How can I determine the JVM minimum heap size from within a java application?

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I have reviewed the answer to how to get the min and max heap size settings of a JVM from within a Java program which was helpful, but the accepted answer doesn't appear to answer half of the question. In essence, I want to report the -Xms and -Xmx settings that were used when the JVM was launched.

Mike K. · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26 18:24:54Z

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These are the mappings between values you're looking for:

-Xmx=Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory()
-Xms=Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory()

Hope this helps.

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 18:24

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Peter Lawrey Over a year ago

The total memory is the same as the -ms on startup, but might be higher after it start running.

alexvetter · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26 18:41:05Z

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If you want to get the real JVM arguments this should help you. You can get all JVM arguments with the MXBean:

RuntimeMXBean RuntimemxBean = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
List<String> arguments = RuntimemxBean.getInputArguments();

You have to look for the arguments which start with "-Xm(s|x)". The problem is that the value could be something like "256M".

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answered Sep 26, 2011 at 18:28

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pamphlet Over a year ago

Perfect for my needs. We just want to log the JVM settings at start-up to provide some context when reviewing logs associated with problem reports. Thanks!

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