# max_msg_memory

Maximum memory the server can use for messages. This parameter lets you limit the memory that the server uses for messages, so server memory usage cannot grow beyond the system’s memory capacity.

    max_msg_memory = size [KB|MB|GB]

When `msg_swapping` is enabled, and messages overflow this limit, the server begins to swap messages from process memory to disk. Swapping allows the server to free process memory for incoming messages, and to process message volume in excess of this limit.

When the server swaps a message to disk, a small record of the swapped message remains in memory. If all messages are swapped out to disk, and their remains still exceed this memory limit, then the server has no room for new incoming messages. The server stops accepting new messages, and send calls in message producers result in an error. (This situation probably indicates either a very low value for this parameter, or a very high message volume.)

Specify units as `KB`, `MB` or `GB`. The minimum value is 8 MB. The default value of 0 (zero) indicates no limit.

For example:

    max_msg_memory = 512MB

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