I don't know about what active mq is increasing its memory but the GC behaviour you are seeing for java is perfectly normal. Java performs multiple different types of garbage collection. Generally it only performs quick basic GC cycles which purge out only easily detected objecst (the small sawtooths on the graph). Only when memory is getting overly full does it try more aggressive (and time consuming) GC cycles - or when you press the button on console.
In term of memory usage there are probably a whole load of temporary short lived objects which may accumulate over time even if there aren't any messages being sent, things such as log records (even if they aren't written to disk), keep alive messages, other housekeeping operations could all accumulate a backlog of objects that the gc doesn't bother to spend much effort on trying to tidy up until it needs to. What I don't get is why you think you need help, are you actually experiencing any actual problems? Thomas > -----Original Message----- > From: nnprasad [mailto:nnakarika...@dwd.in.gov] > Sent: 04 April 2011 17:57 > To: users@activemq.apache.org > Subject: ActiveMQ Memory Usage is going up when there is no activity > > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/file/n3426037/ActiveMQMemory.jpg > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/file/n3426037/AMQ-Heap-GC.jpg > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/file/n3426037/AMQ-OutofMemory.jpg > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/file/n3426037/AMQ-GC.ppt AMQ- > GC.ppt > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/file/n3426037/activemq.xml > activemq.xml > > > > I could not understand Why ActiveMQ is consuming and increasing its > Memory > usage, when there is no activity on queues. > > It seems no GC thread running in ActiveMQ, because when ever I am > running > Perform GC in JConsole the graph drops down immediately. > > Please look into attachments, in ActiveMQMemory.JPG file please observe > the > vertical straight line of memory usage WHEN THERE IS NO ACTIVITY ON > QUEUES > i.e no producer or consumer are working, though there are some > persisted > messages were there. > > Environment: ActiveMQ 5.2.0 / Windows 2003 server / Oracle 10g / TCP > openwire / JVM 512 MB. > > > Please look into attachment / Please Help Me. > > Thank You, > Nag. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/ActiveMQ-Memory-Usage-is-going- > up-when-there-is-no-activity-tp3426037p3426037.html > Sent from the ActiveMQ - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ************************************************************************************** This message is confidential and intended only for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the postmas...@nds.com and delete it from your system as well as any copies. The content of e-mails as well as traffic data may be monitored by NDS for employment and security purposes. To protect the environment please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. NDS Limited. Registered Office: One London Road, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4EX, United Kingdom. A company registered in England and Wales. Registered no. 3080780. VAT no. GB 603 8808 40-00 **************************************************************************************
