[Glass] startStone after reboot

Mariano Martinez Peck via Glass glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com
Tue Feb 24 09:39:30 PST 2015


On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Dario Trussardi via Glass <
glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:

>
> Mariano,
>
> Dario,
>
> unix$   sudo vim /etc/sysctl
>
>
> I setup my /etc/sysctl with  this data:
>
>
> #   75% of total RAM. If ARM = 8GB then let's take 6GB.
> kernel.shmmax = 6442450944
>
> #    shmmax / 4096
> kernel.shmall = 1572864
>
>
> And after reboot the system work fine.
>
> Thank.
>
>
>
> Just change those numbers... assign a total of 75% of your total RAM to
> shmmax  and then set shmall accordly.
>
> Of course, that depends on your scenario. If you always use GLASS, then
> you are allowed to 2GB SPC.
>
>
> But for define 2GB SPC what  SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB = xyz
>
> i need to define ?
>
> For now my system.conf  define : SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB = 500000;
>

That is using only 500MB. Just put:

SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB=2000000;



> It's not clear for me.
>
>

I think SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB is pretty clear...it's the size of the SPC
in KB.

Cheers,


> Thanks for any considerations,
>  Dario
>
>
> So...your total needs are:   amount of stones in same machine * SPC (
> whatever SPC you choose ).
>
> Don't forget to reboot before trying to start stone.
>
> Best,
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Bill Erickson via Glass <
> glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
>
>> Dario,
>>
>> Well, your report says:
>>
>> > dimensione max seg (kbyte) = 32768
>>
>> If you're specifying a shared page cache size > 32MB, then it won't
>> work.  You either need to specify a GemStone shared page cache size < 32MB
>> or reconfigure your linux kernel to allow bigger shared memory regions.
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Bill Erickson
>> GemTalk Systems Engineering
>> 15220 NW Greenbrier Parkway #240, Beaverton OR 97006
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 7:46 AM, Dario Trussardi via Glass <
>> glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> Dario,
>>>
>>> If you read the pcmon file carefully you'll see the following entries:
>>>
>>> *****************
>>>
>>> |   GemStone could not retrieve the IPC identifier associated with the
>>> memory |
>>> |   key -989659131.  shmget() error = errno=22,EINVAL, Invalid argument
>>> (programmer
>>> | error).
>>>       |
>>> |
>>>       |
>>>   GemStone could not attach to the shared page cache.
>>>
>>>   [SpcMon trace]: ... cache creation failed ...
>>>   [SpcMon trace]: ... if the errno is (EINVAL) it is likely because the
>>>                       cache size is less than the operating system
>>> imposed
>>>                       minimum or greater than the operating system
>>> maximum.
>>>
>>> ******************
>>>
>>> As per the comments here, is the setting of the SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB
>>> too large for how the kernel of this machine is configured for shared
>>> memory sizes (kernel.SHMMAX -- see the GS Installation Guide for details)?
>>>
>>> Also, use the unix command:
>>>
>>> unix> ipcs -m
>>>
>>>
>>> The ipcs -m    command on the server report:    ( anything )
>>>
>>> ------ Segm. Memoria Condivisa --------
>>> chiave     shmid      proprietario perms      byte       nattch
>>> stato
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> the  ipcs -lm    command report:
>>>
>>> ------ Limiti della memoria condivisa --------
>>> numero massimo di segmenti = 4096
>>> dimensione max seg (kbyte) = 32768
>>> max total shared memory (kbytes) = 8388608
>>> dimensione min seg (byte) = 1
>>>
>>> I need to setup something ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dario
>>>
>>>
>>> to see if you have left behind allocated shared memory regions from
>>> earlier runs of GemStone that have left behind their shared page caches
>>> which are using up the available shared memory and leaving none available
>>> for new attempts.  These can be killed off using the unix ipcrm command.
>>> See the relevant unix man pages for details.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> BillErickson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Bill Erickson
>>> GemTalk Systems Engineering
>>> 15220 NW Greenbrier Parkway #240, Beaverton OR 97006
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:22 AM, Dario Trussardi via Glass <
>>> glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ciao.
>>>>
>>>> i create a 'glass'    user  profile with the :   sudo adduser glass
>>>> command.
>>>>
>>>> But when i startStone  devkit    the system answer the same error.
>>>>
>>>> Ciao,
>>>>
>>>> i have a doubt.
>>>>  I need to create a Glass user profile?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Dario
>>>>
>>>> Dario,
>>>>
>>>> I'm not that familiar with GLASS or the devkit, but know a bit about
>>>> GemStone and can comment at that level -- Dale may chime in with a more
>>>> informed idea later...
>>>>
>>>> The help text gives you some clues where to look:
>>>>
