SAP Parameter abap/heap_area_total - limit of heap on Appl.Server

Parameter
abap/heap_area_total

Short text
Quota for heap memory
Specifies the maximum local process memory (heap, malloc) that can bespecified in total by all work processes. The aim is to avoid a swapspace bottleneck if user contexts become too large.

Parameter unit
Bytes

Default value
2,000,000,000 (2 GB)
Default Value
The value must be set to be certain of avoiding a swap space overrun.

Who is allowed
Customer

Other parameter
Configured swap space in operating system minus the swap spacerequirements of all other software such as the operating system, data
base, SAP instances.

Limitation for os
None

Limitation for db
None