Try running a 64bit JVM on your 64bits OS, it should work for much larger heaps sizes, be it Linux or Windows.
Beware that the memory need is around 30% more important with a 64 bits JVM (bigger object pointers) if you are not using Compressed Oops : http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/vm/performance-enhancements-7.html#compressedOop André Husain, Yavar wrote:
I know this is a Solr forum however my problem is related to Solr running on Tomcat running on Windows 64 bit OS. I am running a 32 bit JVM on a 64 bit Windows 2008 Server. The max heap space I am able to allocate is around 1.5 GB though I have 10 GB of RAM on my system and there is no other process running. I understand the limit of max 2GB of heap space that can be allocated on Windows for a process. However I have seen in the forums people state using Xmx upto 10G. How is this possible? If I move to Linux, can I get more heap space allocated to the process or is it related to JVM? Simply put, how can I allocate atleast 8GB of RAM as Xmx to Tomcat on my 64 bit Windows. The tomcat crashes when I start. Please help.
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