[SOLR-7944] SOLR with IBM Java will report JVMJ9VM007E on startup

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Implemented
• Affects Version/s: 5.2.1
• Component/s: Server
• Labels: startup

Environment

SuSE Linux Enterprise 12,
IBM Java(TM) Version 7 Release 1 Runtime Environment (1.7.1_sr3.0)

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thomas Meyer
• Created: 19/Aug/15 09:41
• Updated: 15/Apr/19 11:34
• Resolved: 15/Apr/19 11:34

Description

With the IBM Version of Java, SOLR with will report JVMJ9VM007E on startup:

JVMJ9VM007E Command-line option
unrecognised: -Xloggc

This is not the case when we use OpenJDK version of Java.

A workaround is to edit solr.in.sh, and comment out the offending option in GC_LOG_OPTS