This is not normal. As long as you are certain you close every IndexReader/Searcher that you opened, the number of file descriptors should stay "contained".
Though: how many files are there in your index directory? Mike On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Chris Bamford<chris.bamf...@scalix.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > I wonder if someone can help? We have a successful Lucene app deployed on > Tomcat which works well. As far as we can tell, our developers have observed > all the guidelines in the Lucene FAQ, but on some of our installations, > Tomcat eventually runs out of file descriptors and needs a restart to clear > it. We know Lucene is the culprit because use lsof -p <java PID> and the > vast majority (usually tens of thousands) of files reported are Lucene index > files. > > I am hoping to get some tips on how this can be avoided. Is it simply the > case that as time goes by, more and more descriptors are left open and no > matter how high ulimit is set, you will run out? Or is there a policy of > recycling that we are failing to utilise properly? > > I am happy to provide more information, just don't know what at this point! > Please ask.... > > Thanks in advance > > - Chris > > Chris Bamford > Senior Development Engineer > Scalix > chris.bamf...@scalix.com > Tel: +44 (0)1344 381814 > www.scalix.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
