How to set the JVM options for Tomcat on Linux

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Issue

  • How do I set the Java VM options for Tomcat process with JBoss EWS on Linux?
  • How do I set the Java VM options for Tomcat included in RHEL?
  • How do I change the size of the Java VM's heap in Tomcat?
  • Where can I update the jvm heap and other java runtime options in JBoss Web Server 3 for tomcat7 and tomcat8?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server (JWS)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Web Server (EWS)
  • Apache Tomcat

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