OCI :Mgmt_agent Abnormally Goes Down java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded (Doc ID 2965869.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 13, 2023

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Symptoms

The mgmt_agent abnormally goes down after a while.

[root@HostName ~]# sudo systemctl status mgmt_agent
œ mgmt_agent.service - mgmt_agent
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/mgmt_agent.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2023-05-26 18:48:17 JST; 15s ago
Process: 23348 ExecStart=/opt/oracle/mgmt_agent/agent_inst/bin/agentcore start sysd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 23426 (wrapper)
Tasks: 47
Memory: 1.1G
CGroup: /system.slice/mgmt_agent.service
tq23426 /opt/oracle/mgmt_agent/agent_inst/bin/./wrapper /opt/oracle/mgmt_agent/agent_inst/bin/../config/wrapper.conf wrapper.syslog.i...
mq23458 /usr/java/jre1.8.0_321-amd64/bin/java -Dorg.tanukisoftware.wrapper.WrapperSimpleApp.maxStartMainWait=5 -Djava.security.egd=fi...

May 26 18:48:05 HostName systemd[1]: Starting mgmt_agent...
May 26 18:48:05 HostName agentcore[23348]: Starting mgmt_agent...
May 26 18:48:12 HostName agentcore[23348]: Waiting for mgmt_agent.........
May 26 18:48:17 HostName agentcore[23348]: .....running: PID:23426
May 26 18:48:17 HostName systemd[1]: Started mgmt_agent.

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[root@HostName ~]# systemctl status mgmt_agent
œ mgmt_agent.service - mgmt_agent
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/mgmt_agent.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2023-05-26 19:09:05 JST; 2 days ago
Process: 23348 ExecStart=/opt/oracle/mgmt_agent/agent_inst/bin/agentcore start sysd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 23426 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Cause

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