Spotfire Server runs out of JVM memory

If the Spotfire Server runs out of JVM memory, Spotfire Server can fail or stop responding. This failure can make new connections impossible, and opening any files can fail.

The following errors are captured in the server logs.

Caused by: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
...... 
SEVERE: Exception invoking periodic operation:
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

Possible Cause

This exception indicates that you are out of memory. The exception is thrown by the garbage collector in the underlying Java and is not specific to Spotfire.

Resolution

You must add more memory. See Virtual memory modification for more information.