I am using 64 bit- in fact, I wonder if the kernel type has anything to do with my issues. In Red Hat 4, I think the hugemem kernel was required to get support beyond 16gb. I am not sure what kernel versions are available for 64 bit Red Hat 5. Here is my kernel type- 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5 #1 SMP Wed Dec 9 03:27:37 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -----Original Message----- From: Howard Latham [mailto:howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 3:26 PM To: don@xxxxxxxxx Cc: s.cislaghi@xxxxxxxxx; Crisler, Jon; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: 11g RedHat 5 and Hugepages? anybody successful ? Why not use 64 Bit? On 11/10/2010, Don Seiler <don@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You can NOT use memory_target or memory_max_target with HugePages. That's a > non-starter. > > Don. > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Stefano Cislaghi > <s.cislaghi@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> two possibile solution: >> >> 1. Open SQLPlus and even with instance in idle execute: >> create pfile='/tmp/pfilename' from spfile='+ASM/path/to/spfile'; >> >> Modify the pfile and then following the same procedure create a new spfile >> from memory >> >> 2. Create a standard pfile, startup nomount your instance and do the step >> 1 >> 3. With asmcmd you may copy the spfile from ASM to disk, using strings >> command convert it in plain text and then use if as a pfile >> >> BTW, I always avoid to have the spfile in ASM for this and many other >> similar reasons. >> >> Ste >> -- >> http://www.stefanocislaghi.eu >> >> > > > -- > Don Seiler > http://seilerwerks.wordpress.com > ultimate: http://www.mufc.us > -- Howard A. Latham Sent from my Nokia N97 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l