topic Re: uptime error in Operating System - HP-UX

uptime error

Michael Deely — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:54:51 GMT

when running uptime I recieve this error:

<<>>> uptime
uptime: Could not get pstat static info: : Invalid argument

any ideas on the cause?

Re: uptime error

Michael Deely — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:37:19 GMT

some more info. I get the following when running ps:

<<>>> ps -ef | grep cron
ps: couldn't get console device alias
ps: not enough memory for hash table

Re: uptime error

Simon Hargrave — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:03:36 GMT

sounds like either saturated memory or kernel tables.

try: "swapinfo -tam" to check memory
try: sar -v 10 10 to check kernel tables

Re: uptime error

harry d brown jr — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:07:00 GMT

Looks like memory issues.

do a

swapinfo -mat

if you can.

are you logged on as root?

live free or die
harry

Re: uptime error

Michael Deely — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:11:16 GMT

<<>>> swapinfo -tam
swapinfo: ERROR: pstat_getvminfo: Invalid argument (errno = 22).
Mb Mb Mb PCT START/ Mb
TYPE AVAIL USED FREE USED LIMIT RESERVE PRI NAME
dev 1024 0 1024 0% 0 - 1 /dev/vg00/lvol2
dev 5120 0 5120 0% 0 - 0 /dev/vg00/swap1
reserve - 0 0
total 6144 0 6144 0% - 0 -

<<>>> sar -v 10 10
sadc: pstat_getdynamic() error: Invalid argument

<<>>> whoami
root

Re: uptime error

Simon Hargrave — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:19:25 GMT

since you can't use any of your core commands, i'd suggest a reboot is the only recourse in this instance. looks like you're basically starved of memory. try a clean shutdown, if that fails then a TOC will at least give a dump file from which you may be able to determine what particularly ate your memory.

Re: uptime error

harry d brown jr — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:25:08 GMT

What does bdf show?

Also do a "vgdisplay -v vg00"

live free or die
harry

Re: uptime error

Jeff Schussele — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:27:47 GMT

Hmmm....have you relinked a new kernel & not rebooted yet?

Rgds,
Jeff