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Tomcat Permgen not increased even if I put it in Java options

I'm running Tomcat 7 as a windows service in a Windows Server 2008 Machine. I've got a Java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space so I'm trying to increase its PermGen memory heap. So I specify this line at the end of JVM options:

-XX:PermSize=512m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError

As specified in the picture below:

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The server is properly launched, however I cannot get the permgen size increased. When I enter Tomcat's management GUI, I can see the memory near the limit (the line at the end, PS Perm Gen):

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So the application gets stuck after a while. Why is not Tomcat changing this value?

Solution

  • As of my experience you are allowed to put only one option per line.