KB-2199 Application server fails to start Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory" error

Elly Meng — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:15:47 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Elly Meng on 10/28/2021 6:15:47 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","X","X")

Cause

The shared memory pool of the Oracle database is an insufficient size for the application server to start.

Action

Work with your Oracle database administrator to increase the size of the database shared memory pool.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle Database.

Last Reviewed: October 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, infrastructure, oracle

Application server fails to start Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory" error

Tom Ryan — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:15:47 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tom Ryan on 10/15/2021 2:15:47 AM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","X","X")

Cause

The shared memory pool of the Oracle database is an insufficient size for the application server to start.

Action

Work with your Oracle database administrator to increase the size of the database shared memory pool.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle Database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, infrastructure, oracle

Application server fails to start Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory" error

Elly Meng — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 23:43:43 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Elly Meng on 9/27/2021 11:43:43 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","X","X")

Cause

Oracle's shared memory pool size is insufficient for the application server to start.

Action

Increase the size of your Oracle database's shared memory pool. If you are unsure how to do this, please reach out to your DBA for assistance or review online resources about Oracle.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle Database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, infrastructure, oracle

Application server fails to start Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory" error

Elly Meng — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:55:13 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Elly Meng on 9/27/2021 10:55:13 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","X","X")

Cause

This error is Oracle-specific and may happen if the database shared memory pool size is insufficient for the application to successfully deploy.

Action

Increase the size of Oracle's shared memory pool. If you are unsure how to do this, please reach out to your DBA for more details or review Oracle's online forums.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle Database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, infrastructure, oracle

Application server fails to start Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory" error

Elly Meng — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:52:11 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Elly Meng on 9/27/2021 10:52:11 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate X bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","X","X")

Cause

This error is Oracle specific and may happen if the database shared memory pool size is insufficient for the application to successfully deploy.

Action

Increase the size of Oracle's shared memory pool. If you are unsure how to do this, please reach out to your DBA for more details or review Oracle's online forums.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle Database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, infrastructure, oracle

Tomcat fails to deploy Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate * bytes of shared memory" error

Tejas Kargutkar — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:48:57 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 9/14/2021 8:48:57 PM

Symptoms

Tomcat fails with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate * bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","*","*")

Cause

This error is Oracle specific and may happen if the database shared memory pool size is insufficient for the application to successfully deploy.

Action

Increase the size of the shared memory pool. Users may reach out to their DBA for more details on how to increase the size or refer to several online forums which discuss this specific topic.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, oracle

Tomcat fails to deploy Appian with "ORA-04031: unable to allocate * bytes of shared memory" error

Tejas Kargutkar — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:55:34 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Tejas Kargutkar on 9/10/2021 8:55:34 PM

Symptoms

Tomcat fails with the following error in <APPIAN_HOME>/logs/tomcat-stdOut.log:

ERROR org.hibernate.util.JDBCExceptionReporter - ORA-04031: unable to allocate * bytes of shared memory ("shared pool","unknown object","*","*")

Cause

This error is Oracle specific and may happen if the database shared memory pool size is less that what is required for the application to successfully deploy.

Action

Increase the size of the shared memory pool. Users may reach out to their DBA for more details on how to increase the size or refer to several online forums which discuss this specific topic.

Affected Versions

This article applies to all versions of Appian using Oracle database.

Last Reviewed: September 2021

Tags: Tomcat, application server, oracle