Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-08 Thread Peter Sparkes
Thank you Chuck and Chris for your help and advice. I will definitely be reading your refs Chris Regards Peter - To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additiona

Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-06 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter, > 1. Does each tomcat instance use a separate 2 GB of memory, ie the 3 > instance use 6 GB between them ? Each instance gets a separate, 2GB heap space. > 2. or do they potentially share they same memory? Since Java 1.5, "shared archive" cap

RE: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-06 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: Peter Sparkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat > > The commands -Xms3g -Xmx3g will set the min/max heap to > 3 GB, please how do I set the RAM for each instance of > Tomcat5.5 to 2 GB You can't set the amount

Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-06 Thread Peter Sparkes
Thanks Chuck, I am using a 64-bit versions of the OS and JVM and I was confusing virtual memory with RAM. I have 8 GB of RAM and a 80 GB disc. The commands -Xms3g -Xmx3g will set the min/max heap to 3 GB,please how do I set the RAM for each instance of Tomcat5.5 to 2 GB Regards Peter From

RE: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-04 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: Peter Sparkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat > > 1. Does each tomcat instance use a separate 2 GB of memory, ie the 3 > instance use 6 GB between them ? > 2. or do they potentially share they same memory? Don't confuse virtual memory

Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-04 Thread Peter Sparkes
Thanks Adrian Regards Peter You'll need to allocate 2GB to each Tomcat instance. As long as you use the standard Tomcat startup scripts each Tomcat instance will run in a separate JVM (you'd have to be pretty deliberate about making it run any other way). Regards, Adrian Sutton http://www.

Re: Memory usage with multiple instances of tomcat

2007-08-04 Thread Adrian Sutton
You'll need to allocate 2GB to each Tomcat instance. As long as you use the standard Tomcat startup scripts each Tomcat instance will run in a separate JVM (you'd have to be pretty deliberate about making it run any other way). Regards, Adrian Sutton http://www.symphonious.net On 04/08/