error messages:"file: table is full "

[leyearn]

my system down and the /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
file ,the following messages appeared
Apr 19 10:18:13 yjjf2 vmunix: file: table is full
Apr 19 10:18:14 yjjf2 above message repeats 2113 times
Apr 19 10:18:14 yjjf2 vmunix: file: table is full
Apr 19 10:37:07 yjjf2 vmunix: file: table is full
Apr 19 10:38:14 yjjf2 above message repeats 3175 times
Apr 19 10:38:33 yjjf2 vmunix: file: table is full

someone told me to install lsof
so i installed it
#lsof -u oracle |wc -l
10652
#lsof -u tuxedo |wc -l
2964
and the value of configurable parameter "nfile" equaled "10649"

10652+2964>10649

should i increase the value of "nfile"?

[Mark Grant]

Sounds sensible to me.

[Sunil Sharma_1]

Yes. You should increase nfile kernel parameter.
Sunil

[Michael Tully]

Yes you should increase this. Bear in mind two things, this is not a dynamic parameter, so a system reboot will be required. Secondly, be aware that 'nile' is used by other parameters in formulas, so just be aware that other parameters may change as well. SAM is a good way, if the command line is too difficult.

[twang]

1. sar -v 2 5
(file-sz is the problem)
2. kmtune -lq nfile
(check to see current value)
3. increase nfile via sam.

[KCS_1]

Hi,

have a look at the manpage of 'nfile'

# man nfile

you should change the other parameters from the caculation fumula of nifle and need to reboot after modified.

[Trond Haugen]

Yes, I would suggest increasing it my 50%.

Regards,
Trond