Garbage collector configuration reference
The following table provides guidance for configuring the garbage collector.
Selecting the appropriate garbage collector depends on the size of the heap and available CPU resources. The following is a table of available collectors and some general guidance on when and how to use them.
Specify the garbage collector using the jvm-memory.options
file located in the PA_HOME/conf
directory. Modify the parameter beneath #Use the parallel garbage collector
using the information provided below:
Garbage Collector | Description | Modifications |
---|---|---|
Parallel |
|
Default collector for server Java Virtual Machine (JVM). No modification is required. |
Concurrent Mark Sweep (CMS) |
|
Set to |
Garbage First (G1) |
|
Set to |