Error during large file upload using RichFaces upload component in JBoss EAP

Issue

Transferring files with size between 800MB and 1,5GB produce an error in the log file. Progress bar stops in about middle and a message transfer failed is displayed.

2010-11-10 12:27:49,630 WARNING [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.lifecycle] (ajp-127.0.0.1-8009-15) JSF1053: (Listener: org.richfaces.component.FileUploadPhaselistener.beforePhase(),  
Phase ID: RESTORE_VIEW 1, View ID: ) Exception thrown during phase-listener execution: org.ajax4jsf.exception.FileUploadException: IO Error parsing multipart request  
2010-11-10 12:27:49,631 WARNING [javax.enterprise.resource.webcontainer.jsf.lifecycle] (ajp-127.0.0.1-8-15) org.ajax4jsf.request.MultipartRequest.parseRequest(MultipartRequest.java:626)  
org.richfaces.component.FileUploadPhaselistener.beforePhase(FileUploadPhaselistener.java:63)  
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.handleBeforePhase(Phase.java:214)  
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:96)  
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.RestoreViewPhase.doPhase(RestoreViewPhase.java:103)  
com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)  
javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)  
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)  
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)  
org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:510)