SAP Background Jobs or Update Process Canceled due to Insufficient Swap Space

Symptom

Error messages in the trace files dev_w, where the texts malloc failed, rstg PERM, etc., appears, especially if the background jobs are active with large amounts of data.

Corrective action

Increase the swap space or decrease the R/3 Extended Memory.

If necessary, increase the roll area.

Check if the maximum process size (operating system parameter) is sufficient.

See: Swap Space Bottleneck During R/3 Operation