JVM fails to start with 'The specified size exceeds the maximum representable size.'
Issue
When using 64-bit JRE 6, the JVM fails to start with the following error when Xmx, maximum heap, goes above 2872m:
Invalid maximum heap size: -Xmx4096m
The specified size exceeds the maximum representable size.
Could not create the Java virtual machine.
Environment
- 64-bit Solaris SunOS 5.10
- Oracle JDK
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