---
title: JVM memory issues
description: For servers running Java 7 and hosting web applications like the administrative console, an inadequate PermSize setting might cause an OutOfMemoryError related to PermGen space, as shown in the following error log example:
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# JVM memory issues

For servers running Java 7 and hosting web applications like the administrative console, an inadequate **PermSize** setting might cause an `OutOfMemoryError` related to `PermGen space`, as shown in the following error log example:

```
[02/Mar/2016:07:50:27.017 -0600] threadID=2 category=UTIL
    severity=SEVERE_ERROR msgID=-1 msg="The server experienced an unexpected
    error. Please report this problem and include this log file.
    OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space
    ()\ncom.unboundid.directory.server.core.DirectoryServer.uncaughtException
    (DirectoryServer.java:15783)\njava.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException
    (ThreadGroup.java:1057)\njava.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException
    (ThreadGroup.java:1052)\njava.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException
    (ThreadGroup.java:1052)\njava.lang.Thread.dispatchUncaughtException
    (Thread.java:1986)\nBuild revision: 22496\n"
```