Java Performance Tuning with Mission Control and Flight Recorder

Course: MCJFR

Duration: 4 Days

Level: II

Course Summary

This course teaches experienced Java programmers how Java garbage collection works and how it affects your applications. You'll develop the knowledge to select the appropriate garbage collector and performance goal for your applications. The Student will know how to use Mission Control and Java Flight Recorder tools to monitor and analyze your applications.. The Student will build a conceptual background for Java garbage collection. The instructor will teach you how it it applies to Java garbage collectors on the Hotspot JVM.

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Topics Covered In This Course

Java Virtual Machine and Performance Overview

JVM Overview
What is Performance?
Performance Methodology

The JVM and Java Garbage Collection

Hot Spot GC Basics
The GC Aging Process
G1 GC

Java Garbage Collectors

Garbage Collecting Algorithms
Types of GC Collectors
JVM Ergonomics

Command Line JVM Monitoring

GC Monitoring Options
JIT Monitoring Options

Mission Control and JVM Monitoring Tools

Monitoring with Visual VM
Monitoring with Mission Control

Java Flight Recorder

Creating Flight Recordings
Analyze a Flight Recording

Monitoring Operating System Performance

Monitoring CPU Usage
Monitoring Memory Usage
Monitoring Network I/O
Monitoring Disk I/O
Monitoring Processes

Performance Profiling Tools

Overview of Profiling Tools
CPU Profiling
Heap Profiling

Troubleshooting Performance Issues by Profiling

Memory Leak Profiling
Detecting Memory leaks
Detecting Contention and Locking Issues

Garbage Collection Tuning

Tuning with Serial GC
Tuning with Parallel GC
Tuning with Concurrent GC
Tuning with G1 GC

Language Level Concerns and Garbage Collection

Object Allocation
Working with Large Objects
Explicit Garbage Collection
Finalizes
Memory Leak Detection Tools
Object References

What You Can Expect

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

Describe basic principles of performance
Describe the operation of generational garbage collection
List the garbage collectors available in Java including the G1 collector
Monitor performance at the JVM and application level
Monitor and analyze Java application performance using Java Mission Control and Flight Recorder
Monitor operating system performance
Profile the performance of a Java application
Tune garbage collection in a Java application
Apply basic performance tuning principles to a Java application

Who Should Take This Course

System Administrators, Java Developers, Support Engineers, Technicals Consultants, Java EE Developers.

Recommended Prerequisites

Six months or more of using Java.

Training Style

Instructor led with 50% lecture and 50% lab.

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