>>>> > An error occurred when initializing the shared cache
>>>>
>>>> Clear enough -- this is what the problem is, now to figure out what
>>>> caused it...
>>>>
>>>> > Help:
>>>>
>>>> >   Operating system kernel configured for shared memory?
>>>>
>>>> Well you got the system started at least once, so it's unlikely you
>>>> haven't configured shared memory properly or it wouldn't have worked the
>>>> first time.
>>>>
>>>> >  Check SharedPageCache Monitor log file (*pcmon.log).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  The  *pcmon.log   report:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  _____________________________________________________________________________
>>>> |                             GemStone Child Task
>>>>       |
>>>> |
>>>>       |
>>>> |    VERSION: 3.1.0.6, Thu Apr 17 16:12:14 2014
>>>>       |
>>>> |      BUILD: gss64_3_1_0_5_x_branch-33242
>>>>        |
>>>> |  BUILT FOR: x86-64 (Linux)
>>>>        |
>>>> |       MODE: 64 bit
>>>>        |
>>>> | RUNNING ON: 4-CPU scandella x86_64 (Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
>>>> #46-Ubuntu SMP  |
>>>> | Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014) 7789MB
>>>>        |
>>>> | PROCESS ID: 10799     DATE: 02/24/15 10:59:58 CET
>>>>       |
>>>> |   USER IDS: REAL=scandella (1000) EFFECTIVE=scandella (1000)
>>>>        |
>>>> |    COMMAND:
>>>> /opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/products/GemStone64Bit3.1.0.6-x86_64.Linux/sys/startshrpcmon
>>>> | devkit~9af495ccd1149d82 31250 49 0 5000 3906 1 1900 0 432
>>>>       |
>>>>
>>>> |_____________________________________________________________________________|
>>>> SharedPageCache Monitor Summary:
>>>>    the hostname is:    scandella
>>>>    GEMSTONE is:
>>>>  "/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/product"
>>>>    shrpcmon arguments are:
>>>>       SharedPageCache Monitor name  devkit~9af495ccd1149d82.
>>>>       Number of pages               31250.
>>>>       Number of processes           49.
>>>>       Cache locked in memory        0.
>>>>       SpinLockCount                 5000.
>>>>       TargetFreeFrameCount          3906.
>>>>       Number of free frame servers  1.
>>>>       Number of shared counters     1900.
>>>>       Port number                   0.
>>>>       Permissions                   432.
>>>>
>>>>  _____________________________________________________________________________
>>>> |             GemStone/S64 Object-Oriented Data Management System
>>>>       |
>>>> |                   Copyright (C) GemTalk Systems 1986-2014
>>>>       |
>>>> |                            All rights reserved.
>>>>       |
>>>>
>>>> +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>>>> |    PROGRAM: SHRPCMON, GemStone SharedPageCache Monitor
>>>>        |
>>>> |    VERSION: 3.1.0.6, Thu Apr 17 16:12:14 2014
>>>>       |
>>>> |      BUILD: gss64_3_1_0_5_x_branch-33242
>>>>        |
>>>> |  BUILT FOR: x86-64 (Linux)
>>>>        |
>>>> |       MODE: 64 bit
>>>>        |
>>>> | RUNNING ON: 4-CPU scandella x86_64 (Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
>>>> #46-Ubuntu SMP  |
>>>> | Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014) 7789MB
>>>>        |
>>>> | PROCESS ID: 10799     DATE: 02/24/15 10:59:58 CET
>>>>       |
>>>> |   USER IDS: REAL=scandella (1000) EFFECTIVE=scandella (1000)
>>>>        |
>>>>
>>>> +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>>>> |   GEMSTONE_NRS_ALL = #dir:$GEMSTONE_LOGDIR#log:%N%P.log
>>>>       |
>>>>
>>>> |_____________________________________________________________________________|
>>>> |   GemStone could not retrieve the IPC identifier associated with the
>>>> memory |
>>>> |   key -989659131.  shmget() error = errno=22,EINVAL, Invalid argument
>>>> (programmer
>>>> | error).
>>>>       |
>>>> |
>>>>       |
>>>>   GemStone could not attach to the shared page cache.
>>>>
>>>>   [SpcMon trace]: ... cache creation failed ...
>>>>   [SpcMon trace]: ... if the errno is (EINVAL) it is likely because the
>>>>                       cache size is less than the operating system
>>>> imposed
>>>>                       minimum or greater than the operating system
>>>> maximum.
>>>> --- 02/24/15 10:59:58.543 CET :Starting shrpcmonitor shutdown
>>>> --- 02/24/15 10:59:58.543 CET :Waiting for crashed slot recovery thread
>>>> to shutdown...Done.
>>>> --- 02/24/15 10:59:58.543 CET :Waiting for clean slot recovery thread
>>>> to shutdown...Done.
>>>> --- 02/24/15 10:59:58.543 CET :Waiting for stats thread to
>>>> shutdown...Done.
>>>> --- 02/24/15 10:59:58.543 CET :All threads have stopped.
>>>>   The Shared Page Cache Monitor is shutting down.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is your best place to start  -- check this log file for errors and
>>>> it should offer more insight into why the shared page cache could not be
>>>> initialized.  It should point to one of the following possibilities:
>>>>
>>>> >  Check SHR_PAGE_CACHE_NUM_PROCS in stone config file.
>>>>
>>>> Not likely -- it would have prevented the first startup from working.
>>>>
>>>> >  Stale files in /opt/gemstone/locks/<stonename>*?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I found the files:  devkit~9af495ccd1149d82     and:
