Memory related error messages in PGP Encryption Server Mail Log (Symantec Encryption Management Server)

Products

• Gateway Email Encryption
• Encryption Management Server

Issue/Introduction

Under Reporting / Logs / Mail log in the PGP Encryption Server (Symantec Encryption Management Server) administration console, there are errors referring to memory and messages may not be sent or received. The errors may contain text such as:

• Cannot allocate memory

• unable to determine error -- out of memory?

Environment

PGP Encryption Server 10.5 and above.

Cause

Memory fragmentation has occurred. This is generally the result of the PGP Encryption Server mail proxy service processing very high volumes of email and / or running for an extended period (hundreds of days for example) without being restarted.

Resolution

To workaround this issue, navigate to System / General Settings in the administration console and click on the Restart Services button. This will restart all services, including the mail proxy.

To restart just the mail proxy service, ssh to PGP Encryption Server and enter this command:

pgpsysconf --restart pgpuniversal

If memory related errors occur regularly, consider restarting the mail proxy service daily or weekly. Please open a technical support case for assistance in doing this.