java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

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Hi,
I have 40+ test scripts in a particular test suite, running it parallely getting "&nbsp;java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded" exception.
This exception comes often when Datasource -&gt; Excel (getting data from excel)
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[Functional Test-P3] 07:13:22,604 INFO  [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] Running TestCase [SECOM-3172]
[Functional Test-P3] 07:13:22,604 INFO  [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] running step [getDataFromExcel]
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:19,580 ERROR [SoapUI] An error occurred [GC overhead limit exceeded], see error log for details
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:19,582 ERROR [errorlog] java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
[Functional Test-P2] java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFRow.&lt;init&gt;(XSSFRow.java:68)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.initRows(XSSFSheet.java:238)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.read(XSSFSheet.java:201)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.onDocumentRead(XSSFSheet.java:188)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook.onDocumentRead(XSSFWorkbook.java:378)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.POIXMLDocument.load(POIXMLDocument.java:166)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook.&lt;init&gt;(XSSFWorkbook.java:241)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:175)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:143)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelFacade.readWorkbookFrom(ExcelFacade.java:42)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelMemoryReader.a(ExcelMemoryReader.java:37)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelReader.load(ExcelReader.java:97)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelDataSource.a(ExcelDataSource.java:207)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelDataSource.load(ExcelDataSource.java:186)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.c(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:603)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.b(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:597)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.a(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:787)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.next(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:797)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.run(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:225)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.runTestStep(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:260)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.testcase.WsdlTestCaseRunner.runCurrentTestStep(WsdlTestCaseRunner.java:50)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.internalRun(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:170)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.internalRun(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:1)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestRunner.run(AbstractTestRunner.java:129)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
[Functional Test-P2] java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFRow.&lt;init&gt;(XSSFRow.java:68)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.initRows(XSSFSheet.java:238)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.read(XSSFSheet.java:201)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFSheet.onDocumentRead(XSSFSheet.java:188)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook.onDocumentRead(XSSFWorkbook.java:378)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.POIXMLDocument.load(POIXMLDocument.java:166)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFWorkbook.&lt;init&gt;(XSSFWorkbook.java:241)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:175)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.WorkbookFactory.create(WorkbookFactory.java:143)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelFacade.readWorkbookFrom(ExcelFacade.java:42)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelMemoryReader.a(ExcelMemoryReader.java:37)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelReader.load(ExcelReader.java:97)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelDataSource.a(ExcelDataSource.java:207)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.datasource.ExcelDataSource.load(ExcelDataSource.java:186)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.c(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:603)07:13:22,390 ERROR [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] getDataFromExcel failed, exporting to [/media/ephemeral0/readyapi/ecomm_8.0/merchandiseservices/p2/Reports/POSTProject-SECOM3232-getDataFromExcel-0-FAIL.txt]
[Functional Test-P2] 
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.b(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:597)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.a(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:787)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.next(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:797)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.WsdlDataSourceTestStep.run(WsdlDataSourceTestStep.java:225)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.runTestStep(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:260)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.testcase.WsdlTestCaseRunner.runCurrentTestStep(WsdlTestCaseRunner.java:50)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.internalRun(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:170)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestCaseRunner.internalRun(AbstractTestCaseRunner.java:1)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.AbstractTestRunner.run(AbstractTestRunner.java:129)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
[Functional Test-P2] 	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:22,394 INFO  [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] running step [createProjectUsingPOST - Request]
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:22,452 INFO  [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] Assertion [Match content of [responseCode]] has status FAIL
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:22,453 ERROR [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] ASSERTION FAILED -&gt; Comparison failed. Path: [$['responseCode']]; Expected value: []; Actual value: [[]].
[Functional Test-P2] 07:13:22,453 INFO  [SoapUIProTestCaseRunner] Assertion [Match content of [responseMessage]] has status FAIL
/media/ephemeral0/readyapi/ecomm_8.0/merchandiseservices/p2/Reports/POSTProject-SECOM3232-getDataFromExcel-0-FAIL.txt
Status: FAIL
Time Taken: 154944
Size: 0
Timestamp: Fri Nov 02 07:10:47 UTC 2018
TestStep: getDataFromExcel
Error:java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded

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groovyguy · Answer

How much RAM does your machine have, and have you configured your .vmoptions file accordingly? You can find some documentation&nbsp;here.

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