VSE is getting: Unexpected error in auto-refresh object factory: GC overhead limit exceeded

Products

• CA Application Test
• CA Continuous Application Insight (PathFinder)
• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

Getting the "Unexpected error in auto-refresh object factory: GC overhead limit exceeded" and the VSE goes down twice in the last two days. It requires a manual restart to bring it back.

Environment

All supported DevTest releases and platforms.

Cause

There are a lot of virtual services deployed to this VSE and recently deployed 2 to 4 additional virtual services to this same VSE, so more memory was needed to account for the new deployed services.

Resolution

Changed on the VirtualServiceEnvironmentService.vmoptions file these entries: 

 

#-Xmx1024m 

-Xms2048m 

 

Brought down VSE. 

 

Delete of rename the lisatmp folder. 

 

Started VSE service up. 

 

Verified Service up and running. 

 

Have had no issues since making the java heap size changes.