Found that in listener log 4 connect attempts every minute to db on varying port numbers. Guessed (Luckily- ok years of experience! Modestly) Correctly that it was OEM Probing as it couldn't see the database. Stopped OEM and Problem went away. ! Is OEM really Schroedinger's Cat? ! On 7 September 2011 13:43, Stephens, Chris <Chris.Stephens@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Anything in the log files that would point you to the source of the > problem? > > Places like (on middle and infra tiers): > > $ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs > $ORACLE_HOME/sso/log > $ORACLE_HOME/infra/j2ee/OC4J_SECURITY/log/OC4J_SECURITY_default_island_1 > $ORACLE_HOME/portal/logs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Howard Latham > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:04 AM > To: ORACLE-L > Subject: portal too many processes > > Oracle 10 Portal 10. Platform Microsoft. > Suddenly my portal set-up doesn't work. The portal - Infrastructure box > just ramps up the processes until Oracle starts refusing connections as > we've reached max processes - this has been working for about 8 years! . > I've gone from 150 to 300 to 450 processes Anyone got any bright Ideas?. > Its a live system so I don't have time to put it through METASTINK. (4 days > seems a good turn round there at the moment) > > > -- > Howard A. Latham > > Sent from my Nokia N97 > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately by email reply. > > > -- Howard A. Latham Sent from my Nokia N97 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l