Setting the JVM Heap Size for Oracle Business Intelligence

You can change the default JVM heap size for the Administration Server and Managed Servers by setting the USER_MEM_ARGS parameter in the startup script for Oracle WebLogic Server.

The following procedure sets the same values for both the Administration Server and Managed Servers.

See Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

1. Use the WebLogic Server Administration Console to shut down the servers gracefully.
2. Open the setDomainEnv.sh (or setDomainEnv.bat on Windows systems) for editing. You can create this file in:

   BI_DOMAIN/bin

3. Set the -Xmx argument for USER_MEM_ARGS. The following list shows examples of how to set USER_MEM_ARGS for various operating systems:

   • UNIX shell script (.sh)

     USER_MEM_ARGS="-Xms256m -Xmx1024m -XX:CompileThreshold=8000 -xx:PermSize=128m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m"
     

   • Windows command script (.bat)

     set USER_MEM_ARGS="-Xms256m -Xmx1024m -XX:CompileThreshold=8000 -xx:PermSize=128m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m"
     

   Note:

   The arguments for USER_MEM_ARGS can vary, depending on the JDK vendor.
4. After setting the parameter, save and close the file, then restart the Administration Server and Managed Servers for the changes to take effect.
5. In a scaled-out system, repeat these steps for each domain home.

   The settings are now copied over when you horizontally scale-out.