Edition. However, they have Solmon Accounting version 2.0c on their old server which is accessed by one of the old workstations for legacy data. I would like to port this to new server and access with new workstations. I copied all Solomon server files to new server and client files to new workstation but am unable to get it work. I need to locate someone who knows what the installation and connection issues are for this old product. My client is willing to pay for their time to work with me. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Answer
Hi Bruce,
I don't have the experience with Solomon to help you with this. But you might try posting this question to one of the user's groups on the internet.
I did a search and came up with the following installers, but I do not have personal experience with their services:
Yahoo has a several users group
A Solomon Certified professional group: Which may have individuals who are knowledgeable and willing to assist for a fee.
A solomon users group
You might ask these individuals for a recommendation of the computer people they use.
This is a more active users group with 127 members
Hope this helps,
Linda Saltz, CPA
We sell Quickbooks software, QuickBooks checks and supplies and provide QuickBooks support (USA based, from CPAs and Certified QuickBook Advisors). You get a dedicated support individual who will knows your set-up and industry!
Unquote
Jock
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marvhuffaker
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This may be a stretch.. I'm not familiar with Btrieve on NetWare 3.12... But with Btreive v6.x and higher (on Netware 4.1x), there is a BTI.CFG file that can be modified to allocate more resources to the btreive engine. Maybe this is what needs to be done here. If you could post your SYS:SYSTEM\BTI.CFG file, it may be possible to make recommendations.
Marvin
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
Marvin
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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marvhuffaker
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Wow, I was hoping the file would have more parameters than that. Usually this file is a couple pages long.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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