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Jonathan Ellis commented on CASSANDRA-7353:
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> Java heap being set too large on Windows with 32-bit JVM
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> Key: CASSANDRA-7353
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-7353
> Project: Cassandra
> Issue Type: Bug
> Environment: Windows Server 2008, 8G RAM, 32-bit JVM
> Reporter: Philip Thompson
> Assignee: Joshua McKenzie
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: Windows, qa-resolved
> Fix For: 2.1 rc2
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> Attachments: 7353_v1.txt, 7353_v2.txt, 7353_v3.txt
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> On windows, the JVM settings for max heap size and new gen heap size are set
> based on the total system memory. When the system has 8G of RAM, the max heap
> size is set to 2048M. However, according to http://goo.gl/1ElbLm, the
> recommended max heap for a 32 bit JVM on Windows is 1.8G.
> When cassandra is started on Windows under these conditions, the following
> error is seen:
> Error occurred during initialization of VM
> Could not reserve enough space for object heap
> Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
> Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
> Switching to a 64-bit JVM on the same machine solves the issue. If a 32-bit
> JVM is being used, cassandra should be started up with a smaller heap than
> would be normally used to prevent the error.
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