Exception while starting server P6 (EPPM 8.3.2) on Weblogic Server 11gR1

Question

I am a single user for learning purpose. I am trying to install EPPM 8.3.2 on my lenovo Window 7, 32 Bit Laptop.
- I have installed weblogic server,
- Installed databse and
- EPPM 8.3.2.
Unfortunately I am getting error "Exception while starting server P6     ". I have not applied the patch 16176831 on Weblogic server as unable to download in (I don't have a support Identifier and I don't intend to buy also) can some body guide me if the exception is because of not applying the patch or for some other reason.
if because of Applying the patch 16176831 then where can I can free download it. (Since I am not making money right now I don't wan't to spend it either)
Thanks in anticipation.
Vikram S Gupta

Answer 1

Hello,
first of all your Problem on your 32-bit Laptop is that you cannot use 2GB of Memory for one managed Server (process). The P6 managed Server has set the Parameter to 2GB. So if you only have a total Memory of 2GB available then this won't be sufficent I fear. So first check your Oracle DB Setting how much Memory is used there. The next step is depending how you start your P6. Do you use the startPrimavera,bat? I mention not.
So go to your <drive>:\Middleware\user_projects\domains\P6EPPM\bin and run there the startWebLogic.cmd (maybe you're asked for the user to start. So use the weblogic user for Startup). Then open a browser and open the  page http://localhost:7001/console (Standard if you haven't changed it through the install). Login with your weblogic user. On the left side click on Environment, then Server and click then on P6. In the Details page click on the Tab "Start up" and edit under arguments the following line:
-Dprimavera.bootstrap.home=G:/Oracle/P6EPPM/p6/../p6 -Djavax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory=weblogic.xml.stax.XMLStreamInputFactory -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Xms512m -Xmx1024m
You can try to reduce it to -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Xms256m -Xmx512m
Maybe you Need first to use the Change Center on the top left side.
After that go to Environment => Servers, Change Tab to Control. Set the Hug in front of P6 and click on start. If the Memory is sufficent then this will start.
A better way would be to increase the Memory on your Laptop.
Regards
Daniel