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OBIEE 12c: "Initial heap size set to a larger value than the maximum heap size" While Running the Configuration Assistant (Doc ID 2382113.1)

Last updated on JUNE 20, 2018

Applies to:

Business Intelligence Server Enterprise Edition - Version 12.2.1.3.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

You are installing OBIEE as per the instructions in Installing and Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence, but when you try to run the Configuration Assistant you get this error:

$ ./config.sh
Starting Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard for BIEE
ORACLE_HOME set as <ORACLE_HOME>
BI_PRODUCT_HOME set as <ORACLE_HOME>/bi
PATH set as <ORACLE_HOME>/bi/bin:<PATH>
LD_LIBRARY_PATH set as <ORACLE_HOME>/bi/lib
INSTALL_PROPERTIES <ORACLE_HOME>/bi/../oui/mw/bi/metadata/config.properties
INSTALL_INVOCATION <ORACLE_HOME>/bi/bin/../../oui/bin/launch.sh -clone ORACLE_HOME=<ORACLE_HOME> -invPtrLoc <ORACLE_HOME>/oraInst.loc -J-Doracle.as.install.engine.weblogic.config.mode=true -J-Doracle.config.mode=true -J-Doracle.as.install.engine.install.properties.location=<ORACLE_HOME>/bi/../oui/mw/bi/metadata/config.properties -J-DSHIPHOME_STAGE_DIR=<ORACLE_HOME>/bi/../oui/mw/bi -paramfile /tmp/XXX-nnnnnnn
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Initial heap size set to a larger value than the maximum heap size

 

 

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