SAP Parameter es/use_shared_memory - Use shared memory based ext. memory (instead mmap)

Parameter
es/use_shared_memory

Short text
Use shared-memory-based EM (shmget instead of mmap)

Parameter description
You can use this parameter to activate an alternative implementation ofextended memory on UNIX systems (in particular, HP-UX), which is basedon shared memories (using shmget()) instead of memory-mapped files(mmap()).

Work area
Extended memory

Parameter unit
Truth value

Default value
Operating-system-dependent; the value is correctly predefined

Who is allowed
SAP

Limitation for os
UNIX only, especially HP-UX

Limitation for db
None