[Glass] startStone after reboot

Bill Erickson via Glass glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com
Tue Feb 24 09:50:46 PST 2015


Keep in mind that SHR_PAGE_CACHE_SIZE_KB determines the size for DB pages.
GemStone also adds to it additional space for holding stats and various
internal tables, so the actual shared memory region allocated will be a bit
larger.



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Bill Erickson
GemTalk Systems Engineering
15220 NW Greenbrier Parkway #240, Beaverton OR 97006
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck via Glass <
glass at lists.gemtalksystems.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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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