How To Fix VIRT195 - Guaranteed Memory Consumed

VIRT195 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 195

• Message text: Guaranteed Memory Consumed

What causes this issue?

Percentage of Guaranteed Memory consumed

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

System Response

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 VIRT195 - Guaranteed Memory Consumed ?

  The SAP error message VIRT195: Guaranteed Memory Consumed typically indicates that the SAP system has reached a limit on the guaranteed memory allocation for a particular work process. This can happen in environments where memory management is tightly controlled, and it often relates to the configuration of the SAP instance or the underlying operating system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Memory Allocation Limits: The SAP system has a defined limit for memory allocation per work process. If the processes exceed this limit, the error is triggered.
  High Workload: A sudden increase in workload or inefficient processing can lead to excessive memory consumption.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration of the instance profile parameters related to memory management can lead to this error.
  Memory Leaks: Applications or custom code that do not release memory properly can lead to increased memory consumption over time.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Memory Limits:
  
  Review and adjust the instance profile parameters related to memory allocation. Key parameters include:
  abap/heap_area_dia
  abap/heap_area_nondia
  abap/heap_area_total
  
  
  Increase these values to allow