When copying large files, system runs out of memory

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Issue

  • OOM-Killer occurrences are frequently obeserved, even if there is plenty of memory available;
  • When copying large files or performing memory bound operations, system runs out of memory.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux; and
  • 32-bit Architecture (IA-32, x86); and
  • More than 16 GB of RAM.

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