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Ship Jira with G1GC enabled by default

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      Problem Definition

      Currently JIRA is not explicitly selecting a GC method to use. Most JIRA Server instances are using the oldparallel method or Concurrent (CMS) methods to handle the JAVA garbage collection.

      Suggested Solution

      By default, JIRA should come with the -XX:+UseG1GC JVM startup parameter.

      Why this is important

      • Improved performance on environments with large heaps
      • consistent GC method across initial deployments
      • The Tuning garbage collection guide explicitly recommends using G1GC, but neglects to inform users on how to enable it

      Workaround

      JIRA Admins are able to manually enable the G1GC method by following the steps in Setting properties and options on startup and adding the parameter of

      -XX:+UseG1GC
      -XX:+ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrent
      

      to the JVM_SUPPORT_RECOMMENDED_ARGS= section of the <JiraInstallDir>/bin/setenv.[sh|bat] file.

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              aheinzer Andy Heinzer
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