On Thursday 26 June 2003 02:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Gordon Messmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fred Whipple wrote: > > I have a server running right now with about 250 processes. About 150 > > of those are Java VM processes, each with between 20-100 of its own > > threads. > ... > > We're starting to see the server fail to execute new processes (such as > > killall or shutdown!) with a "segmentation fault" and the server is, at > > times, dead in the water until it gets itself a hard reboot. Actually <snip> > > 1. Am I brushing up against some limitations of the kernel here? Or is > > there something else I may be missing afoot? <snip> > Some things to check (humor us when required): > Got RAM? > # free > How's load? > # uptime > Open files? > # cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr > PIDS? > # ps ax | wc -l
One more question: what are you *running*, that's created all those java VM processes? Are you sure that it works correctly, and doesn't have either a memory leak, endless loop, infinite spawning...or create a deadlock condition? mark -- Giving government power and money and allowing the private outlay of money for campaign advertising is like having teenagers, and not giving them sex ed & access to birth control. - mark roth -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list