Weblogic 10.3.6 Patching Error Using BSU – “java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded.”

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We will fix java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded. Facing this error while applying bsu patches. We can resolve it by increasing memory size as below.

How to fix java.lang.OutOfMemoryError.

Error:-

While trying to apply the BSU patch, facing below error.

$./bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=$FMW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir -patchlist=KRDE -prod_dir=/data01/apps1225/fs1/FMW_Home/wlserver_10.3


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
        at java.util.HashMap.createEntry(HashMap.java:897)
        at java.util.HashMap.addEntry(HashMap.java:884)
        at java.util.HashMap.put(HashMap.java:505)
        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.loadPropertyMap(XBeanDataHandler.java:778)
        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.<init>(XBeanDataHandler.java:99)
        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.createDataHandler(XBeanDataHandler.java:559)
        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.getComplexValue(XBeanDataHandler.java:455)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalogHelper.java:442)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalogHelper.java:464)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalog.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalog.java:56)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getInvalidatedPatchMap(PatchCatalogHelper.java:1621)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.updatePatchCatalog(PatchSystem.java:436)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.refresh(PatchSystem.java:130)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.setCacheDir(PatchSystem.java:201)
        at com.bea.plateng.patch.Patch.main(Patch.java:281)

Solution: –

Follow these steps to resolve the issue:

A.==>Go to $FMW_Home/utils/bsu.
B.==>Edit bsu.sh (for UNIX) or bsu.cmd (for Windows).
C.==>Here you will find the following: MEM_ARGS=”-Xms256m -Xmx512m”
D.==>Increase these values as needed: for example, to “-Xms2048m -Xmx2048m”.

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