How To Fix VIRT055 - Maximum swap size

VIRT055 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 055

• Message text: Maximum swap size

What causes this issue?

Maximum swap size (by filesystem swap: freespace included)

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT055 - Maximum swap size ?

  The SAP error message VIRT055, which indicates "Maximum swap size exceeded," typically occurs when the system has reached the limit of virtual memory that can be allocated for a particular process or the entire system. This can happen in environments where the swap space (virtual memory) is limited or when the application is consuming more memory than is available.
  Causes:
  
  Insufficient Swap Space: The system's swap space may be configured too low to handle the memory requirements of the running processes.
  Memory Leaks: An application or process may have a memory leak, causing it to consume more memory over time.
  High Memory Usage: The overall memory usage of the system may be too high due to multiple applications or processes running simultaneously.
  
  Configuration Issues: The SAP system or the underlying operating system may not be configured optimally for memory management.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Increase Swap Space:
  
  Check the current swap space configuration using commands like swapon -s or free -m