How To Fix VIRT209 - Pool Utilization Authority

VIRT209 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 209

• Message text: Pool Utilization Authority

What causes this issue?

Denotes whether this LPAR can observe shared processor pool utilization
metrics. This setting is specific to Shared Processor LPAR's.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT209 - Pool Utilization Authority ?

  The SAP error message VIRT209, which refers to "Pool Utilization Authority," typically occurs in the context of SAP's memory management, particularly when dealing with the SAP memory pool (also known as the "SAP memory area"). This error indicates that the system has reached a limit in terms of memory allocation for a particular pool, which can lead to performance issues or failures in processing requests.
  
  Cause:
  
  Memory Limit Reached: The most common cause of this error is that the memory pool has reached its maximum allocation limit. This can happen due to high transaction volumes, inefficient memory usage, or memory leaks in the application.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration settings for memory management in the SAP system can also lead to this error.
  Resource Contention: Multiple processes trying to access the same memory resources can lead to contention and ultimately trigger this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Memory Pool Size: If the memory pool is indeed full, consider increasing