Recommended file descriptors for Sparc Solaris

I'm moving an app from Linux to Sparc Solaris and the app keeps dying with a
message of:
java.net.SocketException: Too many open files.
How many open files should weblogic have on a process level and on a system
wide level? The sparc box has a standard SunOs 5.6 I.E. Solaris.

make it 1024, solaris' max, will save hassles. 'plimit' and 'ulimit' are the commands used to configure fd.

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I run into a problem whereby we run out of file descriptors - application is TCP/IP and file I/O intensive. Sometimes it happens, sometimes not.
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I am trying the increase the max number for file descriptor allowed in Solaris.
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Thanks in advance
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Our system is live since an year and half and for the first time I encountered the following exception
"java.net.SocketException: Too many open files"
When our internet application stopped responding I immediately checked the number of open file descriptors on my Solaris machine by using the "lsof" command and found that it was an abnormal 600 value and as I continued monitoring it reached 1024 in matter of minutes and WebLogic gave the above exception. The current setting for file descriptors is 1024. But all these days the average number of open file descriptors was well below 220.
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""ExecuteThread: '3' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default'" daemon prio=5 tid=0x00883a90 nid=0x10 runnable [6d080000..6d0819c0]
     at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
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     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.TdsInputStream.read(TdsInputStream.java:81)
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     at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.nextResult(Tds.java:1850)
     at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ResultGetter.nextResult(ResultGetter.java:69)"
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Xid=BEA1-11FE69525362E51BFA16(6404670),Status=Active,numRepliesOwedMe=0,numRepliesOwedOthers=0,seconds since begin=299,seconds left=60,activeThread=Thread[ExecuteThread: '22' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default',5,Thread Group for Queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default'],XAServerResourceInfo[weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl]=(ServerResourceInfo[weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl]=(state=started,assigned=none),xar=weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl@a68c0),SCInfo[Mizuho-RWS+myserver]=(state=active),properties=({weblogic.jdbc=t3://10.104.8.81:7001}),OwnerTransactionManager=ServerTM[ServerCoordinatorDescriptor=(CoordinatorURL=myserver+10.104.8.81:7001+Mizuho-RWS+t3+, XAResources={},NonXAResources={})],CoordinatorURL=myserver+10.104.8.81:7001+Mizuho-RWS+t3+)]'. No further JDBC access is allowed within this transaction.
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Raghu S wrote:
Hi,
I am using WebLogic 8.1 SP2 on a Solaris machine.Ok, good enough. Once WebLogic times out a transaction, it rolls it back on the
connection. That Sybase driver's rollback doesn't unfortunately affect it's
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statement during a rollback. This may be what you need to free up those
threads and the socekts the driver may be keeping open. If you can upgrade
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Joe
>
Stacktrace of one of the threads at the time I took the thread dump....All the threads at the time of taking the thread dump are stuck in a similar fashion.
ExecuteThread: '3' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default'" daemon prio=5 tid=0x00883a90 nid=0x10 runnable [6d080000..6d0819c0]
at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:129)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.timedio.RawDbio.reallyRead(RawDbio.java:202)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.timedio.Dbio.doRead(Dbio.java:243)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.timedio.InStreamMgr.readIfOwner(InStreamMgr.java:512)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.timedio.InStreamMgr.doRead(InStreamMgr.java:273)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.TdsProtocolContext.getChunk(TdsProtocolContext.java:561)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.PduInputFormatter.readPacket(PduInputFormatter.java:229)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.PduInputFormatter.read(PduInputFormatter.java:62)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.TdsInputStream.read(TdsInputStream.java:81)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.TdsInputStream.readUnsignedByte(TdsInputStream.java:114)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.tds.Tds.nextResult(Tds.java:1850)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.ResultGetter.nextResult(ResultGetter.java:69)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybStatement.nextResult(SybStatement.java:204)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybStatement.nextResult(SybStatement.java:187)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybStatement.executeLoop(SybStatement.java:1698)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybStatement.execute(SybStatement.java:1690)
at com.sybase.jdbc2.jdbc.SybCallableStatement.execute(SybCallableStatement.java:129)
at weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.PreparedStatement.execute(PreparedStatement.java:68)
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at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:317)
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java.sql.SQLException: The transaction is no longer active - status: 'Marked rollback. [Reason=weblogic.transaction.internal.TimedOutException: Transaction timed out after 299 seconds
Xid=BEA1-11FE69525362E51BFA16(6404670),Status=Active,numRepliesOwedMe=0,numRepliesOwedOthers=0,seconds since begin=299,seconds left=60,activeThread=Thread[ExecuteThread: '22' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default',5,Thread Group for Queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default'],XAServerResourceInfo[weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl]=(ServerResourceInfo[weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl]=(state=started,assigned=none),xar=weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSXAResourceImpl@a68c0),SCInfo[Mizuho-RWS+myserver]=(state=active
),properties=({weblogic.jdbc=t3://10.104.8.81:7001}),OwnerTransactionManager=ServerTM[ServerCoordinatorDescriptor=(CoordinatorURL=myserver+10.104.8.81:7001+Mizuho-RWS+t3+, XAResources={},NonXAResources={})],CoordinatorURL=myserver+10.104.8.81:7001+Mizuho-RWS+t3+)]'. No further JDBC access is allowed within this transaction.
at weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSConnection.checkIfRolledBack(JTSConnection.java:118)
at weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.JTSConnection.checkConnection(JTSConnection.java:127)
at weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.Statement.checkStatement(Statement.java:222)
at weblogic.jdbc.wrapper.PreparedStatement.setString(PreparedStatement.java:414)
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at com.mizuho.rws.services.mail.business.ejb.Mailer_fyyt2g_EOImpl.sendFIReportMail(Mailer_fyyt2g_EOImpl.java:662)
at com.mizuho.rws.services.mail.client.delegates.MailerBeanBusinessDelegates.sendFIReportMail(MailerBeanBusinessDelegates.java:153)
at com.mizuho.rws.services.mail.business.businessObject.SendMailHandler.sendFIReportMail(SendMailHandler.java:181)
at com.mizuho.rws.services.mail.business.businessObject.SendMailHandler.resolveMail(SendMailHandler.java:429)
at com.mizuho.rws.services.mail.business.businessObject.SendMailHandler.notify(SendMailHandler.java:651)
at com.mizuho.foundation.utils.AppNotificationListener.handleNotification(AppNotificationListener.java:66)
at weblogic.time.common.internal.TimerListener$1.run(TimerListener.java:48)
at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:317)
at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:118)
at weblogic.time.common.internal.TimerListener.deliverNotification(TimerListener.java:44)
at weblogic.management.timer.Timer.deliverNotifications(Timer.java:578)
at weblogic.time.common.internal.TimerNotification$1.run(TimerNotification.java:118)
at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:317)
at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:118)
Regards
Raghu

Change 'Soft Resource Limit file descriptor' value

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Is there any conditions to change this?
Ashraf.

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The max can only be increased by root or in /etc/system.

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Line Drawing best file format for import in InDesign

i was wondering what is the accepted and recommended file format for files to be imported in InDesign. I was under the impression that AI files should be saved as EPS but I just read an article that says that Adobe's Dov Isaacs said that eps will be shortly obsolete.What should I do. I work on curriculum that contains both photographs and line drawing and we use tiff for the former and eps for the latter. Most of our line drawing is done in AI. Howeverwe have a cartoonist that sends us files in jpg format. What would be the best file format for him and for us as we draw in AI?
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The future of the EPS file format
EPS is rapidly becoming an outdated file format which is being replaced by PDF just like PostScript itself is also being phased out and replaced by PDF. Don’t just take my word on this. Here is what Dov Isaacs from Adobe said in a discussion on a PrintPlanet forum about the future of PostScript: “ …Adobe will continue to support EPS as a legacy graphics format for import of non-color managed, opaque graphical data into Adobe applications (such as InDesign and Illustrator). Although we certain do not recommend that new graphical content be stored in EPS format (except to satisfy the need to import data into page layout programs that aren’t quite PDF-centric — no need to mention names here!), our user base should feel comfortable that there is no need to worry about a need to convert their very sizable libraries of EPS-based graphic assets.”

Yes, I drag the AI file in.
If after it's in place I need to change I can just right click and chose edit original make the changes and save and the illustration in inDesign will reflect the changes.
On the other hand I can make changes to the original and all iterations of the file will automatically update, say if I used the illustration in several documents.
As an example I had completed a set of documents for a new company, i.e., biz cards, brochures, product labeling, stationery, etc. and in their wisdom they decided to make changes in their logo, which, of course, is on everything. I opened the AI file with the logo made the changes saved and all the documents then reflected the changes. The only caveat to do this seamlessly is to make sure that your file logo size is the same as the original or you might have to tweak placement in the other documents
It is this interoperability that to me makes the Creative Suite so much more than the sum of their parts.
Craig

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