You can get more detailed logs by : 1) Adding log4j jars to your classpath 2) Adding a log4j.xml file to your classpath, or point to it using -Dlog4j.configuration=/path/to/log4j.xml 3) Edit your log4j.xml file to print out TRACE or DEBUG level messages for org.jboss.cache. Not sure as to why you have an issue with maxNodes, logging will tell you more. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4158522#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...