Setting Xmx and Xms to the same value

Setting the Xmx and Xms parameters configures the maximum (mx) and minimum (ms) sizes of the heap; setting them to the same value fixes the heap to a pre-determined size.

Getting ready

You will need to have Oracle SOA Suite 11g installed for this recipe. This command is the same whether you're using the Hotspot or the JRockit JVM.

How to do it…

To configure your Xmx and Xms parameters, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the domain's home directory:

   cd %MIDDLEWARE_HOME%/user_projects/domains/soa_domain/
   

   Replace soa_domain with the relevant domain, as required.

2. Within the bin folder, you will see a number of scripts. Depending on your platform, you will need to edit a different file—setSOADomainEnv.cmd on Windows; setSOADomainEnv.sh on Linux. Note that it is a good idea to make a backup of these files before editing them.

3. Open the file and locate the following section:

   

4. In DEFAULT_MEM_ARGS and PORT_MEM_ARGS, set the value of Xms and Xmx parameters to your...