Out of Memory

Enterprise

Bacula Enterprise Only

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If you encounter OutOfMemory errors from the Java daemon (recorded in the iris-debug.err file), you may need to increase the JVM memory. You may also need to increase the underlying host physical memory.

To increase the JVM memory, you will need to:

Create the following file: /opt/bacula/etc/iris_backend.conf.

Below is an example of the contents:

Limits file contents

 IRIS_JVM_MIN=2G
 IRIS_JVM_MAX=8G

These values define the MIN (IRIS_JVM_MIN) and MAX (IRIS_JVM_MAX) memory values assigned to the JVM heap. Exercise caution if you are running jobs in parallel, as large values and several jobs at once could quickly consume all available memory on your host.

The /opt/bacula/etc/iris_backend.conf file remains unchanged during package upgrades, ensuring that your memory settings are retained.

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