ORA Database Error Messages ORA-09856: smpalo: vm_allocate error while allocating pga July 28, 2015 mpbod ORA-09856: smpalo: vm_allocate error while allocating pga Cause: The vm_allocate system call returned an error. Action: Check returned error. Possibly out of system resources. Back to previous menu https://support.oracle.com/ http://www.oracle.com/ Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)