Modifying the Heap Size

Linux/*nix

• Stop Cascade Server
• Edit the file cascade.sh (found in the Cascade root directory)
• Add/Modify the -Xmx and -Xms parameters on line 2:

    export JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx768M -XX:MaxPermSize=128m -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"
  

  The line above sets the maximum java heap size to 768M. An -Xms value can also be added to specify an initial heap size.

• Restart Cascade Server

Windows (command line)

• Stop Cascade Server
• Edit the file cascade.bat (found in the Cascade root directory)
• Add/Modify the -Xmx and -Xms parameters on line 3:

    set JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx768M -XX:MaxPermSize=128m -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
  

  The line above sets the maximum java heap size to 768M. An -Xms value can also be added to specify an initial heap size.

• Restart Cascade Server

Windows (service)

• Navigate to the \tomcat\bin directory and find the file named tomcat5w.exe
• Make a copy of this file and rename it cascadew.exe (note: if cascadew.exe already exists, skip to the next step)
• Double-click the file cascadew.exe
• In the configuration UI click on the Java tab
• Enter a value for the Initial memory pool field
• Enter a value for the Maximum memory pool field
• Click Apply
• Restart the Cascade service