Controlling server memory usage

OutOfMemoryExceptions thrown by the JVM can halt ICS. To reduce such occurrences, a "memory checker" feature in ICS can be used to pause the connectors when a predetermined level of memory usage is reached, ensuring that no new events are delivered to the connector, but still allowing it to process pending service call requests from ICS. This can reduce memory usage. The parameters for the memory checking feature can also control the speed of event delivery to InterChange Server from all connectors, providing finer granularity of flow control.

Note:
The memory checker feature can also negatively affect the performance of ICS server, and should be used with caution. You should first try other methods of flow control, and use the memory checker only as the last solution for memory problems.

Perform the following steps to implement memory checking:

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