sequencer fatal timeout error (-14)

[bonthalaprasad]

Have been getting this fatal error message on the new unix server we moved to?

Have monitored this forum for possible solutions and have tried uping the MFILES from 50 to 200 but that has not seemed to work either.

Any suggestions....

Error Message:
XXXMK_job.JobControl (fatal error from DSRunJob): Job control fatal error (-14)
(DSRunJob) Job xxxMK_job1 appears not to have started after 60 secs

[kcbland]

Look at the cpu utilization using prstat on Solaris or top or glance. This is a common issue, discussed at length. There are some adjustments to GLTABSZ and RLTABSZ, MAXRLOCK and UVSYNC that might help, but isn't guaranteed. You'll need to experiment and see what helps, but ultimately, Ascential needs to hear from you.

[bonthalaprasad]

Look at the cpu utilization using prstat on Solaris or top or glance. This is a common issue, discussed at length. There are some adjustments to GLTABSZ and RLTABSZ, MAXRLOCK and UVSYNC that might help, but isn't guaranteed. You'll need to experiment and see what helps, but ultimately, Ascential needs to hear from you.

Is there a command that can tell what each of these and other parameters can be set to ...

[kcbland]

It depends on your hardware configuration, memory, etc. That's why I recommended talking to tech support, they can get you setup better.

However, ultimately, the problem is an overloaded server that can't task switch between processes fast enough and thus DS has troubles. Tech support is bound to tell you to monitor your server load and keep it from exceeding certain boundaries for extended periods of time.

Hence the need for intelligent job control with load throttling and process distribution as well as performance monitoring.