How to fix the Control-M/Enterprise Manager GUI Server error "The soft limit of resource parameter Data Segment is too low. Soft limit should be equal to or larger than 2GB" seen in Exception Alerts?

Knowledge Article

Article Number

000256230

Old Article Number

000016934

Article Type

FAQ/Procedural

Title

How to fix the Control-M/Enterprise Manager GUI Server error "The soft limit of resource parameter Data Segment is too low. Soft limit should be equal to or larger than 2GB" seen in Exception Alerts? - INCLUDES VIDEO

Summary

Product

Control-M/Enterprise Manager

Component

Control-M/Enterprise Manager

Applies to

Control-M/Enterprise Manager all versions ; Any UNIX/Linux Platform

Question

The Control-M/Enterprise Manager GUI Server process memory consumption is increasing and it may crash with the
The soft limit of resource parameter Data Segment is too low. Soft limit should be equal to or larger than 2GB

The soft limit of the resource parameter Data Segment is set too low in the Control-M/Enterprise Manager users account. Soft limit should be equal to or larger than 2GB

Answer

1) Login as the Control-M/Enterprise Manager Unix/Linux user
2) Run the following command to check the current setting: ulimit -a
3) Adjust parameters in the ulimit output according the Control-M Installation Guide,
In this case the parameter to adjust is "data"
Consult your Unix System Administrator for assistance in setting the ulimit parameter to the recommended value for the EM user.

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