AIX Real Memory Allocation, % Comp memory and Non Comp or Client Memory
Hello
I need to allocate 85% of my real memory to be utilized by %Comp Processes and remaining 15% by non comp (Client) processes. Currently there are issues with memory allocation.
Can someone please tell me how to do that?
Extra information- if it helps in helping me set that up
i already have to test servers which have that setting of 85% Comp and 15% Client on them already.
Thanks.
I need to allocate 85% of my real memory to be utilized by %Comp Processes and remaining 15% by non comp (Client) processes. Currently there are issues with memory allocation.
Can someone please tell me how to do that?
Extra information- if it helps in helping me set that up
i already have to test servers which have that setting of 85% Comp and 15% Client on them already.
Thanks.
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See my comment.
numperm is a calculated value and cannot be changed.
minclient does not exist.
maxpin% is by default 80% and suitable for ALL normal situations (maybe except for benchmarking).
minclient does not exist.
maxpin% is by default 80% and suitable for ALL normal situations (maybe except for benchmarking).
ASKER
Hi thank you for your quick response and sorry for my comment, i wrote my comment before your reply and sent it after your reply.
So just to reiterate, to allocate 85% memory to %comp and 15% memory to non comp(client)
i need to change three parameters
vmo -o minperm%=10
vmo -o maxperm%=15
vmo -o maxclient%=15
can you explain the- 10,15,15 value meaning?
also you said vmo -p -o minperm%=10 is for permanent change across reboots,
does that mean that vmo -o minperm%=10 is temporary only for current session and will revert back to old setting after a reboot?
Thanks again.
So just to reiterate, to allocate 85% memory to %comp and 15% memory to non comp(client)
i need to change three parameters
vmo -o minperm%=10
vmo -o maxperm%=15
vmo -o maxclient%=15
can you explain the- 10,15,15 value meaning?
also you said vmo -p -o minperm%=10 is for permanent change across reboots,
does that mean that vmo -o minperm%=10 is temporary only for current session and will revert back to old setting after a reboot?
Thanks again.
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it is AIX 6.1
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My Current setting are
minperm%=3
maxperm%=90
maxclient%=90
minperm%=3
maxperm%=90
maxclient%=90
OK,
with AIX 6.1 the query should contain the "-F" flag to display the so-called "restricted parameters" along with the non-restricted ones. Not needed with "-o".
>> can you explain the- 10,15,15 value meaning? <<
100% minus (desired value of 85% for COMP) = 15%
Thus we set maxperm% to 15. Since maxclient% is essentially the same as maxperm% we set it to 15 as well.
minperm% should be lower than maxperm%, thus we set it to 10. This value will probably not have any real influence, because with a setting of maxperm% to as low as 15 PERM will always be near 15%, I guess.
>> does that mean that vmo -o minperm%=10 is temporary only for current session and will revert back to old setting after a reboot? <<
Exactly! "-p" will create an entry in /etc/tunables/nextboot, a file which is read and executed at ... nextboot.
"man vmo" gives some good explanation, "vmo -h tunable" gives help for the specified parameter tunable, and here is the "official" IBM guide -
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/topic/com.ibm.aix.cmds/doc/aixcmds6/vmo.htm
wmp
with AIX 6.1 the query should contain the "-F" flag to display the so-called "restricted parameters" along with the non-restricted ones. Not needed with "-o".
>> can you explain the- 10,15,15 value meaning? <<
100% minus (desired value of 85% for COMP) = 15%
Thus we set maxperm% to 15. Since maxclient% is essentially the same as maxperm% we set it to 15 as well.
minperm% should be lower than maxperm%, thus we set it to 10. This value will probably not have any real influence, because with a setting of maxperm% to as low as 15 PERM will always be near 15%, I guess.
>> does that mean that vmo -o minperm%=10 is temporary only for current session and will revert back to old setting after a reboot? <<
Exactly! "-p" will create an entry in /etc/tunables/nextboot, a file which is read and executed at ... nextboot.
"man vmo" gives some good explanation, "vmo -h tunable" gives help for the specified parameter tunable, and here is the "official" IBM guide -
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/topic/com.ibm.aix.cmds/doc/aixcmds6/vmo.htm
wmp
>> My Current settings are minperm%=3 <<
You can leave this value as is. It's not really important.
You can leave this value as is. It's not really important.
ASKER
Thank you for that.
Coming back to the memory issue that started this question.
The memory issue that we are facing is that a component which requires about 7.5gb memory on an AIX server with 10gb real memory is getting this error
/rv/src/8_1_2/rvd/router.c
can you please advise on how to resolve and get around this issue.?
i thought that changing the comp memory would work but i am not sure if that is the ideal way to do so or not.
What would you suggest to would be the best way to deal with this error and resolve it?
Thank you again.
Coming back to the memory issue that started this question.
The memory issue that we are facing is that a component which requires about 7.5gb memory on an AIX server with 10gb real memory is getting this error
/rv/src/8_1_2/rvd/router.c
can you please advise on how to resolve and get around this issue.?
i thought that changing the comp memory would work but i am not sure if that is the ideal way to do so or not.
What would you suggest to would be the best way to deal with this error and resolve it?
Thank you again.
Well,
I think this isn't related to maxperm% or the like.
It could have to do with user limits.
Edit /etc/security/limits (as root) and add a stanza for the user normally running the failing program (if it's not already there) and add values of "-1" for data, rss, data_hard and rss_hard, like this (assuming your user is myuser) -
myuser:
data = -1
rss = -1
data_hard = -1
rss_hard = -1
Recycle the process in question, or if the user is logged in when starting it, have them logout and re-login.
If this doesn't help - is the program in question 32-bit?
If so, we might have to manipulate the LDR_CNTRL variable.
But please try the "limits" approach first.
I think this isn't related to maxperm% or the like.
It could have to do with user limits.
Edit /etc/security/limits (as root) and add a stanza for the user normally running the failing program (if it's not already there) and add values of "-1" for data, rss, data_hard and rss_hard, like this (assuming your user is myuser) -
myuser:
data = -1
rss = -1
data_hard = -1
rss_hard = -1
Recycle the process in question, or if the user is logged in when starting it, have them logout and re-login.
If this doesn't help - is the program in question 32-bit?
If so, we might have to manipulate the LDR_CNTRL variable.
But please try the "limits" approach first.
ASKER
Thank you very much. :) for your assistance.
For now the issue has been routed back to application team, but if it comes back i will surely try the /etc/security/limits method.
All in all, thank you once again.
Your rank truly justifies you. Genius.!!!
For now the issue has been routed back to application team, but if it comes back i will surely try the /etc/security/limits method.
All in all, thank you once again.
Your rank truly justifies you. Genius.!!!
Thank you for the points and the nice compliment.
You're always welcome!
wmp
You're always welcome!
wmp
ASKER
"OS automatically manages the size of Comp and Non-comp space. It decides the value depending on vmstat parameters (minperm, maxperm and numperm). numperm is the real-time value. numperm should always be in between minperm and maxperm. "
I believe that i have to change vmstat parameters to allow %COMP memory to use 85% of the memory and non comp client to use 15%. Can someone confirm that?
Also if what stated above is correct, how would i go about changing the vmstat parameters and WHAT parameters do i have to change for my task? (minperm? maxperm? numperm? are there any other parameters that need to be changed as well such minclient or maxpin?
Real Memory is size is 10240MB.