How To Fix VIRT347 - Avg. Pagein Rate

VIRT347 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 347

• Message text: Avg. Pagein Rate

Avg. Pagein Rate
The average rate of total system pages per second read into central
storage (within the last collection interval). The rate excludes
swap-in, vio and hiperspace page-ins.

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT347 - Avg. Pagein Rate ?

  The SAP error message VIRT347, which refers to the "Avg. Pagein Rate," typically indicates that the system is experiencing performance issues related to memory management. This message is often associated with virtual memory and paging, suggesting that the system is frequently accessing the disk to retrieve data that should ideally be held in memory.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Memory: The most common cause of this error is that the SAP system does not have enough physical memory (RAM) allocated to handle the workload, leading to excessive paging.
  High Workload: A sudden increase in workload or user activity can lead to higher memory consumption, causing the system to page more frequently.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration of the SAP system or the underlying operating system can lead to inefficient memory usage.
  Memory Leaks: Applications or processes that do not release memory properly can lead to increased memory consumption over time.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Increase Physical Memory: If the server has the capacity, consider