Be aware of JDK 1.6.0_30 with BPM or SOA on Windows Server

Have not done extensive testing of this, but I have noticed on a few BPM 11.1.1.6 installs on Windows Server 2008 R2 and also on Windows 7 – both 64-bit – that BPM is very unstable with JDK 1.6.0_30 (64-bit). By unstable I mean slow and crashes with an OutOfMemory or similar after 10-15 minutes of use.

I have found on these systems that changing to 1.6.0_26 fixed all problems and dramatically improved performance. So that is what I did! As I said, this is not scientific, I did not do extensive testing or work out why it was having problems – at the time I did not have the time to spare, I just needed it fixed. But I am posting it anyway just in case it helps someone out.

Note that I have not seen this issue on any other operating system.

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Mark Nelson is a Developer Evangelist at Oracle, focusing on microservices and AI. Mark has served as a Section Leader in Stanford's Code in Place program that has introduced tens of thousands of people to the joy of programming, he is a published author, a reviewer and contributor, a content creator and a lifelong learner. He enjoys traveling, meeting people and learning about foods and cultures of the world. Mark has worked at Oracle since 2006 and before that at IBM since 1994.

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