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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

2753.0. "MCC v1.1 'C Allocation Error' ?" by KERNEL::MACLEAN (Sandie Maclean,Networks & Comms) Tue Apr 14 1992 06:38

Hi,

Has anyone seen the following with MCC v1.1??  :-
DNS v1.1, VMS v5.5  on  a  Vaxtstn 3100 with 24 Meg Mem. and no mem pool
expansion

Intermittently from the  Iconic Map a Sh Status for any NODE4 node fails
with 'C ALLOCATION ERROR' ...doing a FCL >sh node4 xxxx all status works
, and going  back to the Iconic Map,selecting the node and again doing a 
sh status exits the Map without any error status/code and drops the user
back to their Decterm ....I have asked the customer to try other  access
modules etc when the problem  appears ..which is roughly every 2-3 weeks  

Any Ideas ???
Thanks,
Sandie........../
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2753.1Bad-Penny Time again!!!KERNEL::MACLEANSandie Maclean,Networks & Comm.s,UK CSCMon May 11 1992 08:3113
    
    Hi,
    
    This problem has re-appeared yet again,unfortunately this problem
    is becoming more pressing as they have been told that MCC 1.2 will
    not now be out as soon as they had previously  been told by their
    local Office....I am at a loss as to what we should be looking for.
    
    Does anyone have any Ideas/Suggestions or is it SPR time ?!!!!!
    
    Thanks in Advance ,
    
    Sandie......./
2753.2Have you checked the Page File size?TOOK::GUERTINIt fall down, go boomTue May 12 1992 07:5016
    Do you mean the customer has it up and running continuously for 2-3
    weeks?  If so, then that's pretty darn good.  There were some memory
    leaks with the V1.1 Iconic Map.  There are some sites that actually
    schedule restarting the iconic map so that this doesn't happen at an
    inopportune time.  If you mean they run the iconic map on and off and
    roughly every 2-3 weeks you get alloc failures, then it is usually
    because the page file size is too small.  MCC requires a MINIMUM of
    100000 blocks of page file just get the iconic map running.  Check
    the sysgen parameter VIRTUALPAGECNT, check the pgflquo process quota
    of the account you are trying to run from.  Finally, check the actual
    size of the system page file, by issuing a show memory command.  They
    should all say 100000 or higher (I've seen a few workstations set up
    with 200000 block page files just for running the iconic map).
    
    -Matt.
2753.3A welcome voice from the mists!KERNEL::MACLEANSandie Maclean,Networks & Comm.s,UK CSCWed May 13 1992 08:408
    Thanks Matt !,
    
    I'll let you know if we have any joy with the above amendments!
    ... Unfortunatley,The error being returned isn't 'particularly
    helpful' in this case !! ...
    
    Regards,
    Sandie.........../