I was unable to get CATALINA_OPTS to set the memory allocation for Tomcat. I will continue to try to see if I can get it to work. I'm not running any other Java apps outside of Tomcat, so this isn't as much of a concern.
Gary -----Original Message----- From: Robin Wyles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Finally figured out the memory settings for Windows server AFAIK JAVA_OPTS affects the JVM as a whole... I think you can use CATALINA_OPTS to specifically set the memory allocation to Tomcat. Robin On 2 Nov 2004, at 11:20, Derek Hohls wrote: > Robin > > OK, the "hidden agenda" here is that I actually need to > increase the memory for the JVM for non-Tomcat related > apps as well (e.g. XReporter, which runs under Phoenix). > > Does JAVA_OPTS affect that as well? > > Thanks > Derek > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/11/02 10:17:45 AM >>> > Derek, > > On 2 Nov 2004, at 07:42, Derek Hohls wrote: > >> Being the eternal optimist, I would like to ask if >> anyone know how to do this for Tomcat 4.x.... there >> is no "Configure Tomcat" on the Windows menu? > > > It's a while since I ran Tomcat under Windows, but I believe you can > set the JAVA_OPTS environment variable by editing the > tomcat_home/bin/catalina.bat e.g: > > set JAVA_OPTS=-Xms128m -Xmx512m > > Robin > > >> >> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/11/01 05:03:08 PM >>> >> Thanks to all who provided assistance. >> >> I figured it out for Windows server. Go to Start->Programs->Apache >> Tomcat >> 5.0->Configure Tomcat. This will open up a dialog box to change >> settings. >> Click the middle tab, Java VM. There is a text area to add Java >> Options. >> After the last entry, -Xrs, add -Xms<value> -Xmx<value>, where these >> are the >> minimum size and maximum size of memory usage for the Java virtual >> machine >> (JVM). Click Apply or OK, and restart the Tomcat service. >> >> One of the reasons I didn't think of this originally is that Apache >> Tomcat >> 5.0 was missing from Start-Programs on my development server. I like > to >> test >> in development before testing in production. Once I figured this out > I >> reinstalled Tomcat on my development server, which placed Apache > Tomcat >> 5.0 >> in Start->Programs. From there I was able to set and test the memory >> settings for the JVM in development, and eventually place these into >> production. The XSP that hits the Oracle database now flies. I can >> gather a >> 10947 record, 9.5 megabyte data stream quickly. It's an entirely new >> web >> site. It really performs well. I can't believe the improvement in >> performance I received with the new memory settings. >> >> The increased performance isn't only with Cocoon. Performance of our >> ArcIMS >> applications has increased considerably. >> >> Once again, thanks to all who provided assistance. >> >> Gary T. Schultz >> Web Technical Administrator / GIS Coordinator >> Wisconsin Department of Commerce >> 6th Floor >> P.O. Box 7970 >> Madison, WI >> 1-608-266-1283 >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Schultz, Gary - COMM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:51 AM >> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >> Subject: Desperately seeking assistance and/or information on memory >> setti ngs >> >> >> I'm desperately seeking a real working solution to memory management >> in >> Java-Tomcat-Cocoon in Windows. I continue to run into low memory >> errors. I >> researched the Cocoon wiki, Java web sites and Tomcat web sites, but >> none of >> the solutions appears to work. I can't get Cocoon to use more than > the >> default 64 MB of memory allotted by the JVM. I had initially gotten >> Cocoon >> to free up 50% of the available memory, so I had 64 Meg in use, with >> around >> 30 Meg free. This initially help me with an XSP issue, but now when > I >> check >> Cocoon status I see that memory is getting low again, sometimes the >> status >> page will show just over 1 meg of free memory. My XSP no longer > works. >> >> >> Our configuration: >> >> 2.4 GHz Xeon Processor Compaq server >> 2.5 Gigabytes RAM >> Windows 2000 (5.00.2195 Service Pack 4) >> J2SDK 1.4.2_03 >> Apache 2.0.49 >> Tomcat 5.0.18 >> Cocoon 2.1.5.1 >> >> I trying to sell Cocoon as a tool to help with a project at work. If > I >> can't >> get consistent results with the XSP, management will not go with > Cocoon >> and >> will turn to another solution. This will be a major set back for >> greater use >> of Cocoon in our agency. I'm also trying to sell other agencies in >> Wisconsin >> on the benefits of Cocoon, but this recent set back will only make > my >> efforts more difficult. >> >> Any assistance I can get is greatly appreciated. I would like to see >> Cocoon >> used for tasks other than a simple web publishing system. But the > way >> it >> looks right now, that will be a hard sell in my agency and to other >> State of >> Wisconsin government agencies. >> >> Gary T. Schultz >> Web Technical Administrator / GIS Coordinator >> Wisconsin Department of Commerce >> 6th Floor >> P.O. 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