Exception - Too many open files
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Article ID: KB0075193
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Description
While trying to add another connection to an application running on our server, we got the following error on the console, that just stopped when we removed the connection:
2011-06-02 15:20:40.860-0300 ThreadPool-2 WARN com.streambase.sb.sbd.net.NetServer - Main acceptor has exception: I/O exception: Too many open files
Resolution
The operating system has a limit of the number of open file descriptors. With enough container connections, it is possible to exceed that limit. You can check your limit by typing "ulimit -a" and reviewing output.
Try resetting the file limit as follows:To set a higher hard-limit on Linux, please see
this article (not TIBCO) or consult your IT system administrator.
Issue/Introduction
Exception - Too many open files
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