[rabbitmq-discuss] RabbitMQ memory limit and shutting down

Mon Aug 12 09:22:37 BST 2013

Hello everyone.
Recently, I tried to check RabbitMQ in some critical situations, and 
found that if it doesn't have enough memory it will be turned off 
without subsequent restart. We need to create a stable system, so I'm 
wondering if we can do anything in this kind of situation (maybe more 
frequent garbage collector calls, certain configuration, etc).

Here's what I found in the logs:

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*** Publishers will be blocked until this alarm clears ***
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=INFO REPORT==== 8-Aug-2013::15:16:29 ===
vm_memory_high_watermark clear. Memory used:683898120 allowed:855275929

=WARNING REPORT==== 8-Aug-2013::15:16:29 ===
memory resource limit alarm cleared on node rabbit at helper

=INFO REPORT==== 8-Aug-2013::15:16:33 ===
vm_memory_high_watermark set. Memory used:916898176 allowed:855275929

=WARNING REPORT==== 8-Aug-2013::15:16:33 ===
memory resource limit alarm set on node rabbit at helper.