You should use: spark.executor.memory
from the docs <https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration.html>: spark.executor.memory512mAmount of memory to use per executor process, in the same format as JVM memory strings (e.g.512m, 2g). -Todd On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Mulugeta Mammo <mulugeta.abe...@gmail.com> wrote: > tried that one and it throws error - extraJavaOptions is not allowed to > alter memory settings, use spakr.executor.memory instead. > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Benjamin Fradet < > benjamin.fra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> You can set those parameters through the >> >> spark.executor.extraJavaOptions >> >> Which is documented in the configuration guide: >> spark.apache.org/docs/latest/configuration.htnl >> On 2 Jul 2015 9:06 pm, "Mulugeta Mammo" <mulugeta.abe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm running Spark 1.4.0, I want to specify the start and max size (-Xms >>> and Xmx) of the jvm heap size for my executors, I tried: >>> >>> executor.cores.memory="-Xms1g -Xms8g" >>> >>> but doesn't work. How do I specify? >>> >>> Appreciate your help. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >
