java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space while doing sh bsu.sh -install

In this post we will resolve the 'java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space' issue while apply the Oracle WebLogic Server Patch Set Update  10.3.6.0.191015 

$sh bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=$FMW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir -patchlist=3L3H -prod_dir=/data02/EBS_r12.2.5/fs1/FMW_Home/wlserver_10.3

Error:-

Exception in thread "Thread-0" Exception in thread "main" Exception in thread "Timer-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchClientHelper.getAllPatchDetails(PatchClientHelper.java:74)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchInstallationHelper.cleanupPatchSets(PatchInstallationHelper.java:130)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchTarget.<init>(PatchTarget.java:272)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchTargetFactory.create(PatchTargetFactory.java:30)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.constructPatchTargetList(ProductAliasTarget.java:88)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.<init>(ProductAliasTarget.java:46)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getProdAliasTargetList(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:55)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getAllHomeToProdAliasesTargetMap(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:32)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.checkProfilesInProductAliases(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:133)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.Patch$1.run(Patch.java:376)

        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

        at java.lang.StringCoding.encode(StringCoding.java:338)

        at java.lang.String.getBytes(String.java:916)

        at java.io.UnixFileSystem.canonicalize0(Native Method)

        at java.io.UnixFileSystem.canonicalize(UnixFileSystem.java:172)

        at java.io.File.getCanonicalPath(File.java:618)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.lockFile(FileSystemPreferences.java:902)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.sync(FileSystemPreferences.java:729)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.flush(FileSystemPreferences.java:824)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.syncWorld(FileSystemPreferences.java:464)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences.access$1200(FileSystemPreferences.java:50)

        at java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3.run(FileSystemPreferences.java:432)

        at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)

        at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505)

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

        at java.util.HashMap.createEntry(HashMap.java:897)

        at java.util.HashMap.addEntry(HashMap.java:884)

        at java.util.HashMap.put(HashMap.java:505)

        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.loadPropertyMap(XBeanDataHandler.java:778)

        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.<init>(XBeanDataHandler.java:99)

        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.createDataHandler(XBeanDataHandler.java:559)

        at com.bea.cie.common.dao.xbean.XBeanDataHandler.getComplexValue(XBeanDataHandler.java:455)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalogHelper.java:442)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalogHelper.java:464)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalog.getPatchDependencies(PatchCatalog.java:56)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.dao.cat.PatchCatalogHelper.getInvalidatedPatchMap(PatchCatalogHelper.java:1621)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.updatePatchCatalog(PatchSystem.java:436)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.refresh(PatchSystem.java:130)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.<init>(PatchSystem.java:114)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchSystem.<clinit>(PatchSystem.java:41)

        at com.bea.plateng.patch.Patch.main(Patch.java:279)

Solution:-

 - Navigate to the {MW_HOME}/utils/bsu directory.

 

 - Configuring Memory options

 

   For Microsoft Windows systems

   Edit the bsu.cmd script and change memory options as follows:

   set MEM_ARGS=-Xms1024m -Xmx3072m

 

   For UNIX Systems

   Edit the bsu.sh script and change memory options as follows:

   MEM_ARGS="-Xms1024m -Xmx3072m"

Retest the issue.

$sh bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=$FMW_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir -patchlist=3L3H -prod_dir=/data02/EBS_r12.2.5/fs1/FMW_Home/wlserver_10.3

Checking for conflicts..............

Conflict(s) detected - resolve conflict condition and execute patch installation again

Conflict condition details follow:

Patch 3L3H is mutually exclusive and cannot coexist with patch(es): CW9T,1LRI,FCX7,2GYW,BLTG,VKXF,YHJK,Y5AP

It means now patching is working...