Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM Error When Running dbua

Posted by Vasudev Seeram on October 4, 2011 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

Problem:

After installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86, sourced the 11gR2 environment and attempted to run dbua to upgrade the 11gR1 database. The following error occurred:

[applmgr@centos53server ~]$ dbua
#
# An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x9fdf64d4, pid=3662, tid=3086928080
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (1.5.0_17-b02 mixed mode)
# Problematic frame:
# C  [libnnz11.so+0x3c4d4]
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as hs_err_pid3662.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Aborted

Solution:

Apply patch p8670579_112010_LINUX.zip.

Firstly, I ensured that host name set up correctly in /etc/hosts and environment variable LANG unset (set to “”), but this did not resolve the issue.

Downloaded patch p8670579_112010_LINUX.zip from My Oracle Support (note that this patch may not appear if you are using the HTML version of MOS, only p8670579_111100_LINUX.zip).

Unzipped p8670579_112010_LINUX.zip, then sourced the 11gR2 environment and changed to directory 8670579. Ran ‘opatch apply’ ($ORACLE_HOME/OPatch must be in the path).

[applmgr@centos53server 8670579]$ opatch apply
Invoking OPatch 11.1.0.6.6

Oracle Home : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0
Central Inventory : /u01/app/oraInventory
from : /etc/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 11.1.0.6.6
OUI version : 11.2.0.1.0
OUI location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/oui
Log file location : /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2011-10-04_21-10-48PM.log

Patch history file: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch_history.txt

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The patch has more than one Archive Action but there is no Make Action.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ApplySession applying interim patch '8670579' to OH '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0'

Running prerequisite checks...

OPatch detected non-cluster Oracle Home from the inventory and will patch the local system only.

Please shutdown Oracle instances running out of this ORACLE_HOME on the local system.
(Oracle Home = '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0')

Is the local system ready for patching? [y|n]
y
User Responded with: Y
Backing up files and inventory (not for auto-rollback) for the Oracle Home
Backing up files affected by the patch '8670579' for restore. This might take a while...
Backing up files affected by the patch '8670579' for rollback. This might take a while...

Patching component oracle.network.rsf, 11.2.0.1.0...
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/ahseteco.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/am11rkg.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/amsha.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/cpui32.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/sha.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/x931rand.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/am11dkg.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/am931rnd.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/amsharnd.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/ghash.o"
Updating archive file "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.a" with "lib/libnnz11.a/shacomm.o"
Copying file to "/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/lib/libnnz11.so"
ApplySession adding interim patch '8670579' to inventory

Verifying the update...
Inventory check OK: Patch ID 8670579 is registered in Oracle Home inventory with proper meta-data.
Files check OK: Files from Patch ID 8670579 are present in Oracle Home.

The local system has been patched and can be restarted.

OPatch succeeded.
[applmgr@centos53server 8670579]$

Then ran dbua, and it worked.

Reference:

http://pavandba.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/problem-in-upgrading-10g-to-11g-on-linux/