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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Troubleshooting
WebSphere Commerce search
If you encounter problems while using WebSphere Commerce search, refer to the troubleshooting information to help determine the problem and find possible solutions.
Too many open files error
An exception related to Too many open files occurs with a WebSphere Commerce search file path.

Troubleshooting: Too many open files error

An exception related to Too many open files occurs with a WebSphere Commerce search file path.

Problem

An exception message similar to the following example occurs:


java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.FileNotFoundException: 
/opt/WebSphere/CommerceServer70/instances/demo/search/solr/home/MC_10001/en_US/CatalogEntry/unstructured/data/index/_4.fdx (Too many open files)

Solution

To solve this problem, you must increase the file open limitation. For example, run the following command:


ulimit -n `expr 8192 \* 6`