September 12 2010
shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52b14804: shared memory already exists.
Tagged Under : IDS 11.50.FC7, Informix, shared memory already exists, shmget, shmget EEXIST 17
I was getting error “shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52b14804: shared memory already exists” in online log and I notice OS physical memory and kernel parameters (shmmax) have much more available memory. But Informix instance unable to allocate new shared memory virtual segment during run-time from OS kernel. I notice there is no AF file (Assert Failed) generated.
I have raised a case to IBM Informix and confirm it was encountering IDS bug with product defect number idsdb00206627.