>>>>    gemstone.hostid
>>>>
>>>> Considerations ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Dario
>>>>
>>>> >  ipcs - check for stale resources ?
>>>>
>>>> These two are possibilities -- the log file should give some indication.
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Bill Erickson
>>>> GemTalk Systems Engineering
>>>> 15220 NW Greenbrier Parkway #240, Beaverton OR 97006
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 4:26 AM, Dario Trussardi via Glass <
>>>> glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>
>>>>> i have a Ubuntu system where i load Development Kit Server
>>>>> Installation and
>>>>>
>>>>> installServer devkit 3.1.0.6
>>>>>
>>>>> After installation all works fine and i can login the repository from
>>>>> Gemtools.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now i reboot the system and the startStone devkit   answer:
>>>>>
>>>>> startStone devkit
>>>>>
>>>>> Starting stone: devkit
>>>>>
>>>>> --- 21/02/2015 13:01:31.584 CET ---
>>>>>
>>>>> stopstone[Info]: GemStone version '3.1.0.6'
>>>>>
>>>>> stopstone[Info]: Server 'devkit' is not running.
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]: GemStone version '3.1.0.6'
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]: Starting Stone repository monitor 'devkit'.
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]: GEMSTONE is:
>>>>> '/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/product'.
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]: GEMSTONE_NRS_ALL is:
>>>>> '#dir:$GEMSTONE_LOGDIR#log:%N%P.log'.
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> GEMSTONE_SYS_CONF=/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/extents/system.conf
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> GEMSTONE_EXE_CONF=/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/devkit.conf
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Info]: Log file is
>>>>> '/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/logs/devkit.log'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Error]: Stone process (id=1807) has died.
>>>>>
>>>>> startstone[Error]: Examine
>>>>> '/opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/stones/devkit/logs/devkit.log' for more
>>>>> information.  Excerpt follows:
>>>>>
>>>>>  The stone was unable to start a cache page server on host '<stone's
>>>>> host>'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Reason:  connect to cache monitor failed.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Monitor process (1809) did not start.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Help:
>>>>>
>>>>>   Operating system kernel configured for shared memory?
>>>>>
>>>>>   Check SharedPageCache Monitor log file (*pcmon.log).
>>>>>
>>>>>   Check SHR_PAGE_CACHE_NUM_PROCS in stone config file.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Stale files in /opt/gemstone/locks/<stonename>*?
>>>>>
>>>>>   ipcs - check for stale resources ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> An error occurred when initializing the shared cache
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     Stone startup has failed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The relative devkit.log    report:
>>>>>
>>>>> | Key file:
>>>>> /opt/oodb/gsDevKitHome/gemstone/products/GemStone64Bit3.1.0.6-x86_64.Linux/seaside/etc/gemstone.key
>>>>> | GemStone ID: Free GS/S Web Edition |
>>>>> | LICENSED TO: GemStone Seaside Community |
>>>>> | KEY ORIGIN: 0x5e0a1e8d (a Linux x86) |
>>>>>
>>>>> |_____________________________________________________________________________|
>>>>>
>>>>> ========================================================================
>>>>> Now starting GemStone monitor.
>>>>> Write to /proc/1749/oom_score_adj failed with EACCES , linux user does
>>>>> not have CAP_SYS_RESOURCE
>>>>> No server process protection from OOM killer
>>>>>
>>>>> _____________________________________________________________________________
>>>>> | SESSION CONFIGURATION: The maximum number of concurrent sessions is
>>>>> 41. |
>>>>>
>>>>> |_____________________________________________________________________________|
>>>>>  Attaching the Shared Cache using Stone name: devkit
>>>>>  The stone was unable to start a cache page server on host '<stone's
>>>>> host>'.
>>>>> Reason: connect to cache monitor failed.
>>>>> Monitor process (1751) did not start.
>>>>> Help:
>>>>> Operating system kernel configured for shared memory?
>>>>> Check SharedPageCache Monitor log file (*pcmon.log).
>>>>> Check SHR_PAGE_CACHE_NUM_PROCS in stone config file.
>>>>> Stale files in /opt/gemstone/locks/<stonename>*?
>>>>> ipcs - check for stale resources ?
>>>>> An error occurred when initializing the shared cache
>>>>>  Stone startup has failed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any consideration.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dario
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S.  After reboot the system, before any other command,  i do the
>>>>> command :    apt-get install gdisk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can this create some problem?
>>>>>
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