Ultra 30 hangs

From: Paf7172@aol.com
Date: Thu Sep 19 2002 - 13:58:16 EDT


I have an Ultra 30 with a 250Mhz processor and 640mb of memory. Solaris 8
with latest recommended patches Swap info is
swap -l
swapfile dev swaplo blocks free
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s3 32,3 16 1080864 1080864

The system is running 4 IBM applications, db2, network dispatcher (edge
server), IHS (apache), and Secureway directory servers (ldap).

Basically, about every other week or so, the system goes into pretty much a
"hung state". I can connect to the box, but it is extremely slow to run
commands, etc. Below are some ps and vmstat results while the system is
hung. As you can see, the system goes a little haywire with disk utilization
and memory utilization. I have to reboot to get the system normal for another
two weeks. Has anyone ever had problems like this.

My gut feeling is that there are too many db2 processes running and using a
lot of memory and the system is basically not powerful enough for these
applications. Sun has said the same, IBM has had me patch/tune some of the
apps.

If anyone has any thoughts, it would greatly be appreciated.

     UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
    root 0 0 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 sched
    root 1 0 0 Sep 09 ? 0:03 /etc/init -
    root 2 0 0 Sep 09 ? 1:03 pageout
    root 3 0 1 Sep 09 ? 63:33 fsflush
    root 324 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/sac -t 300
    root 325 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p
ldap
1 console login: -T sun -d /dev/console -l co
    root 196 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:03 /usr/lib/autofs/automountd
    root 56 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/sysevent/syseventd
    root 58 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00
/usr/lib/sysevent/syseventconfd
    root 69 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 /usr/lib/picl/picld
  nobody 307 295 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
    root 176 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd -s
    root 153 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind
  daemon 184 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/statd
    root 207 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 /usr/sbin/syslogd root
226 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:19 /usr/sbin/nscd
    root 188 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/lockd
    root 231 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/lpsched
    root 209 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:03 /usr/sbin/cron
    root 244 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/power/powerd
    root 270 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/vold
    root 253 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 /usr/lib/utmpd
    root 259 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/sadm/lib/smc/bin/smcboot
    root 260 259 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/sadm/lib/smc/bin/smcboot
    root 276 1 0 Sep 09 ? 14:43 /usr/bin/dsmc sched
    root 267 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:09 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
 ldapdb2 736 733 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 db2sysc
  nobody 309 295 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
  nobody 308 295 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
    root 292 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
  nobody 306 295 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
    root 295 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:02 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
  nobody 310 295 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd
    root 311 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c
/etc/s
nmp/conf
    root 318 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid -s
ldap1
    root 317 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/dmispd
    root 2782 2779 0 08:27:19 pts/3 0:00 -sh
 ldapdb2 731 720 0 Sep 09 ? 0:08 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 855 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:05 db2sysc
    root 2792 2790 0 08:29:17 pts/3 0:00 vmstat 1
 ldapdb2 856 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 374 1 1 Sep 09 ? 323:28
/usr/bin/../java/bin/../bin/spar
c/native_threads/java -cp /opt/nd/dispatcher/li
  nobody 365 351 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd -f
/opt/I
BMHTTPD/conf/admin.conf
 ldapdb2 845 733 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 342 292 0 Sep 09 ? 0:28 /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0
-nobanne
r -auth /var/dt/A:0-IBaGKa
    root 2779 176 0 08:27:09 ? 0:00 in.rlogind
    root 354 351 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd -f
/opt/I
BMHTTPD/conf/admin.conf
    root 348 324 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
    root 351 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 /opt/IBMHTTPD/bin/httpd -f
/opt/I
BMHTTPD/conf/admin.conf
    root 732 731 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
db2inst1 654 652 0 Sep 09 ? 0:09 db2sysc
    root 655 654 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
db2inst1 656 654 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 426 292 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
    root 427 311 0 Sep 09 ? 11:38 mibiisa -r -p 32787
    root 452 426 0 Sep 09 ? 0:11 dtgreet -display :0
    root 438 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 440 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole -d
:0
    root 2790 2782 0 08:28:38 pts/3 0:00 bash
   db2as 1620 487 0 16:40:18 ? 0:00 db2sysc
   db2as 477 465 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
   db2as 487 465 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
   db2as 484 466 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
db2inst1 657 654 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
   db2as 465 438 0 Sep 09 ? 0:09 db2sysc
    root 466 465 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 720 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
   db2as 488 465 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 2803 176 0 08:35:58 ? 0:00 in.telnetd
    root 652 1 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 854 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 db2sysc
db2inst1 671 655 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 db2sysc
db2inst1 676 655 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 733 731 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 734 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 735 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 858 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 859 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:01 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 861 733 0 Sep 09 ? 1:26 db2sysc
    ldap 844 1 0 Sep 09 ? 52:57 /opt/IBMldaps/bin/slapdd
/opt/IBM
ldaps/etc/slapd32.conf
 ldapdb2 863 733 0 Sep 09 ? 1:29 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 800 733 0 Sep 09 ? 1:28 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 857 732 0 Sep 09 ? 0:00 db2sysc
    root 2813 2805 1 08:38:29 pts/2 0:00 ps -ef
    root 2805 2803 0 08:36:21 pts/2 0:00 -sh
 ldapdb2 867 733 0 Sep 09 ? 1:20 db2sysc
 ldapdb2 865 733 0 Sep 09 ? 1:21 db2sysc
db2inst1 2674 657 0 Sep 10 ? 0:00 db2sysc
# vmstat 1
 procs memory page disk faults cpu
 r b w swap free re mf pi po fr de sr s0 s6 -- -- in sy cs us sy
id
 0 0 1 525728 137208 26 32 25 48 225 0 1937 4 0 0 0 357 372 372 3 2
96
 0 6 84 320936 6536 637 824 1416 1104 7464 0 395544 148 0 0 0 1168 116 501 0
43
57
 0 5 84 320936 6504 846 1079 1656 1336 6424 0 314188 175 0 0 0 1268 123 527 1
34
 65
 0 6 84 320936 6488 947 1199 1512 1760 10216 0 419393 174 0 0 0 1346 165 587
0 4
3 57
 0 7 84 320936 6064 879 1134 1744 1304 7840 0 405391 158 0 0 0 1276 178 615 0
42
 58
 0 7 84 320936 6560 754 1012 1480 1072 6952 0 352596 182 0 0 0 1166 171 542 2
42
 56
 0 5 84 320936 5312 692 918 1576 968 6520 0 340824 164 0 0 0 1179 158 506 2
40 5
8
 0 7 84 320936 5184 910 1151 1904 1536 8080 0 428087 166 0 0 0 1316 160 562 0
43
 57
 0 8 84 320936 6360 719 925 1224 1256 6344 0 314263 165 0 0 0 1098 121 519 1
41
58
 0 5 84 320936 6208 876 1150 1856 1512 8872 0 423823 166 0 0 0 1370 152 597 2
42
 56
 0 5 84 320936 5912 851 1153 1640 1512 8160 0 406287 176 0 0 0 1360 119 643 2
41
 57
 0 6 84 320936 6008 847 1083 1472 1520 7560 0 333367 169 0 0 0 1197 149 616 1
35
 64
 0 5 84 320936 6232 695 900 1008 1104 6544 0 344018 153 0 0 0 1042 131 493 0
41
59
 3 4 84 320936 6488 854 1052 864 1736 7208 0 384514 164 0 0 0 1339 133 401 0
51
49
 0 6 84 320936 6416 749 951 1504 1368 6480 0 322511 151 0 0 0 1057 116 423 1
40
59
 0 7 84 320936 6376 744 989 1544 976 6528 0 323010 164 0 0 0 1108 118 482 0
38 6
2
 0 7 84 320936 6520 700 921 1184 1472 6752 0 304829 170 0 0 0 1146 103 486 0
38
62
 0 7 84 320936 6824 732 950 1232 1240 8464 0 403590 153 0 0 0 1160 96 487 0
40 6
0
 0 5 84 320936 6504 697 873 1664 1176 6480 0 312856 158 0 0 0 1078 116 510 0
39
61
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