Hi Spec
a) JDK 1.6 b) 2 Web Server Tomcat 5.0.20 (on same O/s with different Startup /shutdown ports & share the same RAM / CPU Processor] c) O/s Linux Red hat [ Linux DTVMS1 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE #1 SMP Wed Apr 29 14:24:53 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux ] 1. RHEL AS 4U6 2. 8*2 GB RAM 3. 4 Processors JAVA_OPTS="-Xms256m -Xmx512m" Problem: Tomcat is not responding every 45 days 1) Stops writing Catalina.out, 2) Not responding with any of the jsp pages of the Application, 3) No exceptions raised. and needs restart to over come the situation. Can any body tell me under what circumstances can a TOMCAT be in Hung state? with regards N.S.Karthik