When attempting to backup the database confluence terminates with java.lang.OutOfMemoryError

Here is some relavant information when the error occured.

bucket.core.InfrastructureException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
at com.atlassian.confluence.util.XWorkTransactionInterceptor.intercept(XWorkTransactionInterceptor.java:151)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.AroundInterceptor.intercept(AroundInterceptor.java:35)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionInvocation.invoke(DefaultActionInvocation.java:165)
at com.opensymphony.xwork.DefaultActionProxy.execute(DefaultActionProxy.java:115)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.serviceAction(ServletDispatcher.java:229)
at com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ServletDispatcher.service(ServletDispatcher.java:199)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247)

Referer URL: http://castor/confluence/admin/backup.action

Build Information:
Uptime: 13 hours, 20 minutes, 13 seconds
Version: 1.3
Build Number: 112

Server Information:
Application Server: Apache Tomcat/4.1.30
Servlet Version: 2.3
Database Dialect: N/A

Memory Information:
Total Memory: 254 MB
Free Memory: 1 MB
Used Memory: 253 MB

System Information:
System Date: Tuesday, 11 Oct 2005
System Time: 13:15:30
System Favourite Colour: Lime
Java Version: 1.4.2_04
Java Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
JVM Version: 1.0
JVM Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
JVM Implementation Version: 1.4.2_04-b05
Java Runtime: Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User Name: root
User Timezone: America/New_York
Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-4.ELsmp
OS Architecture: i386

Request
Information:
URL: http://castor/confluence/admin/dobackup.action

• Scheme: http
• Server: castor
• Port: 80
• URI: /confluence/500page.jsp
• - Context Path: /confluence
• - Servlet Path: /500page.jsp
• - Path Info: null
• - Query String: archiveBackup=true&backupAttachments=true&backup=Backup

Attributes:

• javax.servlet.error.message :
• javax.servlet.error.exception : bucket.core.InfrastructureException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
• os_securityfilter_already_filtered : true
• _sitemesh_using_stream : false
• com.atlassian.johnson.filters.JohnsonFilter_already_filtered : true
• javax.servlet.error.request_uri : /confluence/admin/dobackup.action
• javax.servlet.error.status_code : 500
• _sitemesh_filterapplied : true
• javax.servlet.error.servlet_name : action
• webwork.valueStack : com.opensymphony.xwork.util.OgnlValueStack@13206c0
• atlassian.core.seraph.original.url : /admin/dobackup.action?archiveBackup=true&backupAttachments=true&backup=Backup
• loginfilter.already.filtered : true
• javax.servlet.jsp.jspException : bucket.core.InfrastructureException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
• sessioninview.FILTERED : true

Parameters:

• archiveBackup = true
• backupAttachments = true
• backup = Backup

Logging:
0 log statements generated by this request.