[Translated from mos] OS hang,

[Translated from mos] OS hang,

[Translated from mos] OS hang when dbua is upgraded to around 70%

Source: Database Upgrade Crashes Server at around 70 Percent (Document ID 551886.1)

Applicable:
Oracle Server-Enterprise Edition-Version: 10.2.0.2
Linux x86

Symptoms:

-- Problem Statement:1. Oracle 10.2. is installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux2. The Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) is used to upgrade a 10.1 database to 10.2.3. The upgrade progresses to ~70% then the server hangs, requiring power-cycle to reboot.4. The hang occurs in initimnc.sql ... ....REM create reset procedure create or replace procedure java_reset(value IN NUMBER) 2 as LANGUAGE JAVA 3 name 'java.lang.System.exit(int)'; 4 / ...

Cause:

Kernel version < 2.6.9-55.0.2.EL This can be caused by a Red Hat kernel bug that appears to have been corrected in:kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL Reference:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0132.html Bugzilla 173981 - kernel bug at mm/prio_tree.c 

Solution:

-- To implement the solution, please execute the following steps: 1. obtain and install the RPM for kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL (or newer ). --- extra note: the kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.EL is rhe4.5, that is, less than 4.5 will have this bug2. Re-attempt the failed upgrade process by using the DBUA or manual (CATUPGRD. SQL ).