BES 6.0: Installer running out of space in /tmp directory

Problem:

BES 6.0: Installer running out of space in /tmp directory

Resolution:

• Product Name: BES AppServer
• Product Version: 6.0
• Product Component: Installation
• Platform/OS Version: Solaris 8,9

Description:

Installation of the BES 6.0 from download may fail due to running out of space on /tmp

Answer/Solution:

For all versions of Solaris /tmp is using the swap space partition. For BES 6.0 the required swap space will be greater than 500 MB (since installer is over 350 MB packed).

First step should be to check the /tmp directory for redundant or unused files and delete them to free up space.

Use the swap utility to inspect the size of the swap space as follows:
$ /usr/sbin/swap -l

The output will look something like this:
swapfile dev swaplo blocks free
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s1 118,17 16 16780208 16780208
/dev/dsk/c1t1d0s1 118,33 16 65543600 65543600

To increase the size of the swap space available do the following (note only root user can perform these changes):
Command syntax:
$ mkfile
eg:
$ mkfile 1000m /home/user/swap

Then add the swap file to available resources:
Command syntax:
$ swap -a
eg:
$ swap -a /home/user/swap

Check the manual page for swap and mkfile for more information.

Author:Michael Mennis