JVM_MAX_HEAP_SIZE environment variable

The JVM_MAX_HEAP_SIZE environment variable can set a non-default upper limit on the size of the heap for the Java™ virtual machine.


>>-setenv--JVM_MAX_HEAP_SIZE -size-----------------------------><

size: is a positive integer that specifies the maximum size (in megabytes).

For example, the following command sets the maximum heap size at 12 MB:

set JVM_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 12

If you do not set JVM_MAX_HEAP_SIZE, 16 MB is the default maximum size.