How To Fix VIRT231 - 16MB Page Pool

VIRT231 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 231

• Message text: 16MB Page Pool

What causes this issue?

Denotes the amount of real memory reserved for 16MB pages.

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT231 - 16MB Page Pool ?

  The SAP error message VIRT231 indicates that the system has run out of virtual memory, specifically related to the 16MB page pool. This can occur in environments where the SAP system is configured to use a limited amount of virtual memory, and it typically points to a configuration issue or resource limitation.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Virtual Memory: The SAP system is trying to allocate more memory than is available in the 16MB page pool.
  High Memory Usage: The applications running on the SAP system may be consuming more memory than expected, leading to exhaustion of the available page pool.
  
  Configuration Issues: The parameters for memory allocation in the SAP system may not be optimally set, leading to inefficient memory usage.
  Operating System Limits: The underlying operating system may have limits on the amount of virtual memory that can be allocated to a single process.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Page Pool Size: 
  
  You can increase the size of the page pool