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Error starting remote Perimeter Server (PS) windows service.

Troubleshooting


Problem

After installing a remote perimeter server and trying to start it via the startPS script, the PS fails to start with the error: "Error occurred during initialization of VM, Could not reserve enough space for object heap"

Symptom

The remote PS commons-daemon log shows:

[2013-07-03 19:16:30] [info] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.3.0) started
[2013-07-03 19:16:30] [info] Service IBMSterlingB2BIntegratorPerimeterServeratport11024 name IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Perimeter Server at port 11024
[2013-07-03 19:16:30] [info] Service 'IBMSterlingB2BIntegratorPerimeterServeratport11024' installed
[2013-07-03 19:16:30] [info] Commons Daemon procrun finished
[2013-07-03 19:18:57] [info] Commons Daemon procrun (1.0.3.0) started
[2013-07-03 19:18:57] [info] Running 'IBMSterlingB2BIntegratorPerimeterServeratport11024' Service...
[2013-07-03 19:18:57] [info] Starting service...
[2013-07-03 19:18:58] [error] CreateJavaVM Failed
[2013-07-03 19:18:58] [error] Failed initializing java
[2013-07-03 19:18:58] [error] ServiceStart returned 2
[2013-07-03 19:18:58] [info] Run service finished.
[2013-07-03 19:18:58] [info] Commons Daemon procrun finished


out.log shows:

2013-07-03 20:05:10 Commons Daemon procrun stdout initialized
Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap

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Modified date:
11 June 2026

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