---
title: Changing the ABS default system memory
description: To change the default system memory in the abs.properties file of ABS:
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:installing_pingintelligence_for_apis:pingintelligence_change_abs_default_system_memory
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_change_abs_default_system_memory.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
---

# Changing the ABS default system memory

## About this task

To change the default system memory in the `abs.properties` file of ABS:

## Steps

1. Go to the `software` directory.

2. Untar the ABS binary by entering the following command:

   ```
   # tar –zxvf pi-api-abs-5.0.tar.gz
   ```

3. Edit the `config/abs.properties` file to change the default value of `system_memory` to 50% of host memory.

   ```
   # vi pingidentity/abs/config/abs.properties
   ```

   ### Example:

   If host ABS system has 16 GB of memory, set the value to `8192` MB.

4. Save the file.

5. Tar the ABS binary and save it with the same file name (`pi-api-abs-5.0.tar.gz`) in the `software` directory by entering the following command:

   ```
   # tar -czf pi-api-abs-5.0.tar.gz pingidentity/abs
   ```