they are actually parameters to the java VM,

make a search at google 
http://216.239.57.100/search?q=cache:xdWnq6mvoWcC:www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/tip-heap-size.html+java+%22-mx%22+parameter&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

for java "-mx" parameter

Filip

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gaston Escobar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:20 AM
> To: Tomcat Users List
> Subject: RE: Too many processes
> 
> 
> I couldn't find those parameters. Can you be a little bit 
> more specific with
> what you mean?
> Thanks a lot
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Filip Hanik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Enviado el: Lunes, 24 de Marzo de 2003 03:04 p.m.
> Para: Tomcat Users List
> Asunto: RE: Too many processes
> 
> 
> I believe on Linux, each process is a thread. So tomcat only 
> starts one
> process, but the PS command will list all the threads as 
> separate processes.
> So there is nothing to worry about.
> 
> If you want tomcat to use less memory, you can always 
> configure the -ms -mx
> parameters in catalina.sh
> 
> Filip
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gaston Escobar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:59 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Too many processes
> >
> >
> > I'm running tomcat in a Red Hat 7.2. It works well when it is
> > started, but
> > it starts too many concurrent processes and it starts using
> > more and more
> > memory until it reaches 31% of my computer's memory.
> > How can I configure Tomcat to run less concurrent processes
> > and without
> > using so much memory?
> >
> >
> > This is the output of ps -aux
> >
> > root     21983 27.2 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:19
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21984  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21985  4.6 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:03
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21986  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21987  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21988  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21989  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21990  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21991  5.6 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:03
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21993  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21994  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21995  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     21996  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:39   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22002  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22003  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22004  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22005  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22006  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22007  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22008  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22009  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22010  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22011  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22012  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22013  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22014  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22015  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22016  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22017  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22018  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22019  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22020  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22021  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22022  0.5 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22023  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22024  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22025  0.3 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22026  1.7 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22027  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22028  0.0 15.6 243620 39724 pts/0  S    14:40   0:00
> > /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin/java -Djava.endorsed.dirs=/usr/Tomc
> > root     22029  0.0  0.3  2900  944 pts/0    R    14:40   
> 0:00 ps -aux
> >
> >
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