PM68708: [wi 70017] Excessive memory usage in java client when assets have a large number of artifacts

Rational Asset Manager Fix Pack 2 (7.5.1.2) for 7.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A simple test case is as follows
  1.  Create a new RAMSession
  2.  Query for all assets
  3.  Walk through all assets
  
  The client will eventually run out of memory.  This is due to a
  leak in org.apache.axis.message.SAX2EventRecorder
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  See Apache Axis defect at
  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-2749
  
  A simple test case is as follows
  1.  Create a new RAMSession
  2.  Query for all assets
  3.  Walk through all assets
  
  The client will eventually run out of memory.  This is due
  to a leak in org.apache.axis.message.SAX2EventRecorder
  

Problem conclusion

• We've done more testing and it seems the problem is
  excessive memory utilization in axis rather than an actual
  leak. ?See https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS-1771
  
  There's no way to resolve the problem without modifying the
  axis code. ?For now the recommendation is to continue using
  a large heap size. ?If an asset has a large number of
  relationships, artifacts, attributes, etc. it will require
  additional memory. ?For example, an asset with a 6mb
  manifest file requires about 200mb of memory on the client
  side to serialize/deserialize.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL ASSET MGR

• Fixed component ID

  5724R4200

Applicable component levels

• R750 PSN

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