My Oracle Support Banner

The Size Of The Process Oracle.Exe Permanently Grows Ora-04030 (Doc ID 401880.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 05, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.7 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The oracle virtual memory space is increasing slowly, from one day to another, not necessarily using a general patternuntil it reaches the crash limit (2 or 3 GB, depending on whether the /3GB switch is set or not in the boot.ini file).

Cause

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!

In this Document
Symptoms
Cause
Solution
References


My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.