java.lang.OutOfMemoryError - server going down

[webster_boy]

Hi,

I've got a web application, which is using the Orion 2.02 application server. We've added another system to the suite of systems we already have in the last 3 months.

Since then, we're having problems with the server and it keeps going down and on the log file we're getting a load of exceptions and below is the error message we got.

We've already moved the system to a more powerful server. We've gone through everything and we have no definite answers. Is it hardware?? code(i.e.code leak)???

Of course I know its running out of memory, but what else is causing it or has anyone experienced similar problems.

Can anyone help and explain what is going wrong???

[http-server] Exception calling scheduled listener: java.lang.NullPointerException
<c18;client18>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
<c27;client27>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
<c30;client30>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
<c7;client7>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
<c1;client1>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
<c43;client43>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null
[http-server] Exception calling scheduled listener: java.lang.NullPointerException
<c10;client10>: caught exception [java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] null

Thanks
W

[meisl]

code leak & java == false ! (or are you running native code, ie using JNI?)

Or maybe it's just as simple as that:
Have you tried starting the monster by something like

java -Xmx256m Monster

?

for help on non-standard options type "java -X" on the console.

[webster_boy]

What is Monster in java -Xmx256m Monster???

[meisl]

Ooops. Sorry, Monster is just a silly joke - I simply don't know the name
of your main class and so I chose "Monster" for the example.
The important thing is -Xmx256m which tells java to use up to
256 MBytes of mem instead of the default 64 MB or what it is.

[webster_boy]

Yes I've tried that. We've changed the number various times and it still has problem.

[blindasfcuk]

what is the nullpointerexception error?

[meisl]

Sorry, no idea then.
Only this: the NullPointerException need not necessarily be related to the OutOfMemoryException. So - to start with - assuming that, I'd remove "the other system" again so that no OutOfMemoryExceptions occur and then try to find the reason for the NullPointerExceptions. After that, solve the memory problem. Good luck!

@blindasfcuk: you aren't asking what a NullPointerException is, are you?!