Re: JAVA USED 95% OF THE GC HEAP.

One of the links below actually mentions price.

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The following is a little dated and some of the newer capabilities (like
type *mp) are only hinted at in it.
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/ssd_ibmi.pdf
But it is still a good read.

This is a newer read but doesn't cover some nice tips, like don't put
journal receivers on SSD (like the previous link)
http://www-05.ibm.com/se/news/events/power7/pdf/Solid_State_Drives.pdf
as it mentions, 7.1 added numerous features. I'd love some details on
slide # 15.

Scan this announcement letter for SSD and you can see why 7.1 is a better
choice to be running SSD's on.
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS210-077

Other light reading:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_power_software_i_perfmgmt_pcrm_oct2011.pdf
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/ssd_ibmi.pdf
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/pdfs/sg247858.pdf
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Rob Berendt