It seems that it is my app the source of the problem. I guess I was in denial. :-( I haven't ever heard of "Jconsole" before, but I will install it ASAP and do what you adviced me. Thanks a lot!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Pid [mailto:p...@pidster.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 03:06 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0.29 using more and more RAM until it collapses? > > On 11/11/2010 18:54, Brian wrote: > > I don't think my app is taking all this RAM, because when I restart > > it, the RAM usage doesn't go down. It does only if I restart Tomcat > > itself, instead of my app running there. > > Yes, this is a classic sign of a problem with the app. > > Reboot Tomcat, restart your app a couple of times (this bit is important). > > Connect to the Tomcat instance using JConsole, navigate the MBeans, to Catalina > > Hosts > (your hostname), then select the Operations tab, under which you'll > see a button called "findReloadContextMemoryLeaks". > > Push the button. > > It will return a list of app names if Tomcat can detect ones with memory leaks. > > NB No results doesn't necessarily mean your app isn't leaking. > > > p --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org