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PolicyCenter 10.1.2
PolicyCenter 10.1.2
  1. PolicyCenter 10.1.2
  2. Installation GuideDescribes how to install PolicyCenter. The intended readers are everyone who installs the application for development or for production.
  3. Preparing a PolicyCenter environment
  4. Configuring the application server for Guidewire applications
  5. JVM heap size considerations
  • Installation GuideDescribes how to install PolicyCenter. The intended readers are everyone who installs the application for development or for production.
    • Introduction to installation
    • Preparing a PolicyCenter environment
      • Installation environments overview
      • Configuring the application server for Guidewire applications
        • Running PolicyCenter with the appropriate permissions
        • Supported uses of the application servers
        • General guidelines for application server installation
        • Special considerations for clustered application server environments
        • Configuring the JVM for environments without graphics
        • JVM heap size considerations
          • Heap size and memory in 32-bit and 64-bit applications
          • Operating system limits on heap size
        • Load balancers and Guidewire applications
        • Optional components installed with Guidewire applications
        • Configuring JBoss for Guidewire applications
        • Configuring Tomcat for Guidewire applications
        • Configuring WebLogic for Guidewire applications
        • Configuring WebSphere for Guidewire applications
      • Configuring the database server for Guidewire applications
      • Development workstation requirements
      • Web client information
      • Installing Java
      • Setting environment variables
      • Documenting your environment
    • Installing a PolicyCenter development environment
    • Installing a PolicyCenter production environment
    • Additional PolicyCenter setup tasks
    • Configuring free-text search
    • Command reference

JVM heap size considerations

The heap size determines how much memory the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allocates to store an executing Java program. Guidewire applications are memory intensive. Optimize performance by using large heaps.

See also

  • About heap size in Tomcat on Windows
  • Increase heap size for WebLogic
  • Increase heap size for WebSphere

Refer to the documentation provided with your application server for more information.

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