Bug ID 940453: Restjavad restarting with java.lang.OutOfMemoryError

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.3, 14.1.3.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6

Opened: Aug 27, 2020

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

The BIG-IP configuration contains a large number of configuration, restjavad is restarting with java.lang.OutOfMemoryError

Impact

Restjavad restarts frequently due to OutOfMemory error.

Conditions

-- BIG-IP system with no extra memory given to restjavad. -- The configuration contains a large number objects.

Workaround

To workaround the issue you need to give restjavad extra memory. To do so please perform the following steps: 1. On GUI go to System :: Resource Provisioning. The line for Management has a drop-down box for Small, Medium, or Large. Set this to Large. 2. Connect to CLI. Run the following commands: tmsh modify sys db restjavad.useextramb value true 3. Restart restjavad processes. bigstart restart restjavad

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

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