Sap ASCS and DVEBMGS down

Dear Experts,
We are  before 2 weeks ago create my DEV system  and  recently  create QAS system (both system) from Heterogeneous system copy ( DB migration )
DEV and QAS both have same memory and Swap space  memory is 14GB and swap is 7 GB I run sgen in dev it's finish successfully.
but in QAS I select just 10 component and run sgen system down
Operating system AIX 7.1
SAP  ECC6 EHP7
database Oracle 11.2
I run errpt -a AIX command in QAS server it's show following error
LABEL:     
CORE_DUMP_FAILED
IDENTIFIER:
2F64580C
Date/Time:  
Fri Mar 14 06:18:48 PKT 2014
Sequence Number: 310
Machine Id: 
000D94EBD400
Node Id:    
ERPQA
Class:      
S
Type:       
PERM
WPAR:       
Global
Resource Name:   SYSPROC   
Description
SOFTWARE PROGRAM ABNORMALLY TERMINATED
Probable Causes
INTERNAL SOFTWARE ERROR
SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF PAGING SPACE
User Causes
USER GENERATED SIGNAL
Failure Causes
CORE DUMP FAILED - SEE A REASON CODE BELOW
    Recommended Actions
    DEFINE ADDITIONAL PAGING SPACE
    RERUN THE APPLICATION PROGRAM
    IF PROBLEM PERSISTS THEN DO THE FOLLOWING
    CONTACT APPROPRIATE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Detail Data
SIGNAL NUMBER
11
USER'S PROCESS ID:
7405774
REASON CODE
28
USER ID
207
PROCESSOR ID
0
CORE FILE NAME
/usr/sap/QAS/DVEBMGS00/work/core
PROGRAM NAME
disp+work
STACK EXECUTION DISABLED
0
I restart QAS server many times but after 2 or 3 Minutes system shutdown again
Please guide me to solved this issue.
Regards

HI
Kindly refer the SAP Notes for Swap & Memory parameters in AIX OS
1972803 - SAP on AIX: Recommendations
1121904 - SAP on AIX: Recommendations for paging space
BR
SS

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    The Group A method allows anyone to get certified who has enough cash, but paradoxically, I would wager that the failure rate is much higher as more folks sit for the exam unprepared. Citizens of countries in Group A tend not to see a clear route from college graduate to SAP career. The official training is so expensive, that it isn't really an option to pay for your own training and hope for a job after. In Group A countries, most of the training is taken by folks who have gotten a job first and then have the training paid for by the company who has hired them.
    So, by now you have guess that you are in a Group 1 country and your friend is in a Group A country.
    While not a definitive list, the last time I checked it broke down something like this:
    Group 1:  India, Middle Eastern, African, Asian and South American Countries (+Mexico), Eastern Europe
    Group A: North American Countries (Canada + US), Western Europe. Australia
    You can find an list of Training Locations and check it out country by country to look for exceptions or specific details. If you're willing to travel, then you can test any time. If you can't travel, you're stuck with finding an ATP that you can afford if you live in a Group 1 country. In the past, all ATPs offered on-site, in-person, instructor-led training. I've heard that some are moving to the eAcademy training so that they don't have to pay local instructors (but still charge essentially the same price). I'd be interested in your experience as you go through this process. I encourage you to blog every step of the way! Blog about the various offerings of each ATP and tell us what the salespeople promise you/say to you before you sign up. Contrast that to the reality of the training and the help you get after you've had the training. You will be providing a much appreciated service to all of those who come behind you.
    I hope this helps clear things up. I'm basically going to cut and paste this into a FAQ blog for this topic so folks can refer to it later. This is a fairly frequent source of confusion. I could have sworn that I wrote this all up in a blog earlier, but I can't find it, so I thank you for bringing this up so I can get this properly documented. Please ask any questions you may have so I can address them in the blog when it's ready.
    Best regards,
    --Tom

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