Increase heap size for WebSphere

About this task

To support Guidewire applications in WebSphere, increase minimum heap size to 256 and maximum heap size to 1024.

Procedure

  1. Open the WebSphere Administrative Console.
  2. From the left menu, select Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers.
  3. Select your server from the list on the right.
  4. Under Server Infrastructure select Java and Process Management > Process Definition.
  5. Under Additional Properties, select Java Virtual Machine.
  6. Enter the following heap sizes, then click OK:
    • Initial heap size – 256
    • Maximum heap size – 1024
  7. Click OK.
    WebSphere displays a confirmation dialog that shows that changes have been made.
  8. Click Save.