ORA-27300: OS System Dependent Operation: Fork Failed With Status: 12 (Doc ID 1322967.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1.0 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-bit)

Symptoms

The following error are found in the alert log and referenced trace file:

ORA-27300: OS system dependent operation:fork failed with status: 12
ORA-27301: OS failure message: Not enough space
ORA-27302: failure occurred at: skgpspawn3
Tue May 17 23:20:40 2011
Process m000 died, see its trace file

OS logs show related information like:

Sequence Number: 3398
Machine Id: 00CA894E4C00
Node Id: <NODE NAME>
Class: S
Type: PERM
WPAR: Global
Resource Name: SYSVMM

Description
SOFTWARE PROGRAM ABNORMALLY TERMINATED

Probable Causes
SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF PAGING SPACE

Failure Causes
INSUFFICIENT PAGING SPACE DEFINED FOR THE SYSTEM
PROGRAM USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PAGING SPACE

Recommended Actions
DEFINE ADDITIONAL PAGING SPACE
REDUCE PAGING SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF PROGRAM(S)

Detail Data
PROGRAM
oracle
USER'S PROCESS ID:
8519808
PROGRAM'S PAGING SPACE USE IN 1KB BLOCKS
0

Cause

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ORA-27300: OS System Dependent Operation: Fork Failed With Status: 12 (Doc ID 1322967.1)

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Symptoms

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