java out of memory error

Hi all,

Today we experienced "java out of memory error : Permgen space". But we have java heap size value of 1GB.

While googled for this i found some thing like permgen space is a space where class files are being loaded and they were not unloaded and the scenario is termed as memory leak.

So i just want all your suggestions to get rid of this problem. And i cannot increase the java heap value as i have already assigned the maximum allowed value.

Kindly post your suggestions.

With Regards
Anish Kumar.V

There is no simple answer to this common problem.

Any number of errors in your application programming could be at fault.

After a fresh start, how many requests are processed until you hit the error?

Have you used the Tomcat management app to watch changes in memory use?

Bill

The most common cause of this problem is when an application is redeployed "hot" in Tomcat6, and there are indications that it's actually somewhat of a bug. Certainly I'd never heard of it in Tomcat5.

The heap is not the PermGen space. There's a separate config parameter in the Oracle/Sun JVM for PermGen space. However, I played around with that parameter about 2 weeks ago to no avail. I'm hoping Tomcat7 is going to do better.