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divya
divya

Reputation:

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space with NetBeans

This is the error I get when I run my web application in an instance of the Tomcat servlet container started by NetBeans. To fix this I even changed the heap size in netbeans.conf, but still it shows the same error. How can I keep this from happening?

HTTP Status 500 - 

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type Exception report

message 

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception 

javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception
    org.netbeans.modules.web.monitor.server.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:362)


root cause 

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.5.9 logs.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 63733

Answers (5)

Rakesh
Rakesh

Reputation: 91

Stop Tomcat server, set environment variable CATALINA_OPTS, and then restart Tomcat. Look at the file tomcat-install/bin/catalina.sh or catalina.bat for how this variable is used. For example,

set CATALINA_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (Windows)export CATALINA_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (ksh/bash)setenv CATALINA_OPTS "-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (tcsh/csh)

In catalina.bat or catallina.sh, you may have noticed CATALINA_OPTS, JAVA_OPTS, or both can be used to specify Tomcat JVM options.

What is the difference between CATALINA_OPTS and JAVA_OPTS?

The name CATALINA_OPTS is specific for Tomcat servlet container, whereas JAVA_OPTS may be used by other java applications (e.g., JBoss). Since environment variables are shared by all applications, we don't want Tomcat to inadvertently pick up the JVM options intended for other apps. I prefer to use CATALINA_OPTS.

How to set java heap size in JBoss?

Stop JBoss server, edit $JBOSS_HOME/bin/run.conf, and then restart JBoss server. You can change the line with JAVA_OPTS to something like:

JAVA_OPTS="-server -Xms128m -Xmx128m"

How to set java heap size in Eclipse? You have 2 options:

  1. Edit eclipse-home/eclipse.ini to be something like the following and restart Eclipse.

    -vmargs-Xms64m-Xmx256m

  2. Or, you can just run eclipse command with additional options at the very end. Anything after -vmargs will be treated as JVM options and passed directly to the JVM. JVM options specified in the command line this way will always override those in eclipse.ini. For example,

    eclipse -vmargs -Xms64m -Xmx256m

How to set java heap size in NetBeans?

Exit NetBeans, edit the file netbeans-install/etc/netbeans.conf. For example,

netbeans_default_options="-J-Xms512m -J-Xmx512m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=128m -J-Xverify:none

How to set java heap size in Apache Ant?

Set environment variable ANT_OPTS. Look at the file $ANT_HOME/bin/ant or %ANT_HOME%\bin\ant.bat, for how this variable is used by Ant runtime.

set ANT_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (Windows)export ANT_OPTS="-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (ksh/bash)setenv ANT_OPTS "-Xms512m -Xmx512m" (tcsh/csh)

Upvotes: 9

Michael Myers
Michael Myers

Reputation: 191865

Changing the heap size in netbeans.conf only changes the heap for NetBeans itself, not for applications run through NetBeans.

The correct way is to right-click on the project and select "Properties" and then "Run"; there you can set the VM options appropriately (-Xmx256m, for instance). It should look something like this:

setting the heap size
(Thanks to VonC for finding this picture.)

Upvotes: 30

Alok
Alok

Reputation:

If you increase the virtual memory of your Tomcat server then it will be OK.

Steps:

  1. In NB go through the windows menu and add Services
  2. You will find Tomcat in the services. Right click on Tomcat server and select Properties
  3. Go to the platform in the properties and write -Xms512m in VM options field

Upvotes: 7

Will Hartung
Will Hartung

Reputation: 118593

This has nothing to do with NetBeans (well, perhaps), rather it has to do with Tomcat. Tomcat is the process that is running out of heap, not NetBeans. Track down the startup process for your Tomcat. If it's bundled with NB, then Tomcat is buried within the NB installation, check for an "enterpriseN" directory, N being a number, Tomcat is probably in there and it's a rather generic distribution of it.

As to why the monitor is run OOM, that's hard to say, it's a pretty simple process when you think about it. You can also try disabling HTTP monitoring to see if it's a problem with the Monitoring itself or something with your application.

Upvotes: 3

duffymo
duffymo

Reputation: 308743

I'm guessing that increasing the memory won't fix the problem. What is that MonitorFilter doing? What's eating up all that memory?

Your best bet is to figure that out. If this is a web app, see if you can turn off that filter and run without it. If you have success, you know that the MonitorFilter is causing your to fail.

Upvotes: 5